{"product_id":"how-to-cook-everything-the-basics-all-you-need-to-make-great-food-with-1-000-photos-a-beginner-cookbook","title":"How to Cook Everything: The Basics: All You Need to Make Great Food--With 1,000 Photos: A Beginner Cookbook","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with you\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Bittman's highly acclaimed, bestselling book \u003cem\u003eHow to Cook Everything\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable guide for any modern cook. With \u003cem\u003eHow to Cook Everything The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e he reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking building-block meals that include salads, soups, poultry, meats, fish, sides, and desserts, Bittman explains what every home cook, particularly novices, should know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1,000 beautiful and instructive photographs throughout the book reveal key preparation details that make every dish inviting and accessible. With clear and straightforward directions, Bittman's practical tips and variation ideas, and visual cues that accompany each of the 185 recipes, cooking with \u003cem\u003eHow to Cook Everything The Basics\u003c\/em\u003e is like having Bittman in the kitchen with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is the essential teaching cookbook, with 1,000 photos illustrating every technique and recipe; the result is a comprehensive reference that's both visually stunning and utterly practical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial Basics features scattered throughout simplify broad subjects with sections like \"Think of Vegetables in Groups,\" \"How to Cook Any Grain,\" and \"5 Rules for Buying and Storing Seafood.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e600 demonstration photos each build on a step from the recipe to teach a core lesson, like \"Cracking an Egg,\" \"Using Pasta Water,\" \"Recognizing Doneness,\" and \"Crimping the Pie Shut.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed notes appear in blue type near selected images. Here Mark highlights what to look for during a particular step and offers handy advice and other helpful asides.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips and variations let cooks hone their skills and be creative.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Bittman is one of the country's best-known, most widely respected food writers. His \"How to Cook Everything\" books, with one million copies in print, are a mainstay of the modern kitchen. Bittman writes for the Opinion section of the \"New York Times\" on food policy and cooking and is a columnist for the \"New York Times\" magazine. He is regularly featured on the \"Today Show\" in How To Cook Everything Today cooking segments. For 13 years he wrote \"The Minimalist\" column and now a \"Minimalist\" cooking show is featured on the Cooking Channel. The \"How to Cook Everything\" series is highly respected: the first edition of the flagship book \"How to Cook Everything\" won both the IACP and James Beard Awards, and \"How to Cook Everything Vegetarian\" won the 2008 IACP award. He is also the author of \"Food Matters,\" \"Food Matters Cookbook,\" \"Fish,\" and \"Leafy Greens.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592624935186,"sku":"9780470528068","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d643099-8256-44c3-869e-272f0806aaa1.jpg?v=1732106030","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-cook-everything-the-basics-all-you-need-to-make-great-food-with-1-000-photos-a-beginner-cookbook","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}