The "I Don't Know How to Cook" Book

Learn how to cook hundreds of your favorite meals with these easy, delicious recipes anyone can make!

Do you crave homemade French Toast, Eggplant Parmigiana, and Pecan Pie, but don't know the difference between broiling and baking? This book offers a crash course in cooking basics as well as lessons on creating everything from classic entrées to decadent desserts. Complete with step-by-step instructions, a glossary of cooking terms, and 60 brand-new recipes, you’ll learn all there is to know about the kitchen as you make flavorful recipes like:
-Baked Nutty Banana Pancakes
-Spinach, Bacon, and Egg Salad
-Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
-Shepherd’s Pie
-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

So forget macaroni and cheese from a box, frozen dinners, and takeout—The “I Don't Know How to Cook”​ Book, 3rd Edition shows you how to craft great-tasting, homemade meals in no time!

Mary-Lane Kamberg is a professional writer, editor, and speaker. She specializes in nonfiction, but also writes short fiction and poetry. She has written more than thirty books for middle school and high school libraries and has also written extensively for trade and business publications in the hydroelectric, veterinary, and produce industries. She also writes nonfiction books and magazine articles for adults and children. She was first published at the age of seven. She used a toy printing press to publish a neighborhood newspaper, which she sold for two cents. She earned her first dollar for poetry at the age of nine. She is coleader of the Kansas City Writers Group. She also founded and directs the I Love To Write Camps for young writers. She has a BS in Journalism from the University of Kansas (Go Jayhawks!) and is an avid basketball fan. She is a former coach for the Kansas City Blazers swim team. She lives in Olathe, Kansas.