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How to cook everything. The basics : all you need to make great food / Mark Bittman ; photography by Romulo Yanes.

by Bittman, Mark.

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9780470528068 (hardback)

Alternate title:

Basics : all you need to make great food

ix, 486 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Getting started -- Breakfast -- Appetizers and snacks -- Salads -- Soups and stews -- Pasta and grains -- Vegetables and beans -- Meat -- Poultry -- Seafood -- Breads -- Desserts.

The author reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking building-block meals that include salads, soups, poultry, meats, fish, sides, and desserts, Bittman explains what every home cook, particularly novices, should know. This is the essential how-to cookbook, with more than 1,000 beautiful and helpful photos of step-by-step techniques and finished recipes Special "Basics" pages cover essentials like equipping a kitchen and stocking a pantry, what to look for when buying produce, how to tell when food is done, and more Tips and variations let home cooks hone their skills and be creative.

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