Hi Dan,

The college student route is a good idea. I'll check it out.

Hamburgers for breakfast? Is that a teenage boy thing? (I have two
small boys. My husband has warned me that someday they will eat us out
of house and home!)

Thanks,
Robin

Dan Goodman wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 02:05:20 -0500, Saerah wrote:
>
> > jmcquown wrote in message
>.. .
> >>Saerah wrote:
> >>> Susan wrote in message
> >>>> Two suggestions: "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman.
> >>>>
> >>>> Or buy a children's cookbook; they have lots of info about basic
> >>>> kitchen tools/utensils, how to use them, how to measure, etc...
>
> The simplest cookbooks I've seen -- noticeably simpler than
children's
> cookbooks -- are aimed at college students. That is, ones who have
never
> cooked before. If you want something really, really basic, look at
those.
>
> On the other hand, children's cookbooks have better pictures.
>
> Rule of thumb: Books for adults who have to learn in a hurry are
simpler
> than books for children.
>
> "Who have to learn in a hurry" includes: WW II naval officers whose
> training had been somewhat rushed. One such book doesn't _quite_
begin by
> explaining what an ocean is or the differences between a ship and a
rubber
> duckie, but it's very basic. Teachers who've just been told "I know
you
> were hired to teach English, but we need someone to teach the
advanced math
> courses..."
>
> Note: I learned to cook by asking my mother for hamburgers at
breakfast.
> She said sure -- as long as I cooked them.
>
>
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