|
|
Learning to Cook
See also: Kids.
 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.
Back to top
|
|
Maran Illustrated Coooking Basics 
The
First-Time Cook 
How
to Cook Better 
The
Cook's Canon: 101 Classic Recipes Everyone Should Know
Very Simple Food