The "I Don't Know How to Cook" Book: 300 Great Recipes You Can't Mess Up! Review
It's exactly what the title says. I found if I need tips on basic standards, it's a great tool. I am a beginner, but I underestimated what I already knew, so if you are a true beginner, this book is for you.
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The "I Don't Know How to Cook" Book: 300 Great Recipes You Can't Mess Up! Overview
Gone are the days of macaroni and cheese from a box, frozen dinners, and takeout. With this cookbook, anyone can make a deliciously easy meal. With beginner recipes, separated into easy, medium, and hard levels, this book is the perfect primer to ease the stress of fearful folks in the kitchen. Completely updated with new delectable dishes and unique twists on some classics, this cookbook teaches readers that they can cook?one delicious meal at a time!
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Customer Reviews
Great cook book! Buy it! - -
It was a great cook book! I love the baked chicken provolone. Only problem is that it doesn't have any steak recipes. But all the other ones are great! Buy it. It is worth it.
Great cook book! Buy it! - -
It was a great cook book! I love the baked chicken provolone. Only problem is that it doesn't have any steak recipes. But all the other ones are great! Buy it. It is worth it.
Terrible- many of the recipes use Campbell's soup! - International Diva -
This is the first book that I have ever returned to Amazon. I bought this book as one of several "how to cook" books for a friend who is getting married. While there are some useful recipes (how to boil an egg, how to roast a chicken), about one-quarter of the recipes are taken verbatim from Campbell's soup cans, including the infamous green bean casserole. Some are other famous 'label' recipes such as tollhouse chocolate chip cookies. The recipe for tacos calls for a packet of taco seasoning; the instructions are identical to the package directions. You don't need a book to be told how to open a can or a seasoning packet and mix it with stuff. To me, that barely qualifies as cooking.
On the subject of gravy the author notes, "gravy is too hard; just buy jars of gravy and hide the jars!" Seriously? Of the apparently original recipes, some of them simply don't make sense or are just incredibly unhealthy. For a pasta with brie, the author instructs using a pound of brie with a pound of spaghetti for four people. A normal serving of cheese is about two ounces but that comes out to four ounces of brie per person, or about 400 calories and 120% of recommended daily fat intake -- just from the brie alone.
There are no illustrations or photos to aid a non-cook, which also limits the usefulness of this book. If you're looking for a good primer, I suggest "How to Cook Without a Book" by Pam Anderson or even "The Way to Cook" by Julia Child. If you're looking for healthier foods on a budget, try "Less is More."
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