Cooking by the Numbers
Pros: superb beginners book, wonderful illustrations, and step by step directions
Cons: not geared toward an experienced cook
Reviewed by Pamela Grant Once upon a time every human being has looked at an egg and thought, "What am I supposed to do with that?" Come on admit it. There was that once, when you were little. Most of us get over it. There are, however, those of us who reach adult life not knowing why or how to crack an egg, or, once that task is accomplished, what to do with it next. I can't count how many times I have heard "I don't know how to cook," or "I could never do that," or maybe you're familiar with "I don't cook. It's too complicated." Cooking is a basic skill that everyone should have at least a little knowledge about. No More Takeout is just the book for those people who...
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