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How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (original 1998; edition 1998)

by Mark Bittman

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Today's Favorite Kitchen Companion--Revised and Better Than Ever Mark Bittman's award-winning How to Cook Everything has helped countless home cooks discover the rewards of simple cooking. Now the ultimate cookbook has been revised and expanded (almost half the material is new), making it absolutely indispensable for anyone who cooks--or wants to. With Bittman's straightforward instructions and advice, you'll make crowd-pleasing food using fresh, natural ingredients; simple techniques; and basic equipment. Even better, you'll discover how to relax and enjoy yourself in the kitchen as you prepare delicious meals for every occasion. "A week doesn't go by where I don't pull How to Cook Everything down from the shelf, so I am thrilled there's a new, revised edition. My original is falling apart!" --Al Roker "This new generation of How to Cook Everything makes my 'desert island' cookbook choice jacked up and simply universal. I'll now bequeath my cookbooks to a collector; I need only this one." --Mario Batali "Mark Bittman has done the impossible, improving upon his now-classic How to Cook Everything. If you need know-how, here's where to find it." --Bobby Flay "Mark Bittman is a great cook and an incredible teacher. In this second edition, Mark has fine-tuned the original, making this book a must for every kitchen." --Jean-Georges Vongerichten "Throw away all your old recipes and buy How to Cook Everything. Mark Bittman's recipes are foolproof, easy, and more modern than any others." --Isaac Mizrahi "Generous, thorough, reliable, and necessary, How to Cook Everything is an indispensable reference for both experienced and beginner cooks." --Mollie Katzen, author of the Moosewood Cookbook "I learned how to cook from How to Cook Everything in a way that gives me the freedom to be creative. This new edition will be my gift to new couples or for a housewarming; if you have this book, you don't really need any others." --Lisa Loeb, singer/songwriter… (more)
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Title:How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Authors:Mark Bittman
Info:Wiley (1998), Hardcover
Collections:Your library, Reviewed, Amazon
Rating:****1/2
Tags:genre: non-fiction, non-fiction, genre: reference, genre: cookbook

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Mark Bittman’s How toCookEverything is an ideal book for all home cooks.
  Stark05 | May 23, 2023 |
We use this at least once a week! It's definitely my favorite all-purpose cookbook. ( )
  ooh_food | Mar 8, 2023 |
If you're the type of person who buys fresh ingredients from the grocery store then has no idea what to make with them, this is for you. It basically teaches you how to transform all simple ingredients into simple meals. However, I wouldn't shop to cook from this book. I would say it's for people who eat to live not live to eat. ( )
  womanwoanswers | Dec 23, 2022 |
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  pszolovits | Feb 3, 2021 |
I'm not really a cookbook kind of person. I love eating, but I don't necessarily love cooking. I don't hate it, it's just not my thing, though I really admire people who enjoy cooking. I'm convinced that regardless of style of cooking or genre of food, cooking is an art form with ingredients the media. Anyway. I bought a copy of this at a used bookstore and ended up reading the entire thing cover to cover. I learned something about cooking, but more than that, I gained confidence or interest in giving it a go and simultaneously not being wed to someone else's recipe rules. If not freedom to experiment, maybe confidence to riff? I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

I feel like this book is sort of akin to a basics of sketching book. It gave me a sense of basics and foundation, some of which were new to me, that I now feel like I can remix pieces and create something interesting on my own. I felt like I was taking a masterclass in cooking, but at Lowe's learning DIY techniques, rather than at a culinary school where I'm never gonna graduate, you know?

Even if cooking isn't your thing and never fully becomes mine, reading me left me a little different from where I started. What more could I ask of a cookbook? Recommended. ( )
  angiestahl | Jan 22, 2020 |
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''How to Cook Everything'' is a title with some swagger to it, but Mark Bittman... delivers the goods... This is a cookbook whose pages are destined to become stuck together from constant use.
 

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Today's Favorite Kitchen Companion--Revised and Better Than Ever Mark Bittman's award-winning How to Cook Everything has helped countless home cooks discover the rewards of simple cooking. Now the ultimate cookbook has been revised and expanded (almost half the material is new), making it absolutely indispensable for anyone who cooks--or wants to. With Bittman's straightforward instructions and advice, you'll make crowd-pleasing food using fresh, natural ingredients; simple techniques; and basic equipment. Even better, you'll discover how to relax and enjoy yourself in the kitchen as you prepare delicious meals for every occasion. "A week doesn't go by where I don't pull How to Cook Everything down from the shelf, so I am thrilled there's a new, revised edition. My original is falling apart!" --Al Roker "This new generation of How to Cook Everything makes my 'desert island' cookbook choice jacked up and simply universal. I'll now bequeath my cookbooks to a collector; I need only this one." --Mario Batali "Mark Bittman has done the impossible, improving upon his now-classic How to Cook Everything. If you need know-how, here's where to find it." --Bobby Flay "Mark Bittman is a great cook and an incredible teacher. In this second edition, Mark has fine-tuned the original, making this book a must for every kitchen." --Jean-Georges Vongerichten "Throw away all your old recipes and buy How to Cook Everything. Mark Bittman's recipes are foolproof, easy, and more modern than any others." --Isaac Mizrahi "Generous, thorough, reliable, and necessary, How to Cook Everything is an indispensable reference for both experienced and beginner cooks." --Mollie Katzen, author of the Moosewood Cookbook "I learned how to cook from How to Cook Everything in a way that gives me the freedom to be creative. This new edition will be my gift to new couples or for a housewarming; if you have this book, you don't really need any others." --Lisa Loeb, singer/songwriter

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