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[pantryslut]

I have a new favorite basic cookbook: How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman.

I am only halfway through it, but I already know I am going to be feeding myself better because of it.

Bittman is the perfect recipe writer for me: he loves food and doesn't compromise on flavor, but also eschews fussiness.

He makes me wish for a chest freezer, though. Must freeze stock and beans!

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[genderfur.livejournal.com]

Hey - I went to look it up, and he's got a bunch of books that start with that same phrase. Which one do you have?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

This one. (http://www.ecookbooks.com/products.html?ref=286386562&sid=83235220041124143859&action=det_23494&searchvalues=bittman&searchlogic=simplesearch) (ISBN 0028610105.)

[debbieann.livejournal.com]

I like Bittman too. He is doing an amusing series where he cooks with fancy restaurant chefs - they do a big complicated dish, and Bittman does his in an hour. I have one of his ckbks, but not HT Cook everything. Must check it out.

[thette.livejournal.com]

In my crowd of friends (and Friends), it's generally referred to as "The Book." I've been thinking about getting it, sooner or later.

[rgay.livejournal.com]

That sounds like an interesting book. I think I will check it out. I'm taking very baby steps toward learning how to cook.

[caramida.livejournal.com]

You might also like Alton Brown's I'm Just Here for the Food. He's big on flavor, not fussy (almost anti-fussy), and he describes a lot of the theory behind the various ingredients and techniques. And he's funny.

Here's the introduction.

[caramida.livejournal.com]

Sort of Dwight Schulz meets Matt Frewer on the set of Mr. Wizard's Laboratory.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but Alton Brown gets on my nerves. And from what I've seen of his TV show, he actually is fussy (and snobbish!), he just covers it up with humor.

[caramida.livejournal.com]

I enjoy the book much more than the show.