Clueless in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for Teens - Softcover

Raab, E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550139355 ISBN 13: 9781550139358

Publisher: Key Porter Books Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

You're young, you're hungry, you're clueless

The kitchen looms before you like something from a bad horror film. There's food in there, but then what? It'll have to be cooked... or at least peeled. Probably both. It's enough to scare even the foolhardy, but then so is a diet of macaroni and cheese. And you can't afford to keep ordering pizza. Aaarghh!

Relax! You're not alone. Author Evelyn Raab (mom to two teenage sons) understands that the kitchen is alien territory, and she is going to teach you everything you need to know to produce something deliciously edible out of actual ingredients -- in other words, cook -- and live to tell the tale.

Incredibly thorough, never condescending, and with a dash of humor, Clueless in the Kitchen leads culinary neophytes through the entire range of kitchen experience -- from cleaning a stove and outfitting a first kitchen (cheaply), to unplugging a drain and identifying that stuff in the bulk-food bins. Two hundred easy-to-follow recipes show how to make all kinds of simple and scrumptious dishes for every meal and occasion, beginning with "Breakfast: A Cruel Joke" and ending with Snacks and Munchies." There's even a chapter devoted exclusively to the "Vehemently Vegetarian."

And there's more! Each recipe is coded with an icon symbolizing vegetarian meals, cheap eats, couch potato, mom, or family food, food to impress, and snacks and munchies. And useful menu planners will help you tailor the perfect meal to every guest, whether that guest is your shallow but fun boy/girlfriend, your aunt Gladys, or (gasp!) your entire family.

Whether you're living on your own for the very first time or you're just on your own for dinner, Clueless in the Kitchen will be the first and -- hopefully -- only guide you will ever need. You may never eat macaroni and cheese again!

About this title

Review

Extremely useful and a great addition to the library of the newly moved out young person.--Alison Edwards"Resource Links" (01/01/2011)

This is a great cookbook for the younger and inexperienced cook. The language used is informal and very conversational.... This book is extremely useful and a great addition to the library of the newly moved out young person.--Alison Edwards"Resource Links" (01/01/2011)

From the Author

You don't have to been a teen to be clueless. But it helps.
Clueless in the Kitchen is a survival guide for teens (and other beginners) making that first scary solo attempt at real cooking. In addition to 200 easy recipes, the book also contains information on setting up a kitchen, shopping for groceries, and basic kitchen maintenance. The language is straightforward and irreverent and the recipes are detailed and delicious. Very thorough, never condescending or preachy, this is a great first cookbook for a young (or not so young) adult who is ready to move beyond takeout pizza and macaroni-and-cheese-from-a-box.

Edition details

• Publisher: Key Porter Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550139355
• ISBN 13: 9781550139358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216