Learning to Cook
See also: Kids.
 The Healthy College Cookbook
Alexandra Nimetz
Unhealthy food and dorm life have always had an unfortunate relationship. Recently with the world's awareness of cuisine picking up, cookbooks are beginning to break that mould in delicious fashion. No longer are instant noodles and aerosol cheese the default choices for after-class eats. At least, not when books such as this one provide delicious, wholesome recipes for pastas, rice dishes and easy stews that cook while you're in class! Softcover, 291 pp. $17.95.
 The First Real Kitchen Cookbook
Megan Carle & Jill Carle
Moving into your first apartment? Living on residence alone? Living conditions such as those need not be synonymous with that radioactive-orange cheese pasta from the box. Build your culinary confidence one step at a time with easy, tasty recipes that take no time to prepare and are sure to beat a stick of celery and a smear of Cheez-Wiz! Softcover, 192 pp. $25.95.
Help! My Apartment Has A Kitchen Cookbook
Kevin Mills
Beginner cook? Fear no more! Embrace the kitchen as a place of creation, of magnificence and delicacy. Learn simple, quick and delicious recipes that are sure to help you appreciate that room with a stove and a sink much more. Perfect for the new home-owner or even those who just aren't as comfortable at the stove. Cooking is a strong skill to have, and Help! My Apartment Has A Kitchen is the perfect start down that rightous path. Softcover, 271 pp. $19.95.
 The Ultimate Student Cookbook
Tiffany Goodall
From chef and caterer Tiffany Goodall comes this excellent book for those just beginning to cook for themselves for the first time. Recipes here are practical; breakfasts and lunches, weekend cooking, and healthy food are all included, as well as the usual main meal sections. Each recipe is detailed step by step in colour photos, a great help to a first timer in the kitchen, and ingredients are the types to be available any grocery store. Although it's perfect for a college student, the recipes here are broad enough to appeal to anyone learning to cook, of any age. Softcover, 160 pp. $14.95.
 College
Cooking
Megan and Jill Carle
The duo who brought us Teens Cook ($26.95) and Teens
Cook Dessert ($25.95) has graduated to more sophisticated fare. Sections
include “Just like Mom makes,” “Food for the Masses,” and
the all-important “Avoiding the Freshman Fifteen.” Amaze roomies
and assorted friends with chili with green chile cornbread, garlic shrimp, and
peanut butter cup bars. Tips and trivia will increase the newby cook’s
food knowledge. Colour photos. Softcover, 144 pp. $24.95.
 Teens
Cook
Megan & Jill Carle
The teenage offspring of Charlie Trotter's cookbook collaborator (Judi Carle)
combine cooking ability with insight into what their contemporaries really like
to eat: things like fried rice, meatloaf with scalloped potatoes, sloppy joes,
and cheesecake. $26.95.
 Teens
Cook Dessert
Megan & Jill Carle
Fun to fancy desserts for teen cooks, but bakers shouldn't limit
themselves if they aren't quite that young anymore because this is a great
dessert book. The recipes here are creative but still classic, from eclairs
and tart tatin to gingersnaps with pumpkin dip and nectarine ravioli. Though
there are easy things here many of the recipes might need a more experienced
touch. Colour photos. Softcover, 158 pp. $25.95.
 Clueless in the Kitchen
Evelyn Raab
One of the best learning to cook books we have, this is a perennial favourite. Though it is aimed at teens anyone finding themselves cooking for the first time will benefit. The book is full of useful information, from a glossary of cooking terms to how to stock and take care of your kitchen. The recipes will grow with you, with easy dished like scrambled eggs right up to more complicated things like a traditional turkey dinner. Line drawings. Softcover, 216 pp. $19.95.
 Barbarians
at the Plate
Marialisa Calta
Snapshots of how real families eat, recipes with kid-appeal, and the
all-important helpful hints on all aspects of the home kitchen make
this a good choice for the family cook. Drawings. Softcover, 232 pp,
$26.00.
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