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No More Mac and Cheese: A Bachelor's Guide to Cooking with Ease

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As a bachelor with limited cooking skills, I have purchased numerous self-help books over the years. Finally, I have found a book that makes cooking easy and fun. There are numerous recipes which have turned out great, including Hamburger Stroganoff. By following the step-by-step instructions I am able to eat a fun and nutritious meal every night. My girlfriend now thinks that I am a wiz in the kitchen. In that way, it has really changed my life. I look forward to coming every night to cook, instead of going out for a drink with Bobby Clark. I feel healthier. I have also developed a new hobby to go along with bowling and fishing. The only downide to the book, I would say, are the drawings, which tend to distract the reader from the tremendous content. If you are only going to have one book about cooking, and don't want to spend more than $5, this is the one.

Like the title of this review says, it's a interesting read - but it really is LESS book than I expected. It was bound by plastic spirals - like a notebook.

The read itself was easy, information presented was simple and to the point, and there was a bit of humor.

While I did not need this book for myself, as it was a gift to my brother who eats nothing but ramen noodles, information presented was pretty solid advice for a beginning cooker.

So, I'd recommend this book for a new college student or someone else starting out on their own for the first time - especially if mom and dad didn't teach him/her how to do the basics in a kitchen.

With a lighthearted touch, Will Marks translates cooking complexitites into functional dishes for the everyday postcollege man. Readers will marvel at the simple elegance of Mr. Marks' menu, and wonder out loud why he would forsake his kitchen brilliance for the banality of Wall Street.

Easy to use, practical, clever, and delicious recipes. Good for beginning cooks and for experienced ones too! Amusing as well as tasty recipes. Minnie Garnish, mother of three hungry animals

William Marks' recipes are so delicious that my mouth salivates thinking about them. In fact, sometimes I cannot sleep at night thinking about "Chicken Cordon Orange." The book definitely arouses me - even more so than the recipes of Julia Child.

So I had this New Year's Resolution that I'd actually learn to cook decently for myself. This was one of a few books that I bought, but every recipe is written in rhyme! (I'm dumb and didn't figure out this theme from the title.) I don't think I'll be working much out of this, The Real Man's Cookbook seems infinitely more useful for, you know, actually cooking.

Maybe it is the rhyming that throws this book off. I found the book cute but really unhelpful. I lost my wife a month ago, and before tackling her cookbooks (she loved to cook!) I thought I'd start out simple. I can say that after ordering this book, it gave me the inertia to tackle her books, so that's the good that came of it!

This book should only be purchased for 12 year olds who are moving out on there own. Anyone 18 years or older would find it very insulting, this is a retarded book.