Cook It Right! The Comprehensive Source for Substitutions, Equivalents and Cooking Tips

by Barbara Nowak

"This book fills a great gap and is an invaluable reference for both beginning and experienced cooks...it's a volume that I will quickly add to my collection of books and certainly one I will be unwilling to part with," says Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook fame. Barbara Nowak, professional special events consultant and radio talk show host, has been successfully rescuing chefs from kitchen emergencies for more than twenty years. Her book helps everyone save dinner plans because of missing ingredients, encourages more creative cooking and takes the guesswork out of measuring and substitution. Included are more than 350 listings of different foods, ingredients and substitutions, detailed cooking tips with instructions to help you avoid time-consuming and costly mistakes, and answers to nagging questions such as when is baking powder too old to use? This book is the best reference for cooking substitutions, equivalents and preparation tips written for the novice, cookbook collector and professional chef alike. F

175 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1994