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Foreword | xvii | |
Introduction | 1 | |
About This Book | 2 | |
Conventions Used in This Book | 2 | |
What You're Not to Read | 3 | |
Foolish Assumptions | 4 | |
How This Book Is Organized | 4 | |
Icons Used in This Book | 6 | |
Where to Go from Here | 7 | |
Part I | Go On In - It's Only the Kitchen | 9 |
Chapter 1 | Cooking with Confidence | 11 |
Warming Up to Your Kitchen | 12 | |
Setting up your cooking space | 12 | |
Introducing major appliances: Friends, not foes | 15 | |
Getting Acquainted with Basic Cooking Techniques | 20 | |
Planning Your Menu | 21 | |
Kitchen Safety 101 | 22 | |
Now Get Crackin'! | 24 | |
Chapter 2 | Gathering the Tools You Need | 27 |
Collecting Your Cookware Basics | 27 | |
Pots and Pans 101 | 28 | |
Comparing cookware before you buy | 28 | |
Investing in the essentials...and then some | 29 | |
Extras you may not want to live without | 35 | |
From Slicing to Dicing: Knives for All Occasions | 36 | |
Selecting the knives you need | 36 | |
Using knives safely | 39 | |
Tools for Mixing and Baking | 40 | |
Small Appliances: Necessity or Luxury? | 43 | |
Slow cookers and pressure cookers | 44 | |
Toasters and toaster ovens | 45 | |
Electric griddles and stovetop grills | 45 | |
Mixers, beaters, and blenders | 45 | |
Food processors, choppers, dicers, and slicers | 46 | |
Java station: Coffee makers and grinders | 47 | |
Specialty appliances: Help or hype? | 47 | |
Miscellaneous Gizmos and Gadgets | 47 | |
Chapter 3 | The Bare Necessities: Stocking Your Pantry | 51 |
Dry Goods: The Pantry's Backbone | 52 | |
Spicing Up Your Life with Dried Herbs, Spices, and Seasonings | 52 | |
Peanut Butter and Beyond: Bottled and Canned Goods | 58 | |
Condiments to Fancy-Up Any Meal | 60 | |
Stocking Up on Baking Supplies | 61 | |
Cooling It with Refrigerated and Frozen Staples | 63 | |
Squeezing the Melon: Buying and Storing Fruits and Vegetables | 66 | |
Picking your produce | 66 | |
Stocking your produce bin like a pro | 67 | |
Storing produce to last | 68 | |
Selecting, Buying, and Storing Meat, Poultry, and Fish | 69 | |
Beef | 70 | |
Chicken | 71 | |
Fish | 72 | |
Part II | Know Your Techniques | 75 |
Chapter 4 | Boiling, Poaching, and Steaming | 77 |
Cooking Food with Water: The Techniques Defined | 77 | |
Making Rice Just Right | 79 | |
Converted or parboiled rice | 80 | |
Long-grain and short-grain rice | 81 | |
Wild rice | 85 | |
Brown rice | 85 | |
Working with Other Whole Grains | 86 | |
Boiling and Steaming Delicious Vegetables | 89 | |
Simple tips for boiling and steaming a dozen fresh vegetables | 92 | |
Trying something new: Vegetable purees | 94 | |
Poaching Seafood | 95 | |
Chapter 5 | Sauteing | 99 |
Knowing When to Use Oil or Butter | 100 | |
Making Great Sauce from Bits in the Pan: Deglazing | 101 | |
Mincing Onions and Garlic | 102 | |
Getting Versatile with Your Sauteing | 103 | |
Vegetables | 104 | |
Firm, rich fish | 106 | |
Chicken | 107 | |
Beef | 109 | |
Chapter 6 | Braising and Stewing: Now That's Home Cookin' | 113 |
Braising versus Stewing | 114 | |
Try Braising - It's Easy! | 115 | |
Time to Stew | 119 | |
Chapter 7 | The House Sure Smells Good: Roasting | 125 |
Roasting 101 | 126 | |
Seasoning a roast | 126 | |
To sear or not to sear? | 126 | |
Basting | 127 | |
Resting your roast | 127 | |
Roasting times and temperatures | 128 | |
Roasting Poultry | 132 | |
Roasting Your Veggies | 136 | |
Roasting the Big Guns: Beef, Pork, Lamb, Ham, and Ribs | 139 | |
Chapter 8 | Coals and Coils: Grilling and Broiling | 151 |
Preparing for Grill Time | 152 | |
Choosing charcoal, gas, or electric | 152 | |
Grilling tips | 155 | |
Marinating myths and facts | 156 | |
Get to Grilling! | 157 | |
Chapter 9 | Creating Sensational Sauces | 167 |
What Sauce Really Is | 168 | |
Classic White Sauce from ze French | 169 | |
Brown Sauces Worth Wearing a Bib For | 172 | |
Egg in Your Sauce | 174 | |
Blender Sauces: Impressive in Minutes | 177 | |
Dessert Sauces to Die For | 179 | |
Part III | Expand Your Repertoire | 185 |
Chapter 10 | The Amazing Egg | 187 |
Selecting Fresh Eggs | 187 | |
All about eggs: Grade, size, and color | 188 | |
Specialty eggs: Worth the extra bacon? | 188 | |
Discovering the Real Deal about Raw Eggs | 189 | |
Getting the Techniques Right | 190 | |
Breaking a few eggs | 190 | |
Separating an egg | 191 | |
Beating egg whites | 191 | |
Folding egg whites | 192 | |
Cooking and peeling hard-cooked eggs | 192 | |
Enjoying Eggs-traordinary Egg Recipes | 195 | |
Chapter 11 | Stirring Up Soup-er Homemade Soups | 203 |
Brushing Up on a Few Essential Soup Skills | 204 | |
Up the savory quotient: Sauteing meat and vegetables | 205 | |
Whack that clove: Preparing fresh garlic | 206 | |
Getting to the meat of fresh tomatoes: Peeling and seeding | 206 | |
Peeling an onion - hold the tears! | 207 | |
Following a Few Tricks of the Soup Trade | 207 | |
Thickening your soup | 208 | |
Skimming soups and stocks | 209 | |
Cozying Up to Comforting Soups | 209 | |
Achieving the Perfect Blend: Pureed Soups | 214 | |
Chunky Soups to Sink Your Teeth Into | 217 | |
Getting Sweet with Soup | 219 | |
Chapter 12 | All Dressed Up: Salads and Dressings | 221 |
So Many Dressings, So Little Time | 221 | |
Puckering up for tangy vinaigrettes | 222 | |
Concocting creamy dressings | 226 | |
The Soul of the Salad: Crisp, Fresh Greens | 227 | |
Getting your greens squeaky-clean | 227 | |
Buying and storing greens | 227 | |
A glossary of greens | 228 | |
Ten Quick Salads... So Easy You Don't Need a Recipe | 233 | |
Chapter 13 | Pastamania | 235 |
Don't Sweat the Fresh Stuff: Dried versus Fresh Pasta | 235 | |
Pasta Tips and Tricks | 236 | |
Name That Pasta: Pasta Types and Cooking Times | 238 | |
Macaroni | 239 | |
Strand pasta | 239 | |
Flat ribbon pasta | 240 | |
Stuffed pasta | 240 | |
Sundry other shapes | 241 | |
Sauces: Pasta's Best Friends | 241 | |
Name that sauce: Classic sauce types | 242 | |
Picking perfect tomatoes | 243 | |
Pasta Creations | 243 | |
Chapter 14 | One-Pot Meals | 251 |
Savoring the Benefits of Slow Cookers | 251 | |
Speeding Up the Cooking: Using a Pressure Cooker | 254 | |
From Oven to Table: Simplicity in a Casserole Dish | 255 | |
Chapter 15 | Sweet Somethings | 265 |
Half Empty or Half Full: Measuring Techniques | 266 | |
Cozy Puddings and Elegant Ices | 267 | |
Fruit from the Oven | 273 | |
Cookie Collection: All You Need Is a Glass of Milk | 277 | |
Let Them Eat Cake (Or Tart or Tiramisu) | 282 | |
Part IV | Now You're Cooking! Real Menus for Real Life | 291 |
Chapter 16 | Champagne Dishes on a Beer Budget | 293 |
Big Dishes for Small Bucks | 294 | |
Crowd-pleasing chili | 295 | |
Stir-fry for pennies | 297 | |
Super Sidekicks | 299 | |
Root vegetables | 299 | |
Dried beans | 300 | |
Seasonal vegetables | 304 | |
Chapter 17 | Honey, I'm Bringing the Boss Home for Dinner | 305 |
If You Have All Day | 306 | |
Classy hors d'oeuvres | 306 | |
Elegant entrees | 308 | |
Suave side dishes | 310 | |
Irresistible desserts - easy as pie | 311 | |
If You Have One Hour | 318 | |
Getting started: Quickie appetizers | 318 | |
Entree: The short version | 319 | |
Super-quick side dishes | 321 | |
Desserts on the double | 322 | |
If You Have 30 Minutes | 323 | |
Hungry now? Instant hors d'oeuvres | 324 | |
Main dishes in minutes | 325 | |
Sides of veggies in a flash | 328 | |
Speedy sweets | 328 | |
Chapter 18 | Cook Once, Eat Thrice: Making the Most of Leftovers | 329 |
Making the Most of a Pork Shoulder | 329 | |
On the Lamb: Serving It Three Ways | 333 | |
Chicken Dinner Times Three | 336 | |
Work This Way: Stir-Frying | 340 | |
Part V | Special Occasions | 345 |
Chapter 19 | Summertime Soiree | 347 |
Planning the Party | 347 | |
Making Fried Chicken to Please a Crowd | 349 | |
Serving Up Sides and a Sweet Finish | 351 | |
Mixing Fruity Drinks for Thirsty Crowds | 358 | |
Chapter 20 | Super Bowl Buffet | 361 |
Bowling 'Em Over with a Super Menu | 361 | |
Ready by Halftime: Making Your Meal | 362 | |
Chapter 21 | Thanksgiving Dinner | 369 |
Planning Your Thanksgiving Menu | 370 | |
Warming Up for the Feast with Fresh Dips | 371 | |
Roasting the Turkey | 374 | |
Making Scrumptious Stuffing | 379 | |
Preparing Holiday Vegetables | 382 | |
Who Has Room for Dessert? | 385 | |
Part VI | The Part of Tens | 389 |
Chapter 22 | Ten Common Cooking Disasters and How to Deal with Them | 391 |
Chapter 23 | Ten Ways to Think Like a Chef | 399 |
Appendix A | Glossary of 100 (Plus) Common Cooking Terms | 403 |
Appendix B | Common Substitutions, Abbreviations, and Equivalents | 411 |
Index | 419 |
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