This year, take charge of what you eat with a simple approach to cooking that anyone can follow!
Craving some skills in the kitchen, but find yourself intimidated by methods like Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat or J. Kenji López-Alt's The Food Lab?
Developed by a former high-end professional caterer and chef to teach his then-girlfriend, Why Aren't You Cooking? starts with a simple principle: you will cook what you want to eat. It's not another cookbook -- it's an approach to learning how to cook.
Starting with a list of your favorite dishes, you'll develop a process to:
- Identify what you want to learn
- Read any recipe
- Pick up new techniques
- Vary your go-to recipes to keep them fresh
- Shop and store ingredients you'll actually use
- Take control of the taste, the ingredients, and the cost of your food
Packed cover to cover with tips, tricks, and helpful lists to reference, Why Aren't You Cooking? will empower you to learn a recipe from a traditional cookbook, an online video, or an in-person demonstration. You'll build an invaluable lifelong skill to nourish yourself and those around you. Your body, your wallet, and your loved ones will thank you!
Become the confident and creative cook you've always wanted to be!
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Ready to break free of your reliance on restaurants and learn how to cook for yourself? Want to impress your friends and loved ones by whipping up a delicious dish to share? Finding yourself suddenly short on options for dining out and need to brush up on your kitchen skills? Then "Why Aren't You Cooking?" was written for you.
Conceived of by former high-end professional caterer Jake Niehaus and co-written with his wife August, "Why Aren't You Cooking?" isn't like other cookbooks -- it's a book about how to cook. It provides a process for identifying foods you want to learn, breaking down the structure of a recipe, picking up new techniques, and varying your go-to recipes. With this book as your companion, you can confidently teach yourself a recipe from a traditional cookbook, a YouTube video, or an in-person class!
Packed cover to cover with tips and tricks for making cooking an integral part of your life, "Why Aren't You Cooking?" will give you the framework you need to build invaluable lifelong skills to nourish yourself and those around you.