Cookbooks For Beginners Of All Ages

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By Rhea Frazier


When it comes to thoughtful presents, books are high on the list. One great idea for children or young adults out on their own for the first time is one of the many cookbooks for beginners. It's true that there are a million plus recipes online these days, but it's so much easier to have a good idea for dinner or to find a forgotten detail in a favorite dish right on your counter.

There are literally hundreds of different kinds of cooking guides. If you're looking for a great wedding present, for instance, one of the classics is good. The Joy Of Cooking, for example, has many gourmet dishes but also covers the basics. In addition, it has a lot of good kitchen information, like how to substitute ingredients if you're missing one on the list. It also explains many cooking terms, which might be unfamiliar.

Classics of another type - exclusively American - are the many volumes from the Betty Crocker kitchen. These books - which include those for children, for family cooking, and for special holidays - specialize in quick, easy-to-prepare dishes. Chocolate chip cookies, hearty stews, macaroni and cheese casseroles, meat loaf, and apple pie are perennial favorites.

A cookbook can have a theme. Some may feature only casseroles, others may contain recipes made with canned soup, and others may be compiled by ladies' clubs, fire department auxiliaries, or churches. Southern hospitality, Texas barbecue, New England seafood, or New Orleans Cajun cuisine are examples of regional fare that those from other parts of the country or the world may be novices at preparing.

Today there are lots of specialty diet books, which tell people how to cut the fat but keep the flavor, make desserts without sugar, be a healthy vegetarian, or make low-carbohydrate meals. If you or someone you know is starting a lifestyle-changing regime, a targeted cookbook can be a thoughtful and appreciated gift. Eating like a caveman, like a rabbit, or like a fruit-bat is not instinctive for humans, after all.

There are many fun cooking guides for kids, with safe recipes to make alone like no-bake cookies or easy ones to fix under supervision, like grilled cheese or jello squares. Older people who meed to change their eating habits will appreciate new ideas. Healthy eating may be hard for those who can't tell spinach from lettuce or who have never broiled anything. All of these people could benefit from the right cookbook.

Seafood is another kind of dish that many need help to prepare. Crock-pot cooking is popular with busy families. Making bread at home can be a wonderful hobby and an activity that the whole family can enjoy from beginning to end. Even using leftovers is a topic that has achieved publication more than once.

Everyone likes to eat - and most of us don't want it all to be raw. Therefore there's always a need for fresh ideas and better ways to delight the palate. Whether it's out of necessity or based on a desire to please, proficiency enhances cooking every time. Give a gift that keeps on giving and find the perfect cookbook for everyone on your list.




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