"Victoria Heywoods Good Cook Bad Cook is another good primer. For each of the 80 recipes it contains, she also tells you what could make them go seriously wrong. It covers basics other books would assume you know, such as scrambling and poaching eggs and cooking fresh and dry pasta and cooking sausages, along with handy standbys such as scones, macaroni cheese and hollandaise sauce." -- Elaine Reeves

"Victoria Heywoods Good Cook Bad Cook is another good primer. For each of the 80 recipes it contains, she also tells you what could make them go seriously wrong. It covers basics other books would assume you know, such as scrambling and poaching eggs and cooking fresh and dry pasta and cooking sausages, along with handy standbys such as scones, macaroni cheese and hollandaise sauce." -- Elaine Reeves

"Victoria Heywoods Good Cook Bad Cook is another good primer. For each of the 80 recipes it contains, she also tells you what could make them go seriously wrong. It covers basics other books would assume you know, such as scrambling and poaching eggs and cooking fresh and dry pasta and cooking sausages, along with handy standbys such as scones, macaroni cheese and hollandaise sauce." -- Elaine Reeves