The Complete Idiot S Guide To Cooking Techniques And Science

Author : Sarah R. Labensky,James FitzGerald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0028644263

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Techniques and Science by Sarah R. Labensky,James FitzGerald Pdf

You're no idiot, of course. You've often thought that cooking is a lot like a science experiment: There's lots of measuring and mixing involved-and you're never quite sure how it will turn out. Do not settle for burned biscuits and soggy spaghetti! To get better results in the kitchen, you need a solid understanding of how recipes work-and that's exactly what The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Techniques and Science offers you. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: Foolproof facts about what makes bread rise-and how to help the process along; Time-saving tips for making a great white or brown sauce; Simple advice on how to handle meat safely-and cook it so it tastes great; What to do when you're out of an ingredient-substitutions you can make in a pinch.

Author : Ronnie Fein
Publisher : Alpha Computer
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1567615236

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics by Ronnie Fein Pdf

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics helps you find your way around the kitchen and create tasty and nutritious meals on an ordinary budget. You get simple steps to all the basic kitchen skills, plus friendly advice in an easy-to-understand, easy to enjoy format. Tips, definitions, warnings, and substitutes help you save time and effort, and easy recipes guarantee you'll impress your friends and your taste buds!--p. [4] of cover.

Author : Ellen Brown
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1592576079

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking for Two by Ellen Brown Pdf

What do you do when you want to make a great meal for your spouse, but all your recipes say "serves 4 to 6"? You've tried to cut down recipes-simple grade-school fractions, right?-but what do you do for a recipe that requires one egg? And did you know that liquid measurements require a different division system? But don't go rushing back to school yet. Award-winning author and chef Ellen Brown has the answer- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking for Two! This book offers familiar favourites and new dishes to tempt your taste buds... all specially developed to serve two, without dealing with leftovers for the next week. Each recipe is created to maximize your ingredients and minimize your spending, so you buy only what you need, and use all of what you bought! Also included are recipes for small-batch baking, geared toward satisfying two, so you're walking past the brownies sitting around on the counter for the next several days.

Author : Tod Dimmick
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1592572693

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking--for Guys by Tod Dimmick Pdf

In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking for Guys, chef and author Tod Dimmick brings a guy's perspective to dozens of recipes from Sloppy Joe's, Chili, Nachos, and Wings to Beer Can Chicken, Skillet Ham and Eggs, Crock Pot Kielbasa, and Garfield's Lasagne. Whether it's for a large crowd ("Firehouse Cooking"), the kids ("Recipes Even Kids Will Eat"), date night ("Food for Love"), or Appetizers ("Food for the Big Game"), men of all ages will find something to love in this unique, "guy's only" cookbook. Complete with chapters on vegetables, pasta, desserts, leftovers, nice dinners, picnics, grilling, entertaining, and Mexican food, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking for Guysalso features chapters and recipes to go with specific appliances including the oven, stovetop, broiler, and slow cooker. It also covers basic cooking terms and methods as well as spices, rubs, and secret sauces.

Author : Ellen Brown
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1592576230

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking by Ellen Brown Pdf

Over 200 easy-to-prepare recipes for appetizers, soups, stews, vegetables, breakfast and brunch, main dishes, and desserts.

Author : Ellen Brown
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781440626166

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fast and Fresh Meals by Ellen Brown Pdf

Don't sacrifice taste for time! Designed for cooks who want to eat great, healthy meals without spending all their time in the kitchen, this book is a must-have for every kitchen. With more than 300 recipes, and plenty of time-saving, shopping, and storage tips, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Fast and Fresh Meals provides everything from quick hors d'oeuvres and appetizers to dessert-all made fresh in record time! -Recipes can be made quickly from fresh ingredients and do not rely on prepackaged foods -More than 300 recipes, many with clever variations -Organized for easy reference -Includes recipes suitable for entertaining, as well as family meals -Will satisfy everyone from hard-core carnivores to vegans

Author : Macmillan General Reference Staff,Macmillan Publishing,MacMillan General Reference,Ronnie Fein
Publisher : Alpha Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0028651219

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics by Macmillan General Reference Staff,Macmillan Publishing,MacMillan General Reference,Ronnie Fein Pdf

Author : Shelly James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781440626357

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the College Diet Cookbook by Shelly James Pdf

Now college students can feed their minds-and their bodies! This unique cookbook serves up easy-to-follow, mouth-watering recipes that students can make in record time with just apartment or dorm appliances. Packed with great meals, snacks, and desserts that are quick to prepare and healthy alternatives to restaurants or prepared foods, this indispensable student resource is the most essential bookstore purchase a college student will make. -The only book of its kind that features both recipes and a plan for healthy eating for college students -Most of the recipes can be prepared in less time than it would take to be served at a restaurant or on the meal plan -Recipes tested and approved by students at four major universities -Provides extensive nutritional information

Author : Ellen Brown
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1592571425

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking with Mixes by Ellen Brown Pdf

An award-winning cookbook author shows readers how adding simple additional ingredients can turn mixes into culinary masterpieces. Includes 220 recipes for soups, desserts, and other dishes.

Author : Tod Dimmick
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0028644190

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Twenty-minute Meals by Tod Dimmick Pdf

-- A focus on great meals in 20 minutes or less! A better time-promise than the competition! -- Clear, easy and functional line-art shows technique and equipment -- not cartoony. Families today have less time than ever to sit down and enjoy a meal together! And who has time to cook? Making the most of precious minutes in the kitchen has lead to one of the biggest trends in home cooking - the quick and easy meal. Filled with delicious recipes that the family - including the kids- will love. The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" to 20-Minute Meals gives you a variety of recipes that look much more difficult and time consuming than they are. Recipes focus on timesaving meals - such as using prepared sauces as a base for your dish, adding prepared components to your meal and shortcutting time intensive techniques. Create terrific appetizers; soups, salads, meat dishes, pasta, seafood, kid favorites, vegetables, breads, sweets and more in under 20-minutes per recipe. Complete with time saving techniques and ingredients, Chef Dimmick also includes menus for feasts such as Easter, Thanksgiving, July 4th, brunch and dinner for the boss!

Author : Leslie Bilderback CMB
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781440626173

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comfort Food by Leslie Bilderback CMB Pdf

In this mouth-watering guide, award-winning chef and author Leslie Bilderback serves up a hearty helping of soul-soothing, tasty dishes that satisfy your craving for comfort food. From casseroles to cookies, more than 300 recipes will tempt you with the family favorites you remember from the past—and will want to share with the next generation. • Each recipe includes an icon for quick reference to help you decide which dishes best fit the occasion • Great for autumn and winter cooking

Author : Ellen Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1592576230

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking, 2nd Edition by Ellen Brown Pdf

Over 200 easy-to-prepare recipes for appetizers, soups, stews, vegetables, breakfast and brunch, main dishes, and desserts.

Author : Leslie Bilderback CMB
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781440626319

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spices and Herbs by Leslie Bilderback CMB Pdf

Zest it up! Using spices and herbs—the key to any delicious meal—can be daunting with so many to choose from, not to mention the many possible combinations. In this book, master chef and baker Leslie Bilderback unlocks the key to the dazzling world of flavor by showing cooks of every level how to use and combine the most popular spices and herbs. She also provides delicious recipes, fun facts, tips on storage, and a resource guide on where to get hard-to-find spices and herbs. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Concise information on the flavor, uses, and availability of nearly 250 popular spices and herbs. • A red-hot look at commonly used fresh and died chili peppers. • A helpful guide to combination spices like Jamaican jerk and vindaloo curry. • Dozens of delicious recipes featuring a verity of herbs and spices.

Author : Leslie Bilderback CMB
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440626050

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Chef by Leslie Bilderback CMB Pdf

How to thrive in one of today’s top ten “dream professions.” Despite the long hours, arduous training, and grueling physical work, the allure of being a professional chef has made it one of the fastest growing career markets in America today. In this must-have guide, a master chef and baker gives practical, up-to-date advice on everything aspiring chefs (and expert chefs looking for the next career move) need to know, including how to apprentice at a five-star restaurant, connect with renowned chefs and bakers, open their own restaurant, and much, much more. • Expert author with decades of restaurant experience. • One of today’s top ten “dream professions” in America. • Culinary institutes have seen an explosion in their enrollment of between 50% to 100% annually. • Covers gourmet restaurants, upscale hotels, catering, specialty food shops, gourmet takeout, bakeries, and much more.

Author : Beverly Bennett,Julieanna Hever M.S., R.D.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781101559154

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking by Beverly Bennett,Julieanna Hever M.S., R.D. Pdf

The ultimate guide for those suffering from celiac disease and other gluten intolerances! • With more than 200 recipes, this guide offers more delicious dishes than other cookbooks • Simplifies preparing delicious gluten-free meals