What to Cook and How to Cook it by Jane Hornby

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    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2
    • Ingredients: bananas; berries (strawberries / raspberries / blackberries); yogurt; milk; honey
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  • modbaker on April 10, 2013

    I love this book. The recipes are simple and delicious. The title says it all!

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Chicken Caesar salad

    • modbaker on April 10, 2013

      Who knew chicken caesar salad could be so easy? Just be careful when adding the cheese - save half for the top!

  • Chicken noodle soup

    • Hellyloves2cook on May 13, 2014

      Have made this soup many times- nothing special ,just a basic soup but very warming and comforting. I don't always add the noodles either.

  • Greek salad

    • modbaker on April 10, 2013

      This is my go-to recipe for greek salad! Marinating the onions and tomatoes with the vinegar/olive oil makes a huge difference. And the parsley lends a nice note (not just color). Love it!

    • Brikl on January 28, 2017

      Page 78

  • Pizza Margherita

    • ingabritt on April 27, 2017

      My entire family absolutely loves this recipe! We replace the sliced mozzarella with shredded, leave out the fresh tomatoes (for my stepson, but I prefer them in) and add pepperoni. A great recipe for involving the whole family; I prepare the dough and the sauce, then my husband and stepson throw and shape the dough and assemble the pizzas.

  • Lasagne

    • roxanne_a9mr03 on February 15, 2026

      One of my favorite lasagna recipes, The bechamel sauce makes for a very rich lasagna, Will stick to your ribs!

  • Glazed carrots

    • roxanne_a9mr03 on February 15, 2026

      This is my go-to glazed carrot recipe.

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  • ISBN 10 071485901X
  • ISBN 13 9780714859019
  • Published Sep 28 2010
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Phaidon Press
  • Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd

Publishers Text

"What to Cook and How to Cook It" is the ultimate cookbook for beginners, showing how to cook easy, delicious meals for every day of the week. With a winning combination of clear step-by step-photographs, and authoritative, foolproof recipes, it takes 100 favourite everyday dishes and guides the reader through every step of the cooking process with recipes that absolutely anyone can follow. Each ingredient and stage of the cooking process is illustrated with a clear colour photograph, and the striking, simple design will encourage anyone who lacks confidence at cooking to have a go at producing nutritious, home-cooked food for their family and friends. Every stage is clearly explained, with no prior knowledge taken for granted. Even common terms such as 'finely chopped' are explained in an illustrated glossary. The recipes are written by a highly experienced food writer with years of expertise in creating simple, foolproof recipes, and each one has been tested several times to ensure that it is easy to follow. Additional hints and tips are provided on how to choose ingredients, how to rescue a recipe if things go wrong, and how to adapt the dish with different ingredients. Unlike most beginners' cookbooks, this one does not attempt to teach techniques, such as pastry and breadmaking: it focuses purely on creating straightforward, enjoyable meals that are easy to cook. The recipes are extremely practical, using ingredients available in any market or supermarket, do not require specialist equipment, and are economical and nutritious. To make it simple to decide what to cook, the recipes are divided into chapters on breakfasts and brunches, light weekday meals and lunches, dishes for sharing, quick and easy suppers, weekend main meals that take longer to cook, and desserts and baking. What to Cook will equip any novice cook with a repertoire of simple, crowd-friendly dishes that they can cook to perfection with confidence.

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