Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook

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This would be a perfect cookbook for someone just starting out or looking to make more recipes from scratch. Obviously everyone’s tastes are different so no cookbook ever manages to be 100% for anyone (except perhaps its own author), but this one is closer aligned to my tastes than most. I found a dangerous recipe, one that didn’t match the photo because the ingredients were clearly different, and one that was straight up nasty.

As for the recipes themselves, I’m quite pleased to report that the vast majority of them look like something I’d actually like to cook and/or eat. Feast on New England favorites like Browned Butter Lobster Rolls and Garlic Butter Steak Tips, enjoy decadent pasta dishes like Smoky Mezcal Rigatoni and Sungold Spaghetti, and recreate fan favorites like his Viral Pasta Chips and Dino Nuggets.

The author is apparently some kind of social media star, delivering cooking videos to legions of fans. The instructions are simple, and DiGiovanni’s light humor (“I’m convinced nuggets taste better in dinosaur form,” he says of the dino chicken nuggets) and anecdotes (“My grandpa taught my brothers and me to catch blue crabs when we were little, so this dish always reminds me of him,” he says of the crab and artichoke dip with Old Bay crostini) add charm.

And despite a couple maybe not quite hitting the same theme as the rest of the book, I consider the book on the whole quite a success. And of course, Nick had to include some “collab” recipes from his famous friends like Andrew Zimmern, Robert Irvine, Joanne Chang, Lynja, and more. Building on a foundation of staple recipes such as basic pasta dough and homemade butter, Nick shares a mouth-watering selection of his favorite recipes including Custard Yogurt Toast, Grilled Peach Burrata Salad, Smoked Bacon Carbonara, and his signature Master Chef Chocolate Crack Pie. This book offers good food whilst also making it not only simple to make but also simple to look at.He auditioned for Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef TV competition in 2018 during his senior year at Harvard. An additional section showcases recipes created in collaboration, including hot honey lemon pepper wings developed with foodie influencer the Golden Balance and Lynja Davis’s compost cookies. Nick is a force to be reckoned with and truly unique in his field as he blends culinary excellence with a personable TV presence.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Nick cooks almost daily, drawing inspiration from the many chefs he's worked with as well as his diverse extended family. DiGiovanni is a force to be reckoned with and truly unique in his field as he blends culinary excellence with a personable TV presence and a loyal social following of over 22 million people.

Admittedly, that means there’s not room for quite as many recipes in here, but I find it makes for a more attractive, and indeed more useful, cookbook. Explore a library of QR codes linking to video tutorials showcasing key cooking techniques, from holding a chef's knife and making a piping bag to pronouncing "gnocchi" the correct way.

I'll borrow just about anything from the library, but it takes A LOT to get me to give up real estate on my kitchen shelf.Building on a foundation of staple recipes such as basic pasta dough and homemade butter, Nick shares a mouthwatering selection of his favorite recipes. In his debut cookbook, Nick DiGiovanni gives you the tools to become fearless in the kitchen and to create delicious meals. Also the QR codes in the beginning with the videos, I feel like I'm watching the most informational tik toks I've ever seen.