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Title: Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham by Marion Cunningham ISBN: 0-375-40118-0 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 20 April, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: For beginners who want a real home cooked meal
Comment: I bought this book when I moved out of the dorm rooms with my husband. He didn't know how to cook at all and I could cook. I could cook marvelous cheesecakes, fabulous beef stroganoff, meals that take hours, but nothing for I've just come home from work and need dinner Now. That is what this cookbook is for. Learning everyday recipes you can do if you have a lot of time or a little. She also give suggestions on what to do with the leftovers(lamb curry is exceptional) and, occasionally, what to serve the dish with. More than improving my cooking skills this book has been invaluable in improving my meal planning skills.
Of course, no book is perfect. I found her black bean soup to be rather bland. (Try the original Moosewood Cookbook's Brazilian Black bean soup) Her recipes use milk, cream, butter, and oil like your grandmother used to, so if you are nervous around any fat at all, this is not the book for you. And I recommend using corn starch for gravies rather than flour since it is simpler and comes out smooth no matter what. Finally, some recipes are time consuming and being a busy modern person I rarely get around to making chicken broth as she suggests. But it is still nice to know.
Otherwise, this is a simple cookbook with clear instructions for a novice. Nothing fancy (a few dishes and all the appetizers would do well at a dinner party, but for the most part this is every day cooking), just good home cooking.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book for those that don't know how to cook!
Comment: Have you tried to make scrambled eggs and they came out dry and bland? Bought some fresh trout from the supermarket, tried to follow a recipe, only to be disappointed with your dinner?
If this sounds like you, chances are you're a beginner cook. You are trying to use your kitchen to make home cooked / hearty meals - but don't always know exactly how to prepare something. Or cut something. Or season.
If the above is the case, then this is THE book. Learning To Cook has several sections - appetizers, soups, salads, fish, chicken, meats, vegetables, breakfasts, deserts, etc. Each section has 5 - 10 recipes. What makes this book unique is that each recipe is a beginners "how to" on how to make the dish. And the instructions cover EVERYTHING! That is, you can start clueless, then read a recipe in 15 minutes and know exactly HOW to make a great salad - or soup - or fish - or chicken dish.
I've used this book for a month as follows: I've read one recipe about every other evening. I've stopped at a supermarket on my way home from work to purchase what the recipe calls for. I then re-read the recipe and then follow the instructions to make a great meal - every time.
In just a month, I've graduated from the level of kitchen neophyte!
The book is also full of tidbits - how to store fruit, photos of various salads, what to do with leftovers.
If you've never cooked in your life, or have tried and have been disappointed, or are embarresed to admit it you don't know what you're doing in a kitchen, then Learning To Cook is a must!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for a true novice like me!
Comment: I am a true novice in the kitchen. As a girl growing up I no desire to cook - so I never learned how to even boil an egg! (Hard to believe, but I had to call my mother long distance to get instructions.) I have tried almost all of these receipes and they are great and simple. I actually can cook meals for friends now. I purchased one as a gift for my cooking novice cousin and she loves it too.
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Title: Lost Recipes : Meals to Share with Friends and Family by Marion Cunningham ISBN: 0375411984 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Fannie Farmer Cookbook : Anniversary by Marion Cunningham, Fannie Farmer Cookbook Corporation, Archibald Candy Corporation, Lauren Jarrett ISBN: 0679450815 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 09 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Breakfast Book by Marion Cunningham ISBN: 0394555295 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 August, 1987 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Supper Book by Marion Cunningham, Donnie Cameron ISBN: 1552853411 Publisher: Whitecap Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cooking with Children : 15 Lessons for Children, Age 7 and Up, Who Really Want to Learn to Cook by Marion Cunningham ISBN: 0679422978 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 24 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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