Bon Appetit: Keep It Simple: Easy Techniques for Great Home Cooking

By Bon Appétit Magazine

America's most popular cooking and entertaining magazine goes back to the basics with more than 175 recipes for simple, satisfying dishes guaranteed to evoke the sheer pleasure of cooking. From eggs... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140004636X
• ISBN13: 9781400046362
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

great book, great pictures

I checked this book out of the library but had to have my own. Great use of herbs and fresh combinations. I have especially enjoyed the pasta recipes; new ideas for cous cous and polenta seasonings; I plan to try the "sour lemon bars" next, hoping it will be the recipe for lemon bars I have been seeking that isn't too sweet.

A novice-level approach to semi-gourmet cooking

I'm a pretty fair cook, but in the country style. If the cookbook has "gourmet" in the title, or the recipe has a French name, it's probably not for me -- so this book was a very pleasant surprise. I have a feeling the editors have somewhat dumbed down more sophisticated recipes in order not to scare off people like me, but that's okay: I've found some really good dishes here. The "Split Pea Soup with Bacon and Rosemary" was a very tasty variation on an old favorite of mine, and the "Cider-Brined Pork Chops with Leeks and Apples," which I fixed recently for a family birthday, got a lot of compliments. Some others, like "Macaroni and Cheese with Red Peppers" and "Stir-Fried Chicken with Onion and Hoisin Sauce" are definitely on my to-do list. Of course, there are quite a few things here I'm not ever going to fix, but the percentage that appeal to my tastes is pretty high.