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Cook anything without a recipe—just let the ingredients lead the way! Author Phyllis Good of Fix-It and Forget-It fame and her circle of friends who love to cook are here to help. No Recipe? No Problem! offers tips, tricks, and inspiration for winging it in the kitchen. Each chapter offers practical kitchen and cooking advice, from an overview of essential tools and pantry items to keep on hand to how to combine flavors and find good substitute ingredients, whether it’s sheet pan chicken, vegetables, pasta, grain bowls, or pizza for tonight’s dinner. Freestyle Cooking charts provide a scaffolding for building a finished dish from what cooks have available; Kitchen Cheat Sheets lend guidance on preparing meats, vegetables, and grains with correct cooking times and temperatures; and stories from Good’s Cooking Circle offer personal experiences and techniques for successfully improvising for delicious results, such as how to combine flavors that work well together or how to use acid to draw out the sweetness in unripened fruit. Like being in the kitchen with a trusted friend or family member who delivers valuable information in a friendly, encouraging way, this book will inspire readers to pull ingredients together, dream up a dish, stir in a little imagination, and make something delicious take shape.
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Cook anything without a recipe—just let the ingredients lead the way! Author Phyllis Good of Fix-It and Forget-It fame and her circle of friends who love to cook are here to help. No Recipe? No Problem! offers tips, tricks, and inspiration for winging it in the kitchen. Each chapter offers practi...
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2 reviews
Moon Fox
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May 3, 2021
I thought that this was a very unique and intriguing cookbook concept, so I just had to give it a try and I'm happy I did. I'd consider myself at least a moderate level cook, so that is what my opinion is based off of. I really liked the concept behind this book. I think it serves as a good jumping in point for novice cooks and nice blend of helpful/fun for everyone up to a moderate skill level. I think the very best thing about this book is that it encourages you learn some basics and then encourages you to let yourself relax in the kitchen and learn to take some chances along the way. So I guess what I'm saying is I kind of think of this book as training wheels for cooking. It will help you loosen up in the kitchen and gain some confidence in your culinary skills. As for the recipes, I felt there was a nice variety of the basics. You will find ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. In the end, I wouldn't say that this is a must have cookbook for everyone, it will be very handy and helpful to some. It is just going to depend on your skill level and your openness to learning to fly by the seat of your pants as you cook. I am posting an objective review of my own accord.
Cathy Geha
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May 11, 2021
No recipe? No Problem! by Phyllis Good How to pull together tasty meals without a recipe Great book for novice cooks and those that have been cooking for awhile ~ I can see this as a wedding gift or purchased to take home to read for new ideas to use when creating meals for family and friends. What I liked: * The illustrations: photos and art * Easy to follow directions * Layout of chapters/information * Approachability for novice cooks * New ideas * Charts * Essential techniques for each type of food * Hints from the cooking circle * Ideas on how to dress up food and what to do with leftovers * Innovative ideas within categories – thinking outside the box * Seasoning information * Basics with variations * The three questions to ask yourself when cooking “Freestyle” * All of it really… What I didn’t like: * No nutritional information available or calories but a basic book so one would need to figure these on their own most likely. Did I enjoy this book? Yes Would I buy it for myself or as a gift? I would Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars
About the author
Phyllis Good is the New York Times best-selling author and creator of the Fix-It and Forget-It series, which has more than 14 million copies in print. Her cookbooks are beloved for their outstandingly flavorful recipes, which are easy to follow and quick to prepare. In addition to writing her own cookbooks, Good served for 35 years as a writer and an editor at Good Books. She is currently the executive editor for Walnut Street Books.
Phyllis Good is the New York Times best-selling author and creator of the Fix-It and Forget-It series, which has more than 14 million copies in print. Her cookbooks are beloved for their outstandingly flavorful recipes, which are easy to follow and quick to prepare. In addition to writing her own...
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