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If this sounds like you, chances are you're a beginner cook. You are trying to use your kitchen to make home cooked / hearty meals - but don't always know exactly how to prepare something. Or cut something. Or season.

If the above is the case, then this is THE book. Learning To Cook has several sections - appetizers, soups, salads, fish, chicken, meats, vegetables, breakfasts, deserts, etc. Each section has 5 - 10 recipes. What makes this book unique is that each recipe is a beginners "how to" on how to make the dish. And the instructions cover EVERYTHING! That is, you can start clueless, then read a recipe in 15 minutes and know exactly HOW to make a great salad - or soup - or fish - or chicken dish.

I've used this book for a month as follows: I've read one recipe about every other evening. I've stopped at a supermarket on my way home from work to purchase what the recipe calls for. I then re-read the recipe and then follow the instructions to make a great meal - every time.

In just a month, I've graduated from the level of kitchen neophyte!

The book is also full of tidbits - how to store fruit, photos of various salads, what to do with leftovers.

If you've never cooked in your life, or have tried and have been disappointed, or are embarresed to admit it you don't know what you're doing in a kitchen, then Learning To Cook is a must!


Add this book to your cookbook library now!   June 15, 1999
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I bought this book simply to complete my Marion Cunningham collection, but instantly found myself cooking my way through the recipes. There is something between these covers for all cooks, not just beginners. An added bonus is the way Marion's warmth and patience comes through on every page. She is truly a national treasure.


ANOTHER TREASURE FROM MARION CUNNINGHAM   May 8, 1999
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

At this point I am a really good home cook, and I would have passed this up as a book for beginners if I didn't consider Ms. Cunningham a culinary genius. I owe my skills to my love of good food, followed by Julia Child, M.F.K. Fisher, Barbara Kafka, Marcella Hazan, and last but definitely not least, Marion Cunningham. Anyone who loves to cook should get this book, buy a waffle iron, and make raised waffles for everyone he or she loves. You will not be disappointed (but you may gain weight)and whoever you have served them to will be in your thrall. Enjoy.