How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (How to Cook Everything Series, 1) - Softcover

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mark Bittman is the author of more than thirty books, including the How to Cook Everything series and the #1 New York Times bestseller VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good. Over his long career at The New York Times, Bittman wrote for both the food and opinion pages, and was the lead Magazine food writer before launching his own popular web site, The Bittman Project.

Bittman has starred in four television series, including Showtime’s Emmy-winning Years of Living Dangerously. He is a longtime TODAY regular and has made hundreds of television, radio, and podcast appearances, including on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Real Time with Bill Maher, and CBS’s The Dish; and on NPR’s All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and Morning Edition. Together with daughter Kate Bittman, he has hosted their own podcast, Food with Mark Bittman since 2021.

Bittman has written for countless publications and spoken at dozens of universities and conferences; his 2007 TED talk “What’s wrong with what we eat?” has over five million views. He was a distinguished fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, and a fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He has received six James Beard Awards, four IACP Awards, and numerous other honors.

In addition to his role as editor-in-chief for The Bittman Project, Bittman is currently special advisor on food policy at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, where he teaches and hosts a lecture series. He is also the editor in chief of Heated. His most recent books beyond the How to Cook Everything Series are How to Eat; Animal, Vegetable, Junk; and Bittman Bread.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

The bestselling, one-stop reference for today's cooks!

How to Cook Everything is the basic cookbook everyone should have in the kitchen. Award-winning author Mark Bittman is one of the nation's most respected cooking authorities, with one million copies of his books sold. Now he shows you how to make great food for all occasions using fresh ingredients, simple techniques, and standard kitchen tools. With crystal-clear instructions, detailed illustrations, and a refreshingly relaxed attitude, he makes cooking delicious, easy, and fun so that you can, too!

What's inside:

• More than 1,500 inspired recipes and variations
• More than 250 step-by-step illustrations
• A list of recipes that take only 30 or 60 minutes to make
• An exhaustive menu-suggestion section
• Practical cooking how-to's and kitchen equipment basics
• A vast glossary of terms and techniques
• And much, much more

"[Bittman's] goal is the simplest path to deliciousness. . . . That makes him my kitchen god."
Lawrence Downes, The New York Times

"The best basic cookbook I've seen."
Jean-Georges Vongerichten

"A tour de force cookbook."
Jacques Pépin

"Every kitchen needs three things . . . a good cast iron skillet, a fire extinguisher, and Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything. If you use number three, odds are you won't need number two."
Al Roker, host, NBC's Today show and author, Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue

Aus dem Klappentext

Great food is simple to prepare. Mark Bittman has written a comprehensive book (now accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM) for every cook-- aspiring and experienced-- who longs for simple recipes that yield delicious food. It' s for first-time cooks who want to learn the basics of good cooking from a reliable contemporary source. It' s for cooks who are time-pressed and need to get healthful meals on the table with a minimum of fuss. And it' s for old pros who yearn to brighten their repertoires with innovative recipes and tempting flavors. This is the cookbook of today' s generation of cooks, setting new standards in good home cooking. How to Cook Everything(TM) was written for you. Here are more than 1,500 recipes and variations for all occasions that reflect the way you cook today. The recipes are simple to prepare. More than half can be completed in less than 30 minutes, and many more in less than 60 minutes. The emphasis is on fresh, widely available ingredients, basic equipment, and healthful techniques. The recipes are accompanied by sound serving suggestions and time-saving tips. More than 250 explicit step-by-step illustrations make preparation easier than ever. You' ll find additional special features in this exceptional book:

• Numbered steps in every recipe for ease in keeping your place
• Cooking times for every recipe
• Roasting times and temperatures as well as measurement conversions
• Helpful sidebars, such as " Twenty-Three Pasta Sauces You Can Make in Advance"
• An exhaustive menu-suggestion section

• Search the 1,500 recipes in seconds for low-fat or low-calorie options or by ingredient, cuisine, or preparation time
• Access menus created by chefs for vegetarian feasts, Super Bowl parties, family dinners, and more
• Follow 80 audio and illustrated guides for everything from carving a turkey to making bread by hand
• Create your own recipes, automatic shopping lists, and nutrition profiles for any recipe