Anyone Can Cook: Step-By-Step Recipes Just for You

By Better Homes and Gardens

Book Overview

No other book looks or cooks like this one! Whether you're a novice or seasoned cook, this book is for you. Intro to Cooking: An 84-page visual guide answers any question you might have about ingredients, tools, and techniques. Skill Level: A skill level icon lets you know if a recipe is easy, easier, or easiest to make. Ask Mom: At the bottom of every recipe you'll find questions you might have about that recipe and a cross-reference to the page with the answer. It's that easy! 550+ Recipes: There's everything from the comfort foods you crave (mashed potatoes and mini meat loaves) to the world flavors (Indian curries and Thai-style wraps) you enjoy in restaurants. 900+ Color Photos: 600 step-by-step photos show you everything you need to know; 300 finished recipe photos entice you to cook. 700+ Tips: Learn from the experts with helpful advice, tips, tricks, and more.

• Format: Ring-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0696232936
• ISBN13: 9780696232930
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens Books
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 3.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.2" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

This Book Rocks !!!

Looking for a Christmas, Birthday, Wedding, Graduation, Housewarming gift. This is the best cookbook in the world. I use it everyday. It is simple and soooo full of info. I wish I had this book 20 years ago, great for a beginner or an experienced cook. Great reference tool.

Love this cookbook!

This is a wonderful cookbook that I highly recommend! The first section is titled "Intro to Cooking." The description reads, "Here's everything you need to know about what to stock, how to shop, how to chop, and more -- a starting point you'll return to again and again." It explains cooking methods and terms, cooking techniques, equipment (includes pots & pans, appliances, gadgets, etc.), fruits and vegetables (buying, storing, cleaning, cutting information) and ingredients/pantry (even giving basic information on how long things like flour, rice, etc. are good for, where you can find them in your grocery store, and how to store them at home). I'm thinking I can learn right along with my daughters! This section is incredibly helpful (lots of photos and descriptions) on how to do even the most basic kitchen tasks. The other chapters are: Any-Day Appetizers & Snacks, Satisfying Sides, Breakfast Anytime, Slow & Savory Meat Main Dishes, Quick-to-Fix Meat Meals, Market-Fresh Fish and Shellfish, Platefuls of Pasta, Rice & Grains, Make-It-a-Meal Salads, Bowls of Soups & Stews, That's a Wrap, Sandwich or Pizza, and Something Sweet. Each page has an "Ask Mom" section at the very bottom which tells you which pages to turn to if you don't know how to do certain tasks, like seed and peel an avocado, chop an onion, snip fresh herbs, juice a lemon, how much juice does one lemon yield?, what is a garlic clove?, how do I mince garlic?, how do I peel tomatoes?, how do I seed tomatoes?, how do I chop a tomato? and how do I handle hot chili peppers? There are tips and info scattered throughout the book as well. The recipes are rated 1, 2 or 3 depending on difficulty level. Maybe even *I* can cook now!

Great recipe book

This cook book is wonderful. It's full of easy to understand recipes and lots of pictures that really help. I bought it for my 16 year old granddaughter who is just learning to cook and she absolutely loves it.

Anyone Can Cook!

As someone who has been cooking on their own for years, I was concerned this book would be strictly for a true novice. I am happy to report that I was mistaken. Although I would contend that this book would make an excellent high school graduation gift for a young person first leaving home, or a great bridal shower gift for the new, inexperienced bride (or groom, I suppose), this book contains recipes with a depth enjoyed by even those who would considered themselves well seasoned, in manning the stove. I found the tips, whether they be on cooking utensils, or how to prepare ingredients, interesting enough for a veteren, yet easy enough for even the most inexperienced chef-in-training. The recipes ranged in difficulty from very easy to moderately difficult without being boring in the least. The recipes herein, despite their ease, would make a proud presentation on any dinner table. From breakfast to after dinner cocktails, this book covers it all in an easy to digest format. Truly, Anyone Can Cook!

Great book for beginners

This book is exactly what i have been looking for. I have purchased many cookbooks that make a promise to be easy and help me achieve edible food, but all have failed. This book is amazing! The tips at the bottom of every recipe are exactly what every new cook needs in a cookbook. How do I de-seed a tomato? Well the tips at the bottom tell me exactly what page to refer to so that I can complete the recipe with ease. There are easy recipies, and then some tougher recipies I can grow into. The front section that offers advice on kitchen utensils, bakeware, cookware, and other kitchen tips is the most helpful to a new cook. There are plenty of pictures and practical advice to make cooking no so scary and overwhelming. There is even a breakdown on popular drinks and cocktails for when entertaining. This book has recipies and tips that will benefit someone just moving out on their own or leaving for college as well as new couples or anyone who wants to entertain. I have to say this is by far the best cookbook in my collection, and I can see myself using it for a lifetime.