Hi all,

Any ideas of a good cookbook for 1) a bachelor who doesn't know the
first thing about cooking, 2) doesn't like vegetables, 3) doesn't like
spicy foods, 4) is lactose intolerant? I'm looking for a meat and
potatoes learners book ...

Many thanks in advance!
Robin

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>Hi all,
>
>Any ideas of a good cookbook for 1) a bachelor who doesn't know the
>first thing about cooking, 2) doesn't like vegetables, 3) doesn't like
>spicy foods, 4) is lactose intolerant? I'm looking for a meat and
>potatoes learners book ...
>
>Many thanks in advance!
>Robin
>
>

"joy of cooking". preferably the '75 edition. (though my first "learning"
cookbook was the more recent '97 edition, and I have cooked up many a
successful meal from the recipes within) lots of good, basic, meat and
potatoes stuff presented in a mostly no-nonsense format. i have found, that
with the exception of things like whipped cream et. al, soy, rice and nut
milks substitute fairly for the milk called for in recipes. if he fails with
that, there is always "a man, a plan, a can" (or something like that. i
browsed it at the bookstore a while back.) its not "real" cooking, but a
reasonable facsimile.
**putting on flame-retardant**
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saerah

TANSTAAFL
" conservatives have no logic"
- Eddie "****in'" Hill

_How to Cook Everything_ by Mark Bittner. You won't use 90% of it for a
while, but when you decide to make something more elaborate it will be there
for you.

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> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Any ideas of a good cookbook for 1) a bachelor who doesn't know the
> first thing about cooking, 2) doesn't like vegetables, 3) doesn't like
> spicy foods, 4) is lactose intolerant? I'm looking for a meat and
> potatoes learners book ...
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> Robin
>

On 6 Dec 2004 19:14:13 -0800, wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Any ideas of a good cookbook for 1) a bachelor who doesn't know the
>first thing about cooking, 2) doesn't like vegetables, 3) doesn't like
>spicy foods, 4) is lactose intolerant? I'm looking for a meat and
>potatoes learners book ...
>
>Many thanks in advance!
>Robin

If you don't mind working from a website instead of from a book, here is a
very good resource:
http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Any ideas of a good cookbook for 1) a bachelor who doesn't know the
> first thing about cooking, 2) doesn't like vegetables, 3) doesn't like
> spicy foods, 4) is lactose intolerant? I'm looking for a meat and
> potatoes learners book ...

I got my start in cooking with Joy of Cooking.

Try and find an old copy of the McCall's Cookbook c.1970-ish. There's
even a section on how to boil water, and how to tell the differences
from a simmer to a rolling boil!
Good Luck.

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 02:05:20 -0500, Saerah wrote:

> jmcquown wrote in message >.. .
>>Saerah wrote:
>>> Susan wrote in message
>>>> Two suggestions: "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman.
>>>>
>>>> Or buy a children's cookbook; they have lots of info about basic
>>>> kitchen tools/utensils, how to use them, how to measure, etc...

The simplest cookbooks I've seen -- noticeably simpler than children's
cookbooks -- are aimed at college students. That is, ones who have never
cooked before. If you want something really, really basic, look at those.

On the other hand, children's cookbooks have better pictures.

Rule of thumb: Books for adults who have to learn in a hurry are simpler
than books for children.

"Who have to learn in a hurry" includes: WW II naval officers whose
training had been somewhat rushed. One such book doesn't _quite_ begin by
explaining what an ocean is or the differences between a ship and a rubber
duckie, but it's very basic. Teachers who've just been told "I know you
were hired to teach English, but we need someone to teach the advanced math
courses..."

Note: I learned to cook by asking my mother for hamburgers at breakfast.
She said sure -- as long as I cooked them.


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Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood
Predictions and Politics http://dsgood.blogspot.com
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.

Hi Dan,

The college student route is a good idea. I'll check it out.

Hamburgers for breakfast? Is that a teenage boy thing? (I have two
small boys. My husband has warned me that someday, they will eat us
out of house and home!)

Thanks,
Robin

Dan Goodman wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 02:05:20 -0500, Saerah wrote:
>
> > jmcquown wrote in message
>.. .
> >>Saerah wrote:
> >>> Susan wrote in message
> >>>> Two suggestions: "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman.
> >>>>
> >>>> Or buy a children's cookbook; they have lots of info about basic
> >>>> kitchen tools/utensils, how to use them, how to measure, etc...
>
> The simplest cookbooks I've seen -- noticeably simpler than
children's
> cookbooks -- are aimed at college students. That is, ones who have
never
> cooked before. If you want something really, really basic, look at
those.
>
> On the other hand, children's cookbooks have better pictures.
>
> Rule of thumb: Books for adults who have to learn in a hurry are
simpler
> than books for children.
>
> "Who have to learn in a hurry" includes: WW II naval officers whose
> training had been somewhat rushed. One such book doesn't _quite_
begin by
> explaining what an ocean is or the differences between a ship and a
rubber
> duckie, but it's very basic. Teachers who've just been told "I know
you
> were hired to teach English, but we need someone to teach the
advanced math
> courses..."
>
> Note: I learned to cook by asking my mother for hamburgers at
breakfast.
> She said sure -- as long as I cooked them.
>
>
> --
> Dan Goodman
> Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood
> Predictions and Politics http://dsgood.blogspot.com
> All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
> John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.

Hi Dan,

The college student route is a good idea. I'll check it out.

Hamburgers for breakfast? Is that a teenage boy thing? (I have two
small boys. My husband has warned me that someday they will eat us out
of house and home!)

Thanks,
Robin

Dan Goodman wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 02:05:20 -0500, Saerah wrote:
>
> > jmcquown wrote in message
>.. .
> >>Saerah wrote:
> >>> Susan wrote in message
> >>>> Two suggestions: "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman.
> >>>>
> >>>> Or buy a children's cookbook; they have lots of info about basic
> >>>> kitchen tools/utensils, how to use them, how to measure, etc...
>
> The simplest cookbooks I've seen -- noticeably simpler than
children's
> cookbooks -- are aimed at college students. That is, ones who have
never
> cooked before. If you want something really, really basic, look at
those.
>
> On the other hand, children's cookbooks have better pictures.
>
> Rule of thumb: Books for adults who have to learn in a hurry are
simpler
> than books for children.
>
> "Who have to learn in a hurry" includes: WW II naval officers whose
> training had been somewhat rushed. One such book doesn't _quite_
begin by
> explaining what an ocean is or the differences between a ship and a
rubber
> duckie, but it's very basic. Teachers who've just been told "I know
you
> were hired to teach English, but we need someone to teach the
advanced math
> courses..."
>
> Note: I learned to cook by asking my mother for hamburgers at
breakfast.
> She said sure -- as long as I cooked them.
>
>
> --
> Dan Goodman
> Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood
> Predictions and Politics http://dsgood.blogspot.com
> All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
> John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.

Hi,
I picked up a book called "Cookery for Absolute Beginners" by Lynette
Baxter, published by Abbeydale Press, 2002. I refer to it from time to time
when I am looking for something most cooks think is too simple to mention.
John.


> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Any ideas of a good cookbook for 1) a bachelor who doesn't know the
> first thing about cooking, 2) doesn't like vegetables, 3) doesn't like
> spicy foods, 4) is lactose intolerant? I'm looking for a meat and
> potatoes learners book ...
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> Robin
>

On 6 Dec 2004 19:14:13 -0800, scribbled
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>Hi all,
>
>Any ideas of a good cookbook for 1) a bachelor who doesn't know the
>first thing about cooking, 2) doesn't like vegetables, 3) doesn't like
>spicy foods, 4) is lactose intolerant? I'm looking for a meat and
>potatoes learners book ...
>
>Many thanks in advance!
>Robin


The Joy of Cooking, either in CDRom format, or the must have
hardbound book ($30.00 +/-). It is THE Bible for a cook.
Authored by Rombauer, Rombauer-Becker and Becker.

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