How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

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The first major new work from the man who taught America How to Cook Everything is truly the one book a cook needs for a perfect dinner—easy, fancy, or meatless, as the occasion requires. If you want apples that break down into a smooth sauce, use cooking apples such as Bramley. For apples that keep their shape when cooked, use eating varieties such as Braeburn, Cox or Granny Smith – perfect for crumbles. 98. How to use leftover veggies Once the food is in the pan, it is important to keep it moving. The term sauté actually means "jump" in French, so keep tossing the food as you cook. This ensures that the food cooks evenly and that the pan stays hot. I have been finding it easier to understand the basics of a dish instead of following exact recipes. For example:

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The ultimate one-stop vegetarian cookbook-from the author of the classic How to Cook EverythingHailed as "a more hip Joy of Cooking" by the Washington Post, Mark Bittman's award-winning book How to Cook Everything has become the bible for a new generation of home cooks, and the series has more than 1 million copies in print. Now, with How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian, Bittman has written the definitive guide to meatless meals-a book that will appeal to everyone who wants to cook simple but delicious meatless dishes, from health-conscious omnivores to passionate vegetarians.

I love this book! I was searching for a cookbook for a friend who was lamenting that she wants to learn to cook but felt uncertain of even the basics, so when I saw this at the library, I snapped it up to see if it lived up to its title. Indeed, it does! This is one of the most basic, yet most important cooking skills you need to learn on the road to becoming a great chef.

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Added too much salt to a sauce or gravy? Try putting a piece of raw potato in the sauce and leaving for as long as possible - the potato will absorb some of the salt from the sauce. If you don’t have time, a squeeze of lemon juice or a little cream can reduce the perception of the overly salty flavour. 13. How to make gravy Salads: Carrot salad with cumin. Nice look to it--carrots, orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, and--most interesting to me--cumin. Pretty simple to make and it looks tasty. Soup: I recently made potato and leek soup using another cookbook. This one has a somewhat different recipe that looks worth trying out. One nice aspect of this cookbook well exemplified by this dish: Bittman provides alternatives variations. In this case, that includes how to make this into Vichyssoise, Vegan Vichyssoise, and Korean style potato and leek soup. Cooking is a learned skill, and if you're wondering how to learn to cook, I'm going to share with you 7 ways. a) I think my friends who are in love with Mark Bittman must have his "How to cook everything" that includes meat, because these recipes have been hit or miss for me (mostly miss);

HOWEVER. I'm not a total lost cause. I haven't lost any digits, haven't cut myself at all actually! Which I feel is impressive for someone who once cut her face on a peephole. I feel decently capable of making my own meal, even if the meal isn't 100% perfect or made entirely from scratch. If you ask me if I want to go out for Mexican food, the answer is always yes, but making my own meals more often has been noticeably better for my budget and my waistline. (Just hit the 25 lb mark! Woo!) I can't tell you how important this is. If you're doing all of your cutting with a dull knife, that's not only inefficient, it's dangerous. A four-book box set of more than 160 easy, delicious recipes from "The Minimalist" column in the New York Times. It’s the perfect gift for novice and experienced cooks alike. No matter what you think about foodies or the Food Network, watching cooking shows is a great way to learn how to cook. And there are so many choices.

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Don’t use liquid measuring cups to measure dry ingredients. Use a dry measurement cup with a flat top, which allows you to spoon the ingredient into the cup, then level it off with a knife. Are there any cookbooks that will help you understand foundations for understanding how to cook so that you can be a more independent cook, providing BASIC recipes that can be built off of, instead of using recipes that make specific dishes? This is an amazingly comprehensive book! My two favorite things about it are: 1)The TRUE simplicity of many of the recipes. Just a handful of ingredients you have on hand and can throw together for something healthy and tasty. To make fudge that doesn’t require a thermometer, melt 500g white chocolate with a 397g tin condensed milk in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring frequently until the mixture is smooth and combined. Tip onto a parchment-lined 20.5cm square tin, level and leave to set solid at room temperature for 6hr. 80. How to rescue a split ganache Make sure the buttercream is soft and spreadable, otherwise it will tear the sponge - whisk in a little dribble of boiling water to soften if needed. Spoon approximately ¼ of the buttercream into a separate bowl for the crumb coat – this ensures you don’t get crumbs in the remainder of the buttercream. Spread crumb coat icing over top in a paddling motion until covered in a thin layer. Smear the icing in blobs over the sides (if you need more icing, spoon out more from the main bowl), then hold the palette knife upright and smooth it around the sides to make a thin, even layer. Run the palette knife over the top and edges again to get it as smooth as possible, then chill the cake for 10-15min to allow the buttercream to solidify. Repeat the icing process with the remainder of the clean buttercream. 66. How to make perfect glace icingMake sure your bowl and beaters are clean and dry. Use a handheld electric whisk on the slowest speed for the first minute or so – starting slowly means you stretch the proteins of the egg whites gently, rather than snapping them, that would prevent them from whisking up properly. Increase the speed gradually. Keep whisking to the desired stage, but don’t over-whisk (this is when you start to see the whites gathering in fluffy lumps) – as the egg whites will separate and become unusable. 56. How to tell which peak you’ve whisked your egg whites to

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All of the various preparation and cooking techniques are explained in surprisingly few words and pictures, yet one does not feel cheated. You might think that terms such as mincing, slicing, boiling and sautéing are familiar, after all they appear as common words in recipes, but often they might not be as familiar as you think. Many of us think we know every term but sometimes there can be a subtle meaning we’ve never learned. With this book there’s no misunderstanding. Not entirely sure what sautéing is? No problem. A few seconds research and your mind is refreshed. There is no need to feel ashamed – and if you have poor self-confidence and don’t live alone then you can make a protective book cover out of brown paper and write on it “very advanced cooking recipes” or something similar! The secret to a gooey brownie is in the cooking time - a fudgy texture comes mostly from underbaking. Don’t be tempted to bake them for too long, as this will cook the mixture too much. Follow the timings on the recipe and bake until firm to touch. 54. How to make muffins that rise tall

Always use a deep pan and one that has a well-fitting lid that you can put on the pan, in case it catches fire. Wear clothing that covers your arms and legs and if you’re used to cooking barefoot, put some sturdy shoes on and keep children away from the kitchen. Use an oil that has a high smoking point - sunflower, vegetable, lard or beef dripping, and fill your pan no more than half full. Heat pan on hob over medium heat, making sure that the pan handles face inwards. Don’t leave the pan unattended. Line a baking tray with kitchen paper and grab a pair of tongs or a heat-proof slotted spoon to use for lowering things into the oil and getting them out again. The oil is ready when a cube of bread sizzles and browns within 30sec. If the pan gets too hot, turn the hob off. Don’t try to move the pan while it’s still hot. Leave it to cool before you do, disposing of the oil by pouring it into an empty bottle once it’s cold. The great thing about these classes is that you can work through them on your own time, at your own pace. Give yourself a cookbook challenge. Parsley has a light, fresh flavor and is very popular in Western cooking. It works well in soups and sauces or simply sprinkled over a dish to add a burst of color. What is the “best” diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz answer all these questions and more in a lively and easy-to-read Q&A format.