Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes To Repeat by Molly Baz

 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Title: Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes To Repeat
Author: Molly Baz
Release Date: 4.20.21
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers


Publishers Summary
If you seek out, celebrate, and obsess over good food but lack the skills and confidence necessary to make it at home, you’ve just won a ticket to a life filled with supreme deliciousness. Cook This Book is a new kind of foundational cookbook from Molly Baz, who’s here to teach you absolutely everything she knows and equip you with the tools to become a better, more efficient cook.

Molly breaks the essentials of cooking down to clear and uncomplicated recipes that deliver big flavor with little effort and a side of education, including dishes like Pastrami Roast Chicken with Schmaltzy Onions and Dill, Chorizo and Chickpea Carbonara, and of course, her signature Cae Sal. But this is not your average cookbook. More than a collection of recipes, Cook This Book teaches you the invaluable superpower of improvisation though visually compelling lessons on such topics as the importance of salt and how to balance flavor, giving you all the tools necessary to make food taste great every time. Throughout, you’ll encounter dozens of QR codes, accessed through the camera app on your smartphone, that link to short technique-driven videos hosted by Molly to help illuminate some of the trickier skills.

As Molly says, “Cooking is really fun, I swear. You simply need to set yourself up for success to truly enjoy it.” Cook This Book will help you do just that, inspiring a new generation to find joy in the kitchen and take pride in putting a home-cooked meal on the table, all with the unbridled fun and spirit that only Molly could inspire.


My Review
This cookbook would be perfect for beginner to intermediate cooks and those comfortable using QR codes. The writing is geared toward a "younger" demographic (I'm 44) in terminology, abbreviations, and/or phrases. I'm especially interested in trying Baz's twist on a classic chicken and rice soup, Golden Get-Well Soup, which includes ginger, garlic, lime, and turmeric.