Maran Illustrated™ Cooking Basics is a valuable resource for a wide range of readers—from first-time cooks to enthusiastic home chefs. This book will help you get started by introducing you to the essentials you’ll need to have on hand in your kitchen, including cookware, bakeware and appliances. A section on how to stock your refrigerator, freezer and pantry properly is also included so you'll always have ingredients necessary to whip up recipes quickly and easily. Maran Illustrated Cooking Basics also introduces you to essential food preparation and cooking techniques, including dicing, chopping, breading, marinating, searing, deglazing and roasting. Full-color photographs and clear, step-by-step instructions walk you through each topic from beginning to end.

More than just a helpful instructional book, Maran Illustrated Cooking Basics is also filled with delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes, each requiring 10 or fewer ingredients. You’ll find appetizers, soups, salads, side dishes, entrées and desserts that were specifically developed for this book. Each recipe features comprehensive nutritional information, helpful tips and full-color photographs that illustrate how to make the dish from start to finish.

Using maranGraphics’ proprietary illustrated format, Maran Illustrated Cooking Basics covers the essentials of cooking in a visual format that you won’t find in any other resource.

Consultant Information:

Gail Gordon Oliver, a graduate of McGill University and the esteemed George Brown Culinary Management program, is the owner of Flavours of Home, a firm specializing in personal culinary consulting.

Gail has received full chef training, as well as courses in management, marketing, nutrition and food safety. Gail continues to work in food writing, recipe development and testing on a freelance basis.