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Look, Dude, I Can Cook!; Four Years of College Cooking Made Easy [Paperback]

Amy Madden (Author)
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July 1, 2007
When Amy Madden's son, Mark, went off to college, he would frequently call her for recipes of the home-cooked meals he was missing while learning to live on his own. Amy's daughter Megan who was already a junior and knew her way around the kitchen also called often for cooking advice. Finally, Amy decided to write down her recipes for Mark and Megan, which gave her the idea to create a resource for helping every college student make fun and nutritious meals to get them through their first years away from home. Look, Dude, I Can Cook! is divided into four sections: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. In progressive fashion, students can start with simple recipes and work their way toward fuss-free gourmet pleasers for everyday cooking and fun occasions alike. Look, Dude, I Can Cook! will provide students with the know-how and confidence to cook healthy and delicious meals, along with shortcuts and money-saving tips. Also included are lists of essential cooking utensils and pantry items, as well as a glossary of cooking terms.

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Though it's not the first of its kind, Madden's starter cookbook handily distinguishes itself with faithful classics like black bean soup and marinated steak that get more sophisticated as the book progresses. Madden gives neophytes good habits to follow early, calling for fresh ingredients instead of prepared cheese sauce, canned or other ready-made accoutrements, and using basics like pasta salad and burgers to build confidence before tackling more advanced recipes like French-Style Beef Bourguingnon. Flavors are bright and plentiful, thanks to lessons on the proper use of fresh herbs and caramelizing onions, along with other skills that cooks will use for the rest of their lives. Standards such as chili, macaroni and cheese and a simple artichoke dip comprise the bulk of recipes, though Madden also offers a quick and tasty key lime marinade for shrimp and a surefire method for assembling chocolate-dipped strawberries, either of which could easily become favorites. Madden overreaches with some irrelevant (occasionally cringe-worthy) slang lessons (defining, for instance, "Demics" and "Mouse Potato"), but this solid collection makes a welcome resource for anyone new to cooking for themselves.
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Though it's not the first of its kind, Madden's starter cookbook handily distinguishes itself with faithful classics like black bean soup and marinated steak that get more sophisticated as the book progresses. Madden gives neophytes good habits to follow early, calling for fresh ingredients instead of prepared cheese sauce, canned or other ready-made accoutrements, and using basics like pasta salad and burgers to build confidence before tackling more advanced recipes like French-Style Beef Bourguignon. Flavors are bright and plentiful, thanks to lessons on the proper use of fresh herbs and caramelizing onions, along with other skills that cooks will use for the rest of their lives. Standards such as chili, macaroni and cheese and a simple artichoke dip comprise the bulk of recipes, though Madden also offers a quick and tasty key lime marinade for shrimp and a surefire method for assembling chocolate-dipped strawberries, either of which could easily become favorites...This solid collection makes a welcome resource for anyone new to cooking for themselves. --Publishers Weekly Online Edition

Product Details

  • Paperback: 178 pages
  • Publisher: Syren Book Company; 1 edition (July 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0929636783
  • ISBN-13: 978-0929636788
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #972,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Guaranteed to enhance the culinary quality of college life., September 1, 2007
This review is from: Look, Dude, I Can Cook!; Four Years of College Cooking Made Easy (Paperback)
Next to their classroom textbooks, what college kids on their own for the first time need most is a good cookbook. So Amy Madden (a Atlanta travel writer with two college kids of her own) has composed "Look Dude, I Can Cook!: Four years Of College Cooking Made Easy". This compendium of easy to prepare and palate pleasing dishes offers simple but elegant recipes for demanding students, invaluable shortcuts for the time-stressed student, money-saving tips for cash-strapped students. "Look Dude, I Can Cook!" also features lists of essential cooking utensils and pantry items, as well as a glossary of cooking terms. From Strawberry Shortcakes; Dilled Potato Salad; Decadent Chocolate Brownies; and Tofu Stir-Fry; to Easy Quiche Lorraine; Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Lemon Cream and Chives; Grilled Pork Kabobs with Chimichurri Sauce; and Goat Cheese Scalloped Potatoes, the recipes comprising this outstanding, thoroughly 'user friendly', and thoroughly nutritious cookbook, is guaranteed to enhance the culinary quality of college life.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The recipes look awesome, however..., July 30, 2009
This review is from: Look, Dude, I Can Cook!; Four Years of College Cooking Made Easy (Paperback)
I surveyed the recipes in this book, and most of them look awesome and within reach of a beginning cook (even the "senior" recipes, meant for those with a little more experience, are not that complicated).

I'm giving it a 4 instead of a 5 because the cover is cheesy, and so is the college slang that I've never heard of (although the glossary helps).
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
substitute light margarine, light margarine for butter, heavy large saucepan, vegetarian variation
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Tailgating Menu, Can Cook, Monterey Jack, Can Code, Decadent Chocolate Brownies, Lesson Plan, Tortilla Española, Granny Smith, Grilled Southwest Chicken, Kraft Classic Melts, Parmigiano Reggiano
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