Cookbooks to Get You Started, February 2012

I like to think of HOW TO COOK EVERYTHING as a modern version of THE JOY OF COOKING. Like JOY it's so chock-full of recipes that there is no room for pictures. That being said, Mark Bittman gives you advice on any and every everyday meal you could ever want to make, and his choices rarely exceed 8 ingredients. These recipes are delicious and won't break the bank.