Cooking Basics for Dummies

The majority of people don't know where to start when it comes to cooking a successful meal. Packed with easy-to-follow guidelines and recipes, this full-colour, hardback, spiral-bound edition of "Cooking Basics For Dummies" helps novice chefs navigate the kitchen and learn staple cooking techniques.The lay-flat binding is the ideal format for the kitchen environment and the full-colour photos throughout show readers what they can expect to achieve from their efforts."Cooking Basics For Dummies" Choosing the right tools and stocking your pantryThe essential cooking techniques - boiling, poaching, steaming, saut ing, braising, stewing, roasting and grillingExpanding your repertoire with delicious recipesA glossary of over 100 common cooking termsAbout the AuthorsBryan Millar is a former New York Times restaurant critic. Marie Ramer is a food writer.