First Time Cook [Paperback]

Sophie Grigson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2007

A one-stop guide that shows readers not only how to cook delicious food, but also how to understand ingredients and techniques so to feel completely confident in the kitchen, First Time Cook takes readers through the basics of shopping and cooking equipment. Sophie Grigson then covers each essential cooking technique and food in turn, moving step-by-step through the basics with lots of incredibly useful advice on the possible pitfalls and showing variations and alternatives once you have mastered the essentials. Detailed, dynamic step-by-step photographs show how recipes should look at each stage and finished shots are of real food, not overly styled dishes that only a professional could ever achieve.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Great step-by-step visual guides!a perfect entree into the world of cooking'. Independent on Sunday 'Friendly and chatty, Sophie Grigson is the cook any beginner should have by their side.' Good Food magazine

About the Author

Sophie Grigson is synonymous with great food, often using new and exciting ingredients in simple, easy dishes. Her TV career began in 1993 with the award-winning 12-part series Grow Your Greens, Eat Your Greens for Channel 4. She writes regular features for several magazines and newspapers, including BBC Good Food and Country Living Magazine and has been awarded the Guild of Food Writers Cookery Journalist Award. Sophie is the author of many successful books. She has two children and lives in Oxford.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK (September 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007229569
• ISBN-13: 978-0007229567
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,233,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)