Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics,3E,9780028638287

Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics,3E

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780028638287
ISBN10: 002863828X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-04-09
Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

This new and updated edition of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics" features more than 150 idiot-proof recipes for cooks of all skill ranges. In addition to great recipes, wondercook Ronnie Fein gives the low-down on everything culinary--from cooking techniques to getting organized to shopping tips.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Organizing Your Kitchen 1(2)
Staking Your Claim to Your Kitchen
3(4)
What to Do with All Your Stuff
7(8)
Part 2: You've Gotta Have Them: Kitchen Staples 15(26)
The Bare Essentials: Supermarket Staples
17(10)
The Bare Essentials Part Deux: Equipment Staples
27(14)
Part 3: Did Anyone Ever Give You a Shopping Lesson? 41(74)
Filling in the Spaces
43(6)
The Meat Market
49(18)
You Only Think You Hate Vegetables
67(24)
Getting the Skinny on Fruit
91(10)
A Trip to the Dairy Barn and Down the Grocery Aisles
101(14)
Part 4: Getting Ready to Cook 115(72)
Making a Game Plan
117(12)
Do I Really Need to Measure?
129(10)
Can I Use Something Else Instead?
139(8)
A Compendium of the Top 100+ Cooking Terms
147(16)
A Compendium of Catchwords Used in Recipes
163(10)
Method Acting: How You Cook Food
173(14)
Part 5: Now You're Cooking 187(38)
Timing Is Everything: Creating Your First Masterpiece
189(8)
So You've Made a Mistake?
197(8)
So You Thought You Were Done? What About Beverages?
205(10)
Inviting Company: A Menu and Planning Guide
215(10)
Part 6: Recipes 225(144)
Section 1 Hors d'oeuvres and First Courses
227(14)
Section 2 Soups and Salads
241(18)
Section 3 Fish and Shellfish
259(12)
Section 4 Meat and Poultry
271(24)
Section 5 Pastas, Rice, and Grains
295(18)
Section 6 Vegetables
313(14)
Section 7 Sauces and Gravies
327(6)
Section 8 Quick Breads, Brunches, and Breakfasts
333(10)
Section 9 Desserts
343(18)
Section 10 Beverages
361(8)
Index 369(12)
Recipe Index 381

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