Hello My Blogger Friend. I am writing to you for your advice. I have a cookbook dilemma. I’d like to start cooking more (I finished The Omnivore’s Dilemma last month). I want to start cooking more frequently with a lot of fresh vegetables, local, seasonal foods (I don’t eat meat other than fish). My cooking skills are minimal at best, so I don’t want too many ingredients or complicated directions. I’m also cooking for one for the most part. And I like pictures in my cookbooks. Based on these criteria, is there a cookbook (or two) that you’d recommend for a beginner who wants to cook in this way? I checked out the cookbook section at Borders and got overwhelmed by the options. I thought that since you’re always cooking and have mentioned that you love buying cookbooks that you might have a few standards that you could recommend to me. Julia Child I am not.
Thank you! Any suggestions that you’d like to send my way would be much appreciated.
4 comments:
this one is great - everything i've tried has been delicious (soups, pasta dishes). only thing - no pictures.
http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Classics-Essential-Recipes-Every/dp/0060932732/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1285682830&sr=1-2
I just came out with a new cookbook for one titled: Table for One: Perfectly Portioned Meals for the Single Cook. These are recipes I've collected and refined over the years of cooking for one. Hope it helps. :)
http://www.amazon.com/Table-One-Camille-Funk/dp/1599554321/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285711531&sr=8-1
I might be blushing. Thanks for answering my call so whole-heartedly. I'll be sure to let you know which one (or three) I end up with. :)
Thanks Katie & Camille!
Nichole: I hope this helps. Definitely let me know how it goes.
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