Binding: Paperback Brand: Workman Press Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5 EAN: 9780894803413 ISBN: 0894803417 Label: Workman Publishing Company Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 864 Publication Date: January 10, 1989 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Sales Rank: 22799 Studio: Workman Publishing Company
new basics cookbook
Wonderful cookbok, great recipies. I bought my wife a new copy and we give the book out as gifts.
Shouldn't be called basics
When I think of a 'basics' cookbook, I think of the simple version of the recipe, or an least ingredients I can find easily at a super market. I am sure the recipes in here are delicious, however I am far to intimidated to try them because I don't even know what most of the igredients or final products are. The format of the book is fantastic. I do love flipping through it!!!
Best cook book I own.
I love to cook and I have many cook books. The typical problem with cook books is that they often call for ingredients I don't have on hand or outlandish amounts of time that a single working mom just doesn't have. This cook book is phenomenal. It calls for basic types of ingredients (basic for me anyway), easy steps and phenomenal outcomes. Since I got this cookbook I've averaged using it 3x/week which is a great deal for me. I plan on using this cook book as gifts for neices/nephews as they graduate as well as wedding/baby showers gifts. Another great aspect of the book is that it gives great ideas for setting up your kitchen (utensils, ingredient to have on hand, etc.) and teaches many basics things that either you didn't know you didn't ... Read More
"The New Basics" - An Adventure in False Advertising
After moving into my first apartment while in college I bought this cookbook hoping it would be the only cookbook I'd need - 10 years later I've perhaps made a total of 10 recipes and each one has been underwhelming to say the least, never to be repeated. As far as actual recipes go, it is by far the least useful cookbook in my house.
Lets start with the so-called "basics." New England Clam Chowder, to me the ultimate comfort soup. Using The New Basics Cookbook's recipe the result is an off-color (too dark, likely due to the massive amount of bacon it calls for), too thick, and simply odd-tasting - lacking flavor and possessing an obvious misdirected flavor at the same time. I'd never had more respect for Campbell's. Years later I tried another ... Read More
Great Cookbook
I've tried dozens of recipes from The New Basics Cookbook and there hasn't been one that I didn't love. It's my "go to" book when I'm looking for a guaranteed winner to serve to guests. Some favorites are the prosciutto bread, beef bourguignon, bernaise sauce, roquefort tart, and the spinach and cheese pasta. I had to order a second copy because I've worn out the first one. I have tons of cookbooks but I truly consider this one of the best.
