Starting Out: The Essential Guide to Cooking on Your Own Review

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(More customer reviews)I am not a student and consider myself a good cook, so at the first glance this book was not for me. However, I am originally from Russia and this book introduced me to all these big meat North American dishes, such as roast beef, pork chops,or ribs that is very traditional here but I have never cooked or tried before (and my mother, obviously, did not teach me how to make).
I also loved the recepies for simple ethnic dishes, such as basic curry or pad thai - and you don't have to hunt for bamboo shoots or special curry mix - all the ingredients for them are available in your grocery store.
I work from my home office, and even though some of the dishes are "cook all day" kind of things, like ribs or baked beans, all the recepies are still very simple, so I just assemble the ingredients at lunch in 10 minutes, pop them in the oven and by dinnertime they are ready!
This is the only cookbook I bought in the last 5 years. You think "who needs cookbooks when you have the internet", but this is definitely a quality material - and not just for the beginning cooks.

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The survival guide for first-time cooks, with 250 super-simple recipes.Designed to help new cooks find independence, Starting Out is filled with crucial tips, basic cooking techniques, and guidelines for stocking cupboards and refrigerator with staples. A first cookbook, instruction guide, and food resource, the book includes easy-to-prepare dishes that any beginner can follow easily. There are even "first aid" tips for fixing food disasters!Some of the features in this cookbook are:- Glossary of common cooking terms- Measurements chart- Simple menus- Party ideas- Ingredient resource guide- Shopping tips (and even tips for doing laundry).Starting Out has more than enough delicious and nutritious dishes for the university student or budding executive. Included are simple, quick and effortless recipes for cooking for one, such as Turkey Burgers, Pad Thai, and Basic Curry. There are also more impressive yet still easy-to-follow recipes for entertaining, like Chicken à la King, Chicken Parmigiana, and Curried Peanut Shrimp.

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