Great food is simple to prepare. Mark Bittman has written a comprehensive book for every cook—aspiring and experienced—who longs for simple recipes that yield delicious food. It is for first-time cooks who want to learn the basics of good cooking from a reliable, contemporary source. It is for cooks who are time-pressed and need to get healthful meals on the table with a minimum of fuss. It is for old pros who yearn to brighten their repertoires with innovative recipes and tempting flavors. This is the cookbook of today's generation of cooks, setting new standards in good home cooking. How to Cook Everything^™ was written for you. Here are more than 1500 recipes and variations for all occasions that reflect the way you cook today. The recipes are simple to prepare. More than half can be completed in less than 30 minutes, and many more in less than 60 minutes. The emphasis is on fresh, widely available ingredients, basic equipment, and healthful techniques. How to Cook Everything^™ covers, quite literally, everything. The recipes are accompanied by sound advice on serving suggestions and time-saving techniques. More than 250 explicit step-by-step illustrations make preparation easier than ever. If you want to prepare healthful, delicious food with confidence and ease; if you are searching for a collection of reliable recipes that reflect the pure flavors and simple techniques of contemporary cooking; if you enjoy a cooking experience that is both pleasurable and creative; How to Cook Everything^™ is the book you will want to own. You'll find these special features and many others in this extraordinary book:

• Over 1500 inspired recipes and clever variations for all occasions
• Cooking times for every recipe
• Roasting times and temperatures as well as measurement conversions
• More than 250 detailed drawings of food preparation techniques, plus a list of the illustrations for easy reference
• Numbered steps in every recipe for ease in keeping your place
• Helpful sidebars, such as "Twenty-Three Pasta Sauces You Can Make in Advance"
• An exhaustive menu-suggestion section
• A vast glossary of terms and techniques
• A comprehensive index that makes finding what you need a snap
• A selected list of mail-order sources
• A list of recipes that take only 30 minutes or less to complete
• A list of recipes that take 60 minutes or less to complete.