The Kitchen Survival Guide

by Lora Brody

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 with more than 130 basic recipes necessary to get through life, as well as hundreds of helpful hints Mom forgot to On cleaning an oven -- "Manual cleaning oven, unfortunately, does not mean that a guy named Manuel will come and clean your oven." What's the difference between dicing and chopping, zest and pith, or au gratin and au lait? Survival recipes include tuna fish salad, homemade chicken soup, brownies, and many more. Setting up a kitchen and keeping it clean and safe, how to buy and store food, a glossary of basic cooking terms, and what to do in the event of a culinary disaster are all covered in this handy, easy-to-use cookbook and kitchen compendium.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Food, Cooking

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Seizure Romero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Greatest gift to kitchentards everywhere. Well, maybe except for Üzemchins, Khalkha, Zakhchins or other Mongols because they've got that grill $#!+ down, nowumsayin'? They need no help gettin' their eat on. However, those of us who were raised on Campbell's Soup®, Cup O' Noodles®, pasta and other things requiring hot water will most assuredly benefit from the vast and plentiful knowledge contained within this book. Bonus: it's spiral-bound so it lays flat and you can spill things on it with both hands.

[Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent first cookbook for young adults - lots of good matter of fact advice about setting up a kitchen, choosing produce and meats, ingredient substitions, and lots of easy, clear recipes for basic foods.

[MWT · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this over and over when I was first starting out and figuring out basic food and kitchen management. Lots of basic practical advice that sounds like stating the obvious but isn't if you've never thought of it before. Plus the author has a great sense of humor.

[Melanie Carver · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most-often used cookbook in my kitchen. We received it for a wedding present, and I consult it frequently!

[Myra Marangi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seriously outdated. Imagine it was a great book for a greenie college student way back in the late 80's or early 90's, but I think it should be pulled off the shelves now.