A gateway cookbook for novices and anyone who wants to be a better home cook, Where Cooking Begins gives readers a modern approach to shopping, simple cooking methods, and more than 70 innately flexible recipes.
CARLA LALLI MUSIC is the food director at Bon Appetit, where she oversees the brand's entire food and recipe content and writes frequently for the magazine and its digital platforms--bonappetit.com, Healthyish, and Basicially. A frequent host on the Bon Appetit podcast, she appears frequently in recipe and technique videos on Bon Appetit's YouTube channel, where nearly 2 million subscribers tune in to see what's happening in the test kitchen. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons. Find her on Instagram @lallimusic.
Carla Lalli Music, food director and columnist at Bon Appetit magazine, shares her inventive take on food shopping and cooking in this exciting and inviting collection. A gifted writer with a passion for cooking and a reverence for maintaining the integrity of ingredients, Music inspires readers to try her approach of in-person shopping for star ingredients to center meals around (shop small and often, she advises) while using online sources for shelf-stable staples to keep on hand...Home cooks looking to expand their repertoire with vibrant and easy meals need look no further than this remarkable, flavorsome new collection.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Carla Lalli Music knows the key ingredient in good cooking is
enthusiasm. One of the things she does brilliantly in Where
Cooking Begins is show you how to cultivate it. I love the way
her savvy shopping know-how, streamlined sourcing tips,
organizational smarts, and approachable recipes all come together
in a single go-to volume. Most important? It's a book that triggers
that 'let's cook right now' feeling! --Heidi Swanson, author, Super
Natural Cooking
Where Cooking Begins is that rare book that truly makes you cook
with confidence. With ninja skills, humor, and zero B.S., Carla
nails it on every single page, instilling lessons that your
hands--and heart--will remember forever. --Christine Muhlke,
contributing editor, Bon Appetit Carla is the rare talent who
combines a chef's sensibility with the mind-set of a busy
mom--which means when it comes to dinner, simplicity is
everything. Her flavor-packed meals, accompanied by
no-nonsense guidance, will make you swoon. Keep this book next to
your stove! --Maria Speck, author, Simply Ancient Grains and
Ancient Grains for Modern Meals Where Cooking Begins is like
having an amazing cook for a best friend who lets you follow her
around the kitchen all day. Carla is that friend. She speaks to you
in simple terms, she shows you techniques that apply to not just
one recipe but several--all delicious. She shows you how to walk
right up to your fridge without fear and make a meal to impress
family and friends. Her book is perfect for the novice, but you
would also find it on the 'favorites' shelf of any accomplished
home cook. Upon my first read, I started cooking immediately.
--Jenni Konner, writer, producer, director, Girls and Camping This
book is the next best thing to getting to hang out and cook with
Carla. I've been a fan forever and have been waiting for this book.
--Andrew Tarlow, coauthor, Dinner at the Long Table Carla has a
way with cooking that's relaxing, approachable, and delicious. That
style shines throughout the pages of her gorgeous cookbook. From
how to stock a pantry to her six essential cooking methods to her
brilliant suggestions for ingredient swaps that make everyday
dishes adaptable with what you have on hand or simply what you
love, Where Cooking Begins is the ultimate kitchen cookbook.
--Tieghan Gerard, author, Half Baked Harvest Cookbook Carla Lalli
Music has found a way to impart a failsafe formula for
uncomplicated, adaptable, and delicious home cooking--the kind that
lets you actually enjoy what you've cooked in the company of your
friends and family at the table. No small feat! I've no doubt that
Where Cooking Begins will become a dog-eared go-to in my kitchen.
--Danny Meyer, CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group; founder, Shake
Shack; and author, Setting the Table Yes, Carla Lalli Music is Bon
Appetit's food director, but she's also a working mother who
understands the real-life demands of shopping and cooking for a
family. Thanks to both of those roles, she serves up recipes you
not only want to make but can make. --Adam Rapoport, editor in
chief, Bon Appetit Carla's strikingly easygoing approach to cooking
techniques in Where Cooking Begins allows every type of cook to
learn something new. It's a must-have. --Ignacio Mattos, coauthor,
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