The Everything Classic Recipes Book: 300 All-time Favorites Perfect for Beginners (Everything (Cooking)) [Paperback]

Lynette Rohrer Shirk (Author)

Book Description

Series: Everything (Cooking) | Publication Date: August 9, 2006

If you and your family are looking for simple, delicious meals that you can enjoy at home, look no further. The Everything Classic Recipes Book is an all-new collection of 300 great-tasting staple recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, tasty treats, and snacks. You'll find helpful tips and tricks for getting organized, along with two special chapters offering holiday classics and kids' favorites.
Features recipes for:

French Onion Soup

Pesto Pasta Salad

Buttermilk Pancakes

Shepherd's Pie

Stuffed Pork Loin

Chicken Saltimbocca

Grilled Tuna

Peanut Butter Pie

Strawberry Shortcake
With The Everything Classic Recipes Cookbook, you'll find hundreds of options for savory home-cooked meals and side dishes that won't take up tons of time or break the bank. With choices like these, you're guaranteed to please the whole family!

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About the Author

Lynette Rohrer Shirk is a classically trained chef. She attended the California Culinary Academy's Professional Chef Program, and she has worked in the kitchens of Wolfgang Puck's Postrio and Masa's. She has also worked in the pastry departments at Chez Panisse, Bizou, and Stars Palo Alto restaurants, as well as Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s Corporate Headquarters. Ms. Shirk has had the honor of cooking at the James Beard House in New York City, and she has lectured at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention on the experience of writing and editing the 101 recipes for Wild Women in the Kitchen. She lives in Lewisville, TX.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 2 edition (August 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593376901
• ISBN-13: 978-1593376901
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,222,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars -----Not just for beginners-----, November 18, 2006

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Judith Miller (Bluemont, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything Classic Recipes Book: 300 All-time Favorites Perfect for Beginners (Everything (Cooking)) (Paperback)

In looking over the "new" books, I spotted this one and took it home. After cooking for years, it was refreshing to see recipes that I had not thought to make in a long time.

Yes, some of the recipes are for dishes that I still make, (Shepherd's Pie and Macaroni and Cheese) but again it was fun to look at the variation and with one or two different ingredients give the meal a different twist. How long has it been since you've made a real Pineapple Upside-Down Cake or Pound Cake? We're so used to using the boxed mixes that it's almost a surprise to see how much better the scratch cakes are.

It was like taking a refresher course in basic cooking. The chapter on Dressings lists 10 recipes and also the directions for croutons. I well remember that my Mother always made her own salad dressings and with a few basic ingredients, it's not that difficult. Another chapter that I particularly enjoyed was the one on Sauces.

This is a book that any beginner or expert cook can enjoy.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cooking for Dummies?, January 14, 2008

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Valerie Usowski - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything Classic Recipes Book: 300 All-time Favorites Perfect for Beginners (Everything (Cooking)) (Paperback)

I am not a big fan of book series. The 'Everything' series deals with everything from finance to mafia? Not one of your staple books. Think Betty Crocker or Joy of Cooking or even Martha Stewart. Pass.