Book description
The next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with you
Mark Bittman's highly acclaimed, bestselling book How to Cook
Everything is an indispensable guide for any modern cook. With
How to Cook Everything The Basics he reveals how truly easy
it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. From dicing
vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking building-block meals that
include salads, soups, poultry, meats, fish, sides, and desserts,
Bittman explains what every home cook, particularly novices, should know.
1,000 beautiful and instructive photographs throughout the book
reveal key preparation details that make every dish inviting and
accessible. With clear and straightforward directions, Bittman's
practical tips and variation ideas, and visual cues that accompany
each of the 185 recipes, cooking with How to Cook Everything The
Basics is like having Bittman in the kitchen with you.
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This is the essential teaching cookbook, with 1,000 photos
illustrating every technique and recipe; the result is a
comprehensive reference that's both visually stunning and
utterly practical.
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Special Basics features scattered throughout simplify broad
subjects with sections like “Think of Vegetables in Groups,”
“How to Cook Any Grain,” and “5 Rules for Buying and Storing Seafood.”
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600 demonstration photos each build on a step from the recipe
to teach a core lesson, like “Cracking an Egg,” “Using Pasta
Water,” “Recognizing Doneness,” and “Crimping the Pie Shut.”
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Detailed notes appear in blue type near selected images. Here
Mark highlights what to look for during a particular step and
offers handy advice and other helpful asides.
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Tips and variations let cooks hone their skills and be
creative.
Mark Bittman is among the country's most widely
respected and beloved food writers and home cooks. He writes for the
New York Times' Opinion Section as well as the
New York
Times Magazine, and wrote the Times column "The
Minimalist" for 13 years. He has authored more than a dozen
cookbooks, including the bestselling
How to Cook Everything,
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian (both available as apps),
and
Food Matters. Learn more at howtocookeverything. com and
markbittman. com.
