Great Food Made Simple

Here's the breakthrough one-stop cooking reference for today's generation of cooks Nationally known cooking authority Mark Bittman shows you how to prepare great food for all occasions using simple techniques, fresh ingredients, and basic kitchen equipment. Just as important, How to Cook Everything takes a relaxed, straightforward approach to cooking, so you can enjoy yourself in the kitchen 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 cook/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 Lynne Rossetto Kasper

Mark Bittman is the best home cook I know, and How to Cook Everything is the best basic cookbook I've seen.

— Jean-Georges Vongerichten, award-winning chef/owner of Jean-Georges

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 Pepin, chef, cookbook author, and host of his own PBS television series

Sometimes all the things that aparticular person does best come together in a burst of synergy, and the result is truly marvelous. This book is just such an instance. 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, coauthors of License to Grill

Nationally known cooking authority Mark Bittman shows readers how to prepare great food for all occasions using simple techniques, fresh ingredients, and basic kitchen equipment in this relaxed, straightforward approach to cooking.

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 Pé pin

"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"

- Jean-Georges Vongerichten, award-winning chef/owner of Jean-Georges. "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 Pepin, chef, cookbook author, and host of his own "PBS" television series. "Sometimes all the things that a particular person does best come together in a burst of synergy, and the result is truly marvellous. This book is just such an instance. 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".