Saturday, December 27, 2008

Starting out or Wine Report 2008

Starting Out: The Essential Guide to Cooking on Your Own

Author: Julie Van Rosendaal


The survival guide for first-time cooks, with 250 super-simple recipes.

Designed to help new cooks find independence, Starting Out is filled with crucial tips, basic cooking techniques, and guidelines for stocking cupboards and refrigerator with staples. A first cookbook, instruction guide, and food resource, the book includes easy-to-prepare dishes that any beginner can follow easily. There are even "first aid" tips for fixing food disasters!

Some of the features in this cookbook are:


  • Glossary of common cooking terms

  • Measurements chart

  • Simple menus

  • Party ideas

  • Ingredient resource guide

  • Shopping tips (and even tips for doing laundry).



Starting Out has more than enough delicious and nutritious dishes for the university student or budding executive. Included are simple, quick and effortless recipes for cooking for one, such as Turkey Burgers, Pad Thai, and Basic Curry. There are also more impressive yet still easy-to-follow recipes for entertaining, like Chicken à la King, Chicken Parmigiana, and Curried Peanut Shrimp.



Table of Contents:

Introduction

Buying tools, gadgets, and appliances for your kitchen

Stocking your pantry

Reading Labels

Produce 101

Applying heat 101

Tips from Mom


Breakfast [10 Recipes]

Soup [11 Recipes]

Salads [8 Recipes]

Stew [5 Recipes]

Meals in a bowl [4 Recipes]

Beef [6 Recipes]

Pork and lamb [7 Recipes]

Chicken [7 Recipes]

Fish and shellfish [8 Recipes]

Pasta and noodles [7 Recipes]

Rice and grains [8 Recipes]

Beans (legumes) [6 Recipes]

Vegetables [18 Recipes]

Potatoes [7 Recipes]

Baking basics

Quick breads [15 Recipes]

Cookies and bars [9 Recipes]

Cakes [10 Recipes]

Pies [9 Recipes]

Puddings and fruit desserts [9 Recipes]

Damage Control

How to do your laundry

Glossary of cooking terms

Planning your menus

Menu ideas

Index

Book review: Rivals or Ted White and Blue

Wine Report 2008

Author: Tom Stevenson

The essential insider's guide to every major wine-growing region in the world, this book offers dozens of helpful Top 10 lists covering a broad range of topics, including Best-Value Producers, Greatest-Quality Wines, and Most Exciting or Unusual Finds.



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