The Little Black Apron: A Single Girl's Guide to Cooking with Style and Grace

by Melissa Gibson, Jodi Citrin, Katie Nuanes

Book Overview

Aimed at women in their 20s and 30s, this book is full of anecdotes and tangible solutions for healthy and simple cooking, and provides information on essential utensils and basic cooking techniques. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598692062
• ISBN13: 9781598692068
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Polka Dot Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!!

I learned alot from this book. There was way more information on nutrition that I expected, and it inspired me to start eating much healthier. It's helpful to read about the cold, hard numbers of the nutritional facts. The recipes are super easy, too! I have made four or five of them already, and they are very easy to make, easy to alter, and easy to improvise with. This book has many very helpful tips. I highly recommend it for any girl living on her own.

Great for any level cook!

I bought this book because it is just incredibly cute and as a single professional woman I could always use single serving recipes. The book is fun to read and really informative, but even better is the quality of the recipes! I have made the bread pudding, pork loin with figs, fennel and apple salad and the scallops with leeks. All were fantastic, and I really was so satisfied. The recipes were simple to follow and did not require too many ingredients. I think what was most impressive was that the cooking times suggested were perfect! My pork and scallops could not have been cooked better. I love this book because I am in the process of learning to really be a good cook, and I love being able to experiment with smaller recipes! So many of the recipes in this book would really impress significant others, friends and family! You will not be disappointed!

Confidence in the Kitchen

I am usually very uncomfortable in the kitchen but someone gave me this book and I decided to cook my boyfriend a gourmet meal. The recipe for the tuna steaks was so straight forward and when I didn't know what mince was (yes, I admit it) there the definition was in the front of the book. Thank Goodness!!! The meal turned out great - I was very impressed with myself as was my date. Every girl needs this book...

Food Network Meets Sex and the City

What a relief to find a cook book catered to girls like me - those who don't venture further than boiling water for pasta or scrambling eggs! The authors of this book have created a smart, informative, and funny guide for the young modern woman ready to confront her fears of the kitchen. Buy your copy now - you will LOVE it!

Buy this book!

I had heard the buzz about this book so I figured I'd buy it...hey, I thought, the cover is definitely appealing and if I follow just one of its recipes than that would be worth the $$. Well, I opened the first page and couldn't stop reading the witty descriptions of kitchen necessities and was amazed at how much I related to these authors. The recipes are simple (with many of them you only need a few ingredients)and they're pretty quick. I, the takout queen, made a roasted chicken last night! I have to say, I amazed myself and am looking forward to testing out the other recipes. Definitely purchase this book... you won't be disappointed!