How to Cook Everything, Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

Mark Bittman's award-winning emHow to Cook Everything/em has helped countless home cooks discover the rewards of simple cooking. Now the ultimate cookbook has been revised and expanded (almost half the material is new), making it absolutely indispensable for anyone who cooks—or wants to. With Bittman's straightforward instructions and advice, you'll make crowd-pleasing food using fresh, natural ingredients; simple techniques; and basic equipment. Even better, you'll discover how to relax and enjoy yourself in the kitchen as you prepare delicious meals for every occasion. p"A week doesn't go by where I don't pull emHow to Cook Everything/em down from the shelf, so I am thrilled there's a new, revised edition. My original is falling apart!"br / —Al Roker/p p"This new generation of emHow to Cook Everything/em makes my 'desert island' cookbook choice jacked up and simply universal. I'll now bequeath my cookbooks to a collector; I need only this one."br / —Mario Batali/p p"Mark Bittman has done the impossible, improving upon his now-classic emHow to Cook Everything/em. If you need know-how, here's where to find it."br / —Bobby Flay/p p"Mark Bittman is a great cook and an incredible teacher. In this second edition, Mark has fine-tuned the original, making this book a must for every kitchen."br / —Jean-Georges Vongerichten/p p"Throw away all your old recipes and buy emHow to Cook Everything/em. Mark Bittman's recipes are foolproof, easy, and more modern than any others."br / —Isaac Mizrahi/p p"Generous, thorough, reliable, and necessary, emHow to Cook Everything/em is an indispensable reference for both experienced and beginner cooks."br / —Mollie Katzen, author of the emMoosewood Cookbook/em/p p"I learned how to cook from emHow to Cook Everything/em in a way that gives me the freedom to be creative. This new edition will be my gift to new couples or for a housewarming; if you have this book, you don't really need any others."br / —Lisa Loeb, singer/songwriter br //p

pToday's favorite kitchen companion—revised and better than ever./p pMark Bittman's award-winning emHow to Cook Everything/em has helped countless home cooks discover the rewards of simple cooking. Now the ultimate cookbook has been revised and expanded (almost half the material is new), making it absolutely indispensable for anyone who cooks—or wants to. With Bittman's straightforward instructions and advice, you'll make crowd-pleasing food using fresh, natural ingredients; simple techniques; and basic equipment. Even better, you'll discover how to relax and enjoy yourself in the kitchen as you prepare delicious meals for every occasion./p p"A week doesn't go by where I don't pull emHow to Cook Everything/em down from the shelf, so I am thrilled there's a new, revised edition. My original is falling apart!"br / —strongAl Roker/strong/p p"This new generation of emHow to Cook Everything/em makes my 'desert island' cookbook choice jacked up and simply universal. I'll now bequeath my cookbooks to a collector; I need only this one."br / —strongMario Batali/strong/p p"Mark Bittman has done the impossible, improving upon his now-classic emHow to Cook Everything/em. If you need know-how, here's where to find it."br / —strongBobby Flay/strong/p p"Mark Bittman is a great cook and an incredible teacher. In this second edition, Mark has fine-tuned the original, making this book a must for every kitchen."br / —strongJean-Georges Vongerichten/strong/p p"Throw away all your old recipes and buy emHow to Cook Everything/em. Mark Bittman's recipes are foolproof, easy, and more modern than any others."br / —strongIsaac Mizrahi/strong/p p"Generous, thorough, reliable, and necessary, emHow to Cook Everything/em is an indispensable reference for both experienced and beginner cooks."br / —strongMollie Katzen/strong, author of the emMoosewood Cookbook/em/p p"I learned how to cook from emHow to Cook Everything/em in a way that gives me the freedom to be creative. This new edition will be my gift to new couples or for a housewarming; if you have this book, you don't really need any others."br / —strongLisa Loeb/strong, singer/songwriter br //p pspan class="h3color"strongExclusive Recipe Excerpts from emHow to Cook Everything/em/strong/span br / aimg align="left" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/wiley-ems/Bittman.jpg" vspace="4" / br //p p• Grilled or Broiled Chicken Kebabs br //p p• Roasted Shrimp with Herb Sauce br //p p• Warm Spicy Greens with Bacon and Eggs br //p p• Author Tip: 7 Ways to Vary Chicken Kebabs [PDF] br / br / br / br //p pspan class="h3color"strong10 Reasons You Need the New emHow to Cook Everything/em/strong/span (even if you already have the original)/p strong1./strong The 2000+ simple recipes will make cooking at home easier, so you can spend less and eat better. pstrong2./strong With 1,446 new recipes and variations such as Beer-and-Butter Chicken Wings, Roasted Corn Chowder, BLT Salad, Paella with Chicken and Chorizo, Caramelized French Toast, and Popcorn Brittle, this book provides a whole new array of recipes./p pstrong3./strong The many new techniques covered in this edition will help you to expand your repertoire of kitchen skills to include frosting a cake, grinding your own chili powder, or even de-boning a quail./p pstrong4./strong Your husband, wife, brother, sister, son, daughter, or best friend needs a little help in the kitchen (okay, maybe a lot). The new emHow to Cook Everything/em contains more expert advice like “12 Must-Have Kitchen Tools,” “Super-Easy 3-Ingredient Soups,” and “The Basics of Cutting.”/p pstrong5./strong You trust Bittman’s no-nonsense opinions and can’t wait to read the thousands of new ones packed into this edition. He’ll even help you to select the best inexpensive fish (ex. mackerel is versatile, tasty, healthy, and plentiful; tilapia can taste kinda muddy)./p pstrong6./strong The index of “Essential Recipes” points you to Bittman’s favorite dishes in each chapter, so there’s less reason to be intimidated by emall those recipes/em./p pstrong7./strong There are more helpful lists in the new emHow to Cook Everything/em than ever before. Bittman shows how to jack up the basics with easy ideas like “4 Ways to Thicken a Sauce”, and “Infinite Ways to Season or Serve Any Grilled or Broiled Chicken Dish.”/p pstrong8./strong With this edition’s brand new charts, it’s absurdly easy to look up the cooking times for grains, heat factor for chiles, and other need-to-know information about everything from herbs and spices to flour and noodles./p pstrong9./strong You know it’s cheap, easy, and fast to serve your family boneless chicken breasts every week, but sometimes you run out of ideas. That’s why you really need all the new recipes, variations, and other suggestions for chicken breasts like “11 More Ways to Vary Grilled or Broiled Boneless Chicken.”/p pstrong10./strong There are plenty of new illustrations which incorporate more detail than many photos. They’ll show you how to use a pastry bag, how to eat crabs, and even how to puree soup using an immersion blender (it’s is way less messy than a regular blender)./p p/p