The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified! -spiral Author: Visit Amazon's Jessica Seinfeld Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1451662254 | Format: PDF
The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified! -spiral Description
Review
"Offers step-by-step how-to's (often supplemented with online videos), clear instructions, and constant encouragement...this nonjudgmental beginners' cookbook is a great choice for teens, college students, and young professionals and families. Highly recommended." (
Library Journal)
"With her encouraging attitude, Seinfeld is a cheerleader for beginners and has created an inviting primer designed to end kitchen phobia." (
Publishers Weekly)
About the Author
Jessica Seinfeld is the author of two
New York Times bestselling cookbooks and the President and Founder of Baby Buggy, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing clothing and equipment to New York’s families. She lives in New York City with her husband and three children.
- Hardcover-spiral: 256 pages
- Publisher: Atria Books; Spi edition (October 8, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1451662254
- ISBN-13: 978-1451662252
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Okay, I love this cookbook.
I am a pretty good cook. I tend to gravitate toward Cook's Illustrated books and the Joy of Cooking and Fannie Flag are my staples for cooking and baking.
I do enjoy this cookbook, though. First, I love the layout. At the top of each recipe it shows: Actual Work Time, Total Time, and Serves. Ingredient lists are pretty straightforward but unlike many 'beginner' or 'easy/quick cook' cookbooks, this doesn't try to limit the ingredients to just 4 or 5 items. Thus, you actually are cooking real food that actually tastes good.
Some of my favorites: Your First Chili, Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Arugula and Lemon, Mixed Berry Crisp, Drops(wheat and dairy free, vegan cookies made in the food processor!! awesome!), Roasted Sweet Potatoe Coins and dang, eveb their brussel sprouts recipe taste pretty great!!
Lots and lots of picture! If you get the spiral bound hardcopy, you'll find many recipes have fold out pages so you don't have to turn the page while cooking.
It is also filled with an excellent visual dictionary of kitchen tools and techniques. It is very detailed in explanations and contains tons of tips.
There aren't THAT many recipes, though- so if you are only ever going to buy one cookbook, this might not be the one I'd recommend. That said, I love this little cookbook and its great sense of humor. My 10 and 13 year old daughters can cook from it(cookies, entrees, soups and salads!) without any problem understanding the steps or what certain measures or techniques mean.
Great cookbook and one that I have already used numerous times! I have a huge cookbook collection because often I only find 3 or 4 recipes that I like to make regularly from a cookbook.
From The Mommy's Review/The Alternative Press.com
Luckily for many of us, Jessica Seinfeld has recently released the Can't Cook Book: 100+ Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified (Atria Books). This self-taught cook and author of Deceptively Delicious (a book many moms and dads have in their arsenal), has created a unique, informative, and entertaining cookbook for anyone who needs a basic primer in all things cooking. (To be honest, I'm a few steps ahead of that, but not much!)
Seinfeld starts the book with a dossier on what to have in your pantry, what basic cooking utensils are, and even directions on how to cut onions, avocados, and more. Following that, she offers easy-to-follow recipes for everything from breakfast (who doesn't LOVE Lemon Ricotta pancakes) to main dishes (Roasted Striped-Bass and Tomatoes, anyone?), and of course, desserts.
There are two things that I adore about this extremely helpful cookbook. First is Seinfeld's tone throughout the book. She talks to the home cook like an old girlfriend, offering words of encouragement and a lot of humor. (Re: the Baked Egg Noodles & Cheese recipe, she writes, "Try not to eat the entire batch before serving.") Each recipe starts off with a "Don't Panic" tip, such as "Using an electric mixer may put you off, but it's only about as complicated as using a blow-dryer," or "Using the food processor... is a big step forward. I think you're ready."
What I also love about this book is the online component, and interactive feature that will truly help the most novice of cooks. By using a scanner on your cell phone, you can access a series of videos with Seinfeld giving you a direct how-to on basic techniques and more.
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