Product Description

Under one cover this book contains everything any new cook needs to know. Nothing is missing. From food safety tips to storecupboard essentials and an impressive range of recipes that will satisfy the appetite of the most productive newcomer to the kitchen.

Carolyn Humphries proves once again that there is no mystery to great cooking. It cannot only be easy, but also creative, quick and economical - and tastes a whole lot better than any pre-packaged option.

This is a cookbook to stimulate the culinary taste buds of any new cook. Another real classic from Carolyn Humphries.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2573 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 463 pages

From the Back Cover
Down-to-earth advice and great-tasting recipes for new cooks of any age.

There's no mystery to great cooking and this book proves it to you. If you're looking for just one book that will tell you everything you need to know for recreation or inspiration - from a simple supper to a special dinner party - then you need look no further.

For kitchen novices, here is the know-how to get you started and move you forward. This useful book contains a guide to food terms, useful equipment, stocking a store cupboard, planning a menu, food hygiene and basic cooking skills and techniques.

Carolyn Humphries - Britain's sixth best-selling cookery author - shows you how to create and serve recipes that are so quick, easy and simply delicious that you need never taste a supermarket ready-meal again.

Down-to-earth recipes which won't fail to impress. You won't be disappointed.

About the Author
Carolyn started her career at the top working as Head Chef for a restaurant but eventually switched to journalism where, in 1977, she was able to combine her love of food with her flair for words when she became Deputy Cookery Editor for Woman magazine. Over the years she has freelanced for numerous women's, parenting, education, food and lifestyle magazines as well as for PR companies specialising in food, nutrition and health. She has written over 40 books and has taught both cookery and journalism at further education level.

She has written many recipe books and sold over 92,000 books in 2006 alone.

Customer Reviews

Truly superb - a bargain
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This recipe book is a superb addition to anyone's culinary library - clearly not every recipe will suit every person but it is inconceivable that you would not find a significant number of useful recipes in here and even if you found just one nugget, then considering the price, it would be well worth it.

I have used this book extensively and refer to it again and again.

The variety of recipes in the 1000 series is simply staggering - to say you are stuck for choice is an understatement.

Ok, so there are no photographs but against that, the books don't cost a fortune either and they are compact.

You really cannot go wrong with any of these recipe books and when you consider they cost little more than 1 issue of pretty much any food magazine, well, they truly are an absolute bargain.

Buy this one, buy them all - you won't be disappointed.

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Master chef eat your heart out!
This is a great all rounder. Plenty of recipes to suit every taste and best of all quick and simple to prepare no matter how many you are cooking for. I am a self proclaimed novice in the kitchen so when my Husband's family came round for lunch jokes were flying about what I would manage to come up with. But this Classic 1000 title soon bought about a change of tune and by the end of the day everyone was singing my praises. The beauty of the book is that the recipes seem sophisticated and a challenge at first glance... but actually they are very easy. The instructions are well ordered and laid out with enough detail to explain everything clearly for those of us who are not master chefs! I am now confident aabout my next venture and have bought 2 further titles in the Classic 1000 range, which have an equally user friendly format!

Perfect for the beginner!
Having just moved out of home, I had never needed to cook for myself before. But having had enough of frozen supermarket meals, I decided to try some cooking of my own. I found this book to the the perfect learning tool.

Even if you're not just beginning to learn how to cook, this book is an essential. It gives some fantastic basic information such as making your own stock, hygiene, ingredients to always have stocked in your cupboard, planning meals and so much more.

I found the recipes very simple and clear to follow. Being a beginners book, this was really a necessity and it did the job perfectly. There are even recipes for things that I thought would be far too complex to make, but they make it sound so easy to prepare!

Definately a MUST HAVE for anyone who enjoys cooking.