Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks : 5,000 Ingenious Kitchen Hints, Secrets, Shortcuts, and Solutions
- Book Review,
by David Joachim
From Publishers Weekly
Organized alphabetically from "Acidity" to "Zucchini" this compendium of cooking techniques, ingredient facts and smart tips is comprehensive and prosaic. Each entry is broken down to its "Basics," with "Problem Solvers," "Time Savers," "Flavor Tips" and "Healthy Hints" that can be ignored or pressed into service as necessary. Joachim (Prevention's The Healthy Cook) includes over 1,000 full-blown recipes, mostly American standards like Pot Roast or Classic Macaroni and Cheese, though a few are more adventurous (Indian Ground Meat Kabobs made with lamb, Black Olive Tapenade). Most are quickly and easily executed, and difficult tasks like prepping artichokes are illustrated with simple drawings. Throughout the book, sidebars feature groups of related recipes such as Five Low-Fat Creamy Salad Dressings or Three Quick Dishes Using Frozen Broccoli (soup, pasta and stir-fry). A feature titled "Fascinating Facts" provides historical tidbits about food. (Peppercorns, for instance, "were once more valuable than gold.") Joachim also offers tips on setting up a kitchen, estimating food for a crowd and throwing a party. At the end of the book he includes charts listing measurement conversions, ingredient substitutes, pan sizes and, for cooks truly in crisis, phone numbers for "Holiday Hotlines" such as the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. Gourmets will scoff at such low-brow touches (and at the general-audience prose), but kitchen novices will find the content usefully arrayed and presented. (July 11)Forecast: Rodale has staked out a middle ground between the IDS Dummies series and lush, upscale guides. Joachim, who makes frequent TV appearances, should bring some name recognition to this title, which, combined with the Rodale brand, will achieve solid sales.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Despite the title's hyperbole, Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks presents an encyclopedic range of simple and sound advice identifying and describing common ingredients and kitchen techniques. David Joachim offers the confused and questioning cook a helping hand with substitutions and shortcuts such as using pressure cooking to save time or browning meat in a broiler while browning vegetables in a pot before combining them in a braising pot. He also distinguishes bruschetta from crostini. Recipes illustrate specifically the use of some of Joachim's suggestions. Librarians will find this a helpful volume for answering telephone reference questions from panicky cooks. Mark Knoblauch
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Review
"Do you want to cook like a pro? Then Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is your answer. This exhaustively researched, masterfully organized book will help you be a faster, smarter, better cook. And isn't that what we all want?"--Pam Anderson, author of How to Cook without a Book and The Perfect Recipe
"Move over Joy of Cooking. Make way for Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks. There's enough culinary wisdom and savvy food tips packed into this book to keep you cooking and eating well for a lifetime."--Steven Raichlen, author of the award-winning Barbecue Bible, Healthy Latin Cooking, and How to Grill
"Here, finally, is a great reference book for novice and experienced cooks alike. The A-Z arrangement and accurate cross-referencing make it easy to find all the information you need--especially when another cookbook gives incomplete or unclear instructions. Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is destined to become a classic."--Nick Malgieri, author of Chocolate and Cookies Unlimited
Review
"Do you want to cook like a pro? Then Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is your answer. This exhaustively researched, masterfully organized book will help you be a faster, smarter, better cook. And isn't that what we all want?"--Pam Anderson, author of How to Cook without a Book and The Perfect Recipe
"Move over Joy of Cooking. Make way for Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks. There's enough culinary wisdom and savvy food tips packed into this book to keep you cooking and eating well for a lifetime."--Steven Raichlen, author of the award-winning Barbecue Bible, Healthy Latin Cooking, and How to Grill
"Here, finally, is a great reference book for novice and experienced cooks alike. The A-Z arrangement and accurate cross-referencing make it easy to find all the information you need--especially when another cookbook gives incomplete or unclear instructions. Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is destined to become a classic."--Nick Malgieri, author of Chocolate and Cookies Unlimited
Book Description
Come meet your new best friend in the kitchen. Introducing the big book of home-cooking secrets, fabulous food tips, simple solutions, and recipes to rave about! Whether you cook a little or a lot, plain or fancy, healthy or hearty, for your family or just for fun, this is the one book that does it all--faster and easier than you ever dreamed!
Find out how to choose the juiciest oranges, perk up limp asparagus, chop an onion with no tears, grill a steak to juicy perfection, rescue any oversalted dish, and crack an egg with one hand. Or, if you're simply tired of the same old meals night after night, discover hundreds of easy recipes that put great-tasting food on your table fast.
With this book, you can cook anything with skill, confidence, and pleasure--from a moist, juicy Thanksgiving turkey to a healthy chocolate-banana cream pie to your family's favorite chili with a delicious new twist.
Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is the book to keep by your side whenever you cook. It's your silent partner, your creative inspiration, and your cooking emergency hotline all rolled into one! This indispensable kitchen companion contains all the practical, down-to-earth cooking wisdom that you will ever need. Learn quick new tricks and clever trade secrets. Discover dozens of recipe rescues. Put a new spin on tried-and-true dishes. Most of all, learn how to cook faster, cook smarter, and have more fun in the kitchen.
You'll find the following special features and many more in this extraordinary book:
* Over 5,000 brilliant tips on buying, storing, and preparing food; boosting flavor; cooking healthfully; saving time; rescuing failed recipes; and much more
* More than 900 simple, great-tasting recipes for home cooks
* Over 200 helpful boxes such as "How Baking Works" and "Four Ways to Flavor Pork Tenderloin"
* 170 step-by-step illustrations that teach you timesaving techniques
* More than 150 fascinating food facts and household hints
* Over 25 useful charts and tables with emergency substitutions, metric conversions, a guide to pan sizes, and much more
* The combined experience of five top cooking experts
* Easy-to-use, find-it-fast format
From the Inside Flap
Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks
Come meet your new best friend in the kitchen. Introducing the big book of home-cooking secrets, fabulous food tips, simple solutions, and recipes to rave about! Whether you cook a little or a lot, plain or fancy, healthy or hearty, for your family or just for fun, this is the one book that does it all--faster and easier than you ever dreamed!
Find out how to choose the juiciest oranges, perk up limp asparagus, chop an onion with no tears, grill a steak to juicy perfection, rescue any oversalted dish, and crack an egg with one hand. Or, if you're simply tired of the same old meals night after night, discover hundreds of easy recipes that put great-tasting food on your table fast.
With this book, you can cook anything with skill, confidence, and pleasure--from a moist, juicy Thanksgiving turkey to a healthy chocolate-banana cream pie to your family's favorite chili with a delicious new twist.
Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is the book to keep by your side whenever you cook. It's your silent partner, your creative inspiration, and your cooking emergency hotline all rolled into one! This indispensable kitchen companion contains all the practical, down-to-earth cooking wisdom that you will ever need. Learn quick new tricks and clever trade secrets. Discover dozens of recipe rescues. Put a new spin on tried-and-true dishes. Most of all, learn how to cook faster, cook smarter, and have more fun in the kitchen.
You'll find the following special features and many more in this extraordinary book:
* Over 5,000 brilliant tips on buying, storing, and preparing food; boosting flavor; cooking healthfully; saving time; rescuing failed recipes; and much more
* More than 900 simple, great-tasting recipes for home cooks
* Over 200 helpful boxes such as "How Baking Works" and "Four Ways to Flavor Pork Tenderloin"
* 170 step-by-step illustrations that teach you timesaving techniques
* More than 150 fascinating food facts and household hints
* Over 25 useful charts and tables with emergency substitutions, metric conversions, a guide to pan sizes, and much more
* The combined experience of five top cooking experts
* Easy-to-use, find-it-fast format
David Joachim is an editor, author, and spokesperson for Rodale cookbooks such as Prevention's The Healthy Cook and Vegetarian and More! He makes regular appearances on national television and radio, including the Discovery Channel, Food Network, QVC, and National Public Radio. He edited Steven Raichlen's Healthy Latin Cooking, which won a James Beard Award and was a finalist for a Julia Child Award.
From the Back Cover
"Be A Faster, Smarter, Better Cook"
AND HAVE MORE FUN, TOO! Cookbook editor David Joachim has teamed up with leading food experts across the country to bring you the most comprehensive home-cooking reference book ever. Get down-to-earth answers to the cooking questions that you face every day. From A to Z, you'll discover more than 5,000 insider kitchen tips and over 900 recipes for incredibly easy, incredibly good food. Finally, you can enjoy yourself in the kitchen and still win raves.
"Do you want to cook like a pro? Then Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is your answer. This exhaustively researched, masterfully organized book will help you be a faster, smarter, better cook. And isn't that what we all want?"--Pam Anderson, author of How to Cook without a Book and The Perfect Recipe
"Move over Joy of Cooking. Make way for Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks. There's enough culinary wisdom and savvy food tips packed into this book to keep you cooking and eating well for a lifetime."--Steven Raichlen, author of the award-winning Barbecue Bible, Healthy Latin Cooking, and How to Grill
"Here, finally, is a great reference book for novice and experienced cooks alike. The A-Z arrangement and accurate cross-referencing make it easy to find all the information you need--especially when another cookbook gives incomplete or unclear instructions. Brilliant Food Tips and Cooking Tricks is destined to become a classic."--Nick Malgieri, author of Chocolate and Cookies Unlimited
About the Author
David Joachim is an editor, author, and spokesperson for Rodale cookbooks such as Prevention's The Healthy Cook and Vegetarian and More! He makes regular appearances on national television and radio, including the Discovery Channel, Food Network, QVC, and National Public Radio. He edited Steven Raichlen's Healthy Latin Cooking, which won a James Beard Award and was a finalist for a Julia Child Award.
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