A very simple cook book?

Question

I am looking for a very simple cook book, to cook stuff like fish cakes/beefburgers/organic burgers all simple things not anything too posh or for presentation, and being very detailed would be nice. I have never been very confident with cooking but I would like to learn slowly now. thanks if anyone can help

Answer 1

I would get 'The Joy of Cooking". It's encyclopedic in content and simple in execution with excellent instructions.

Answer 2

Try Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food". It's the best cookbook I've ever come across and he really makes it simple. If you want to save a few bucks, you can get "How to Cook Everything: The Basics", which is an abridged version and only has the simplest, most basic recipes.

Answer 3

For really simple recipes I love "The New Students' Cook Book" by Carolyn Humphries. She also has a "New Students' Veggie Cook Book". All the recipes are easy and cheap to make with all the ingredients being widely available and easy to find in every supermarket. When you get more confident lots of the recipes can be easily jazzed up too.

There's a Carolyn Humpries student cook book I've found on amazon - 1000 recipes! Should keep you going for a while! I'd highly recommend it based on other cook books I own by her. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-1000-Student-Recipes/dp/0572029810/sr=8-1/qid=1169588902/ref=sr_1_1/026-9298262-2889200?ie=UTF8&s=books

Answer 4

I learned how to cook with the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. It's the one with the red-checkered cover. There's a new edition every couple years. There are recipes of every kind, and tons of information like substitutions and tips and hints. All these years later and the 3 ones that I have (dating from the 60's!) are still the first ones I reach for.

Answer 5

All the above seem good suggestions, but there are also many books aimed at students called such things as "Student Grub", and these have simple food with more detailed explanation of what the terms actually mean. I would recommend looking in a bookshop, rather than online, as you can actually browse and find the one whose style you like best, as some might assume too much or too little for you.

Answer 6

Betty Crocker
Rachel Ray's 30-Minute Meals
Paula Deen


Go to the library or book store. There are tons of good easy coookbooks. Bon apetit! Watching The Food Network is a good idea too or check out their website.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/

Answer 7

The simplest one that I know is "A Man, A Can, A Plan"
My brother uses it every day. May not have everything that you are looking for, but it is a start. I also use www.allrecipes.com - put in one ingredient that I want to use, and bam I have several recipes to choose from. I pick the one that suits me best - if I am short on time, or short on patients.
Good luck!

Answer 8

I use Be-Ro flour cook book of Home Recipes, if you look on the back of packets of Be-Ro flour use can send for a copy of the book. Over38 million copies have been sold since it's launch in 1923 making it the best selling cook book of all time

Answer 9

Real Fast Food by Nigel Slater. It's really tasty things you can put together quickly and there's bits that explain about different ingredients, and it's not complicated.
Whatever book you end up buying, get one by someone you know of. There are some truly awful recipes books out there.

Answer 10

You cant go wrong with a Delia Smith cook book she does basic things like boiling a egg upwards a very basic one is

Delia` How to Cook
Book one

Answer 11

Try Betty Crocker's "Everything You Need To Know To Cook." It has recipes for almost everything you can think of plus lots of cooking tips. The recipes are simple but easy to follow. I love mine!