287229 Tue May 29 12:41:13 -0700 2001 7 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1543805 Hello all, I was just wondering if any of you knew of super simple cookbooks. my little bro is graduating high school and going to a trade school where he's going to have to prepare his own food (egads!). I want to get him a super simple cookbook for a grad present. Any suggestions?? he can do eggs, and brown and serve sausage, but i think that's all i've EVER seen him cook. Thanks in advance. Emily Tue May 29 12:41:13 -0700 2001 0 Emily 1 1543809 If it's still in print, get Craig Claiborne's Kitchen Primer--it's perfect for someone like your brother. Tue May 29 13:39:07 -0700 2001 1543805 0 Martha Gehan 2 1543813 Or Marion Cunningham's "Learning to Cook With Marion Cunningham" -- a lot of simple, satisfying dishes. Tue May 29 15:11:24 -0700 2001 1543809 0 John Tracey 3 1543821 "How to Cook Without a Book" by Pam Anderson.Teaches you fast and easy techniques that you can improvise on.(i.e. Saute,searing,stir fry,steaming vegetables.) Also pastas,omelets,soups,sides and desserts. Tue May 29 18:17:15 -0700 2001 1543813 0 howard 4 1543822 I remember, with great fondness (and still have) my first cookbook "Betty Crocker" for kids. A couple years ago I got it for my children --still very easy recipes with pictures outlining essential steps. Could be a fun addition with the above suggestions. "Joy of Cooking" is still the bible--if he reads it he'll know how to cooking anything and everything. Tue May 29 18:21:02 -0700 2001 1543821 0 berkleybabe 5 1543835 Anne Willans's series called "Look and Cook" is really perfect for the bachelor on his own. I used to use it as a demonstration book for a class i taught called "Cooking and the Single Guy". There are tons of categories, each book given to one food product, chicken, veg, etc. Each recipe is fully illustrated with simple easy to follow pictures, a complete grocery list and all the equipment (with pic's of them) needed for each recipe. It also includes servings, work and cooking times. They are published in the US by Dorling Kindersly, Inc. in NYC Tue May 29 22:15:37 -0700 2001 1543822 0 Rochelle 6 1543843 Bittman's "How to cook everything" is pretty good and straight forward. And Swartz's "What to Cook when you think there's nothing to cook in the house"(?) is really excellent and simple. Wed May 30 04:33:39 -0700 2001 1543835 0 bryan 1 1543862 Thanks everyone. I'm gonna head to amazon and see what all they have! Young man cannot live on eggs and sausage alone. :):):) Thu May 31 15:22:32 -0700 2001 1543805 0 Emily