Contents -- Chapter 1 Tools and Skills -- Choosing a Knife -- Cookware -- Bakeware -- Small Appliances -- Measuring Ingredients -- Reading a Recipe -- Chapter 2 All About Ingredients -- Herbs and Spices -- Ready for Rice -- Perfect Pasta -- Incredible Potato -- Exceptional Eggs -- Fruits and Vegetables -- Chapter 3 Getting Ready -- Slicing -- Dicing -- Chopping -- Julienne Cuts -- Pounding Meat -- Breading -- Marinating -- Whipping -- Chapter 4 Peel and Prep -- Peel and Seed Tomatoes -- Chop Onions -- Peel and Mince Garlic -- Prepare Mushrooms -- Seed and Peel Avocados -- Peel and Core Apples -- Zest and Grate Citrus -- Break and Separate Eggs -- Beat and Fold in Egg Whites -- Working with Fresh Herbs -- Chapter 5 Time to Cook -- Stove and Oven Basics -- Simmer -- Cooking Time: Vegetables -- Cooking Pasta -- Sauté and Stir-Fry -- Stew -- Roast -- Baking Tips -- Recipes -- Chapter 6 Soups and Starters -- Cheesy Bean Quesadilla -- Red Pepper Pinwheels -- From the Garden Soup -- Buttery Butternut Soup -- Chapter 7 Salads and Sides -- Dress It Up Dressings -- Summery Spinach Salad -- Classic Caesar Salad -- Confetti Potato Salad -- Mouth-Watering Mushrooms -- Classic Rice Pilaf -- Mashed Potatoes -- Roasted Vegetables -- Roasty Toasty Potato Wedges -- Chapter 8 Eggs and Noodles -- Sunny Side Up Eggs -- Scrambled Eggs -- Veggie Cheese Omelet -- Fettuccine Alfredo -- Spinach-Stuffed Pasta Shells -- On Top of Spaghetti -- Chapter 9 Pork and Beef -- Come Back for More Chili -- Melt in Your Mouth Meatloaf -- Best Beef Stew -- Super Schnitzel -- Chapter 10 Chicken and Fish -- Paprika Mushroom Chicken -- Asian Chicken Stir-Fry -- Pesto Chicken Roll-Ups -- Shrimp Scampi -- Pan-Fried Tilapia -- Coconut Curry Chowder -- Chapter 11 Very Vegetarian -- Hearty Chickpea Curry -- Pan-Roasted Vegetables with Bulgar -- Chapter 12 Happy Endings -- Anytime Muffins.

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies -- Double Chocolate Brownies -- Dreamy Cheesecake -- Lemony Pound Cake -- Glossary -- Metric Conversion Chart -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.