How to Cook Everything
Oct. 17th, 2006 03:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
issaferretOkay, I don't think I've said this enough: I _love_ the 'How to Cook Everything' cookbook by Mark Bittman. My mom recommended Fannie Farmer to me, and I am very happy to have it - there're a few recipes in there I go to regularly.
However, 'How to Cook Everything' has _basic_ recipes for pretty much every kind of dish I have the desire to make, with variations I haven't thought of.
It doesn't just say 'Broil until done', it says 'Broil 3 to 5 minutes per side, basting regularly...If you're broiling in an oven that doesn't broil very well, do not flip the beef - it will cook through and you'll end up with a crisp top.'
Basically, if I need a recipe for something that I've never done before, this gives me a simple, easy to execute recipe that at _least_ gets me started, and may seed further variations.
Good book.
*goes back to teriyaki chicken, oven broiled _right_ for the first time.*
However, 'How to Cook Everything' has _basic_ recipes for pretty much every kind of dish I have the desire to make, with variations I haven't thought of.
It doesn't just say 'Broil until done', it says 'Broil 3 to 5 minutes per side, basting regularly...If you're broiling in an oven that doesn't broil very well, do not flip the beef - it will cook through and you'll end up with a crisp top.'
Basically, if I need a recipe for something that I've never done before, this gives me a simple, easy to execute recipe that at _least_ gets me started, and may seed further variations.
Good book.
*goes back to teriyaki chicken, oven broiled _right_ for the first time.*
