Basic Cookbook Paperback – January 1, 2003

Item as advertised. Excellent vendor.

I found this book very useful when I first started cooking in my early teens. I still use some of the techniques at the back of the book, especially the tip about how to check if your steak is cooked to your liking. The recipes are very 80s classic style, but sometimes the oldies are the goodies, if not the best. My favourite recipe is definitely Macaroni Cheese, I make this every few weeks through winter and of all the versions I have tried this, the first one I ever made, is the best. I used to think it was horribly old-fashioned to see tripe or lamb's brains in a recipe book, but the innards are all starting to come back again, so I guess everything comes around again.

(IMO)these are the everyman cookbooks for the australian market and have been around for years. you can get some great recipes out of womens weekly, and reliable, which is a relief. the only down side from my experience is that they can be a bit general purpose in flavour. ie dulled down a bit to appeal to the average consumer. so a good place to start, then tweak for personal taste.I've known some fantastic cooks who used these books regularly and they're a good place for a starting out point for a new cook.If you want to be known as a good, reliable, all around cook, they're probably pretty safe to use exclusivly too. A good cook can take it to the next level.

I first saw this book when staying with my sister in Australia. She made a number of the recipes from the book which were wholesome and full of flavour. They are mostly quick and easy recipes and the book is ideal as a reference book when you need to check basics.

Perfect gift for a kitchen newbie

Good little book!!

not the version I ordered but ok