Kitchen Survival Guide

by Lora Brody

Book Overview

When Lora Brody, cookbook author, chocolate maven, and mother, sent her sons off into the world, she (and they) realized that they didn't have a clue as to how to feed themselves or their guests, if, heaven forbid, they should have any. The Kitchen Survival Guide is for anyone -- newly graduated, newly married, newly single -- who is venturing into the kitchen for the first time. With her on-target brand of humor, Lora Brody builds kitchen confidence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688105874
• ISBN13: 9780688105877
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book for new commers to U.S. too.

This book helped me a lot during my first business trip to U.S. I rent an apartment, then I found the kitchen appliances and equipments did not resemble at all to the ones I used to in my home country.... Why was "F" written on the oven instead of "C"?No Asian food is sold in that small town, and I had no idea about anything the grocery store sold, which looked like some kind of food from outer planet. I threw away the first dish I cooked without eating, although I was not a bad cook in Japan. Then I found this book and studied it in detail. I learned how to use what the Americans call "stove", and how to shop in a grocery store. I had seen many business people from Asia get thin and nervous because they couldn't eat. I was able to stay healthy in the new environment by this book and of course I suceeded the assignment!

Absolutely indispensable for a first kitchen

This book does what most cookbooks don't: it assumes that you really know absolutely NOTHING about cooking. For those of us for which that is true, this book is a life-saver. It has recipes for the most basic things (how to hard-boil an egg, for example); it gives you a suggested grocery list for your first shopping trip to stock your new kitchen; it give invaluable advice about choosing fresh food and how to store things. As a recent college grad in my first apartment, I consult this book almost daily (I didn't know that fish, if it's fresh, should have NO smell, or that eggs that have gone bad will float). A perfect graduation gift (or just a gift for someone you sense is really suffering in the kitchen).

Great for college students

I'm all thumbs in the kitchen. When I do decide to get gutsy and whip up dinner, this book is by my side! It has great, simple recipies that are hard to mess up, lots of information about measurements and reheating things, and basically everything an inexperienced cook needs to know.

great for any beginner cook

Written especially for folks who've never cooked before, it contains tons of tips to get you started and 130 exceedingly simple recipes. There was alot of info I found really helpful like listings of which foods freeze well and which don't. I also found very decent recipes for two favorites of mine -- tuna casserole and meatloaf. Now if only I can get my husband to read it.

Perfect for college students & other total kitchen newbies

Broody does not assume you know ANYTHING about dealing with the kitchen here. Includes essential tools and staples, how to shop for and keep vegies, whether you can freeze an item and for how long. Perfect for those who are just starting to fend for themselves or if you've decided you no longer want to cook out of boxes and cans. She uses real ingredients, and they are all things you've probably heard of!