Publisher's Synopsis
Great Food Made Simple
This exceptional Special Edition package of Mark Bittman′s award–winning, blockbuster cookbook, How to Cook Everything™, and the companion interactive CD–ROM, takes cooking to a whole new level. It is a resource for anyone who wants guidance from America′s favorite home cook plus the ability to adapt his expertise to your daily cooking needs with a CD–ROM. Mark Bittman′s relaxed, straightforward approach to cooking will allow you to enjoy yourself and still achieve outstanding results.
Praise for How to Cook Everything™ by Mark Bittman
"In his introduction to How to Cook Everything™, Mark Bittman says, ‘Anyone can cook, and most everyone should.’ Now, hopefully everyone will—this work is a rare achievement. Mark is in that pantheon of a few gifted cooks/writers who make very, very good food simple and accessible. I read his recipes and my mouth waters. I read his directions and head for the kitchen. Bravo, Mark, for taking us away from take–out and back to the fun of food." —Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of the international public radio show The Splendid Table with Lynn Rossetto Kasper
"Useful to the novice cook or the professional chef, How to Cook Everything™ is a tour de force cookbook by Mark Bittman. Mark lends his considerable knowledge and clear, concise writing style to explanations of techniques and quick, classic recipes. This is a complete, reliable cookbook." —Jacques Pépin, award–winning chef, cookbook author, and host of his own PBS television series
"Mark Bittman is not only the best home cook we know, he is also a born teacher, a gifted writer, and a canny kitchen tactician who combines great taste with eminent practicality. Put it all together and you have How to Cook Everything™, a cookbook that will inspire American home cooks not only today but for years to come." —John Willoughby and Chris Schlesinger, co–authors of License to Grill
The interactive CD–ROM in this Special Edition will make cooking easier—and fun! You can… quickly search a database of more than 1,500 recipes, plus any that you create yourself… follow video and audio guidance on foods and cooking techniques from celebrity chefs… plan a work–day dinner or special occasion menu in minutes…plus much Visit us online at www.idgbooks.com
