Books by Mark Bittman
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review 1: 3 1/2 of 5 stars. I like Bittman and the way he streamlines the cooking process. I find cooking on a daily basis to be very difficult and I like that he seems to understand that. How to Cook Everything Fast is a wellspring of recipes advice and cooking techniques. My issue with i...
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review 1: Best diet book I have read in quite awhile, "best" in that I can actually follow it! I feel motivated! It's not just about the ethical considerations, decreasing your meat, sugar and fat intake: it's about finding ways to like the vegetables, the beans, the long-cooking grains ...
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review 1: This cookbook focuses on eating a more plant-based diet using less meat and fewer processed foods. This is a subject dear to my heart, for this is the way my family and I have started eating in the past 3 months or so. The book lays out clearly the advantages of eating more veget...
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review 1: I got this book because I love the Minimalist columns. It is written in the same way as the column (lots of room for improvising, simple ingredients, no-nonsense instructions) but I found it a little disappointing because most recipes are meat centered. I was hoping for a book ...
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review 1: I'd have given this three stars because most of the info in this essay was old-hat to someone who regularly reads Bittman and vaguely follows food politics issues. However, I feel it was redeemed by the fact that this essay gave a wonderful overview of these matters, perfectly su...
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review 1: I love his Washington Post column, so I figured this cookbook would be worth a look. Bittman, like a lot of recent cookbook authors, encourages the reader to eat more fruit/veg/whole grains, and rely less on red meat and processed food. I think it is a great plan, though one that...
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review 1: Definitely not one of my favorite cookbooks. I dislike Cook's Illustrated (I know...heresy!) because I think that the recipes are way over-engineered, and I don't need my cooking to be perfect. I just want my food to taste goooooood. I dislike Kitchen Express because it is so ...