Cooking Basics For Dummies
About this book
Are you looking to dig yourself out of microwave dinners and learn the ropes of home cooking? Cooking Basics For Dummies, 5th Editiontakes the intimidation out of cooking and helps you start cultivating your culinary prowess in no time. From learning fundamental cooking techniques like dicing, chopping, and saut?ing to creating delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, you'll discover how to cook up crowd-pleasing meals the whole family will enjoy—all without breaking a sweat!
Even if you've never cracked an egg, this friendly, practical guide gives you all the ingredients to become a superior home cook. In plain English, it explains step-by-step how to master popular cooking techniques, such as dicing vegetables, hard boiling an egg, making quick and delicious sauces, planning menus, stocking your pantry, and so much more.
- Packed with more than 150 easy-to-follow recipes for every meal of the day, from mouth-watering mains to sumptuous sides to delectable desserts
- Helps you master grilling, slow cooking, baking, roasting, pressure cooking, and more
- Includes tips on adapting meals to meet the latest dietary trends, such as low-sugar, low-sodium, low-fat, plant-based, and vegetarian diets
- Covers shopping at farmer's markets and buying organic foods
Cooking Basics For Dummies, 5th editionis for every beginner cook or polished chef looking for a refresher on breathing new life into home-cooked meals.
P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Cooking Basics For Dummies (9781118922316). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 Getting Started with Cooking
- Part 2 Know Your Techniques
- Part 3 Expand Your Repertoire
- Part 4 Now You’re Cooking! Real Menus for Real Life
- Part 5 The Part of Tens
- Appendix A Glossary of 100 (Plus) Common Cooking Terms
- Appendix B Common Substitutions, Abbreviations, and Equivalents
- Index
- Supplemental Images
- EULA