Five ways to cook asparagus (and other recipes): the art and practice of making dinner

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1. Larder: Five Types of Foods to Keep in Stock; The Five Greens; The Five Liquids; The Five Dairy Products; The Five Breads; The Five Fruits; 2. Vegetables: From Side Dish to Main Course; Five Ways to Cook Asparagus; Five Ways to Cook Broccoli; Five Ways to Cook Carrots; Five Ways to Cook Onions; Five Ways to Cook Cauliflower; 3. The Base of Your Meal: Legumes, Rice, Pasta, and More; Five Ways to Cook Beans; Five Ways to Cook Rice; Five Ways to Cook Lentils; Five Ways to Cook Couscous and/or Quinoa Five Ways to Cook Spaghetti 4. Protein: Five Ways to Bring the Beasts, Birds, and Fish to Dinner; Lamb Thigh with Couscous and Tomatoes; Monkfish Roasting; Hanger Steak with Avocado and Broccoli and Rice Sauté; Roasted Chicken; Hot Italian Sausage with Pasta; 5. Weekend Cooking: Five Preparations That Take a Little Time; Sauce Bolognese; Spaghetti and Dungeness Crab; Your Own Tomato Sauce; A Modern Fish Stew; The Last Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe You Will Need; Toolbox: Five Essential Skills; How to Cook Beans; How to Cook Rice; How to Cook Lentils (and Lentil Soup); How to Cook Couscous How to Cook Quinoa Menus: Five Ways to a Meal; Menu 1: A Straightforward Dinner; Menu 2: Reasonably Quick and Wonderful; Menu 3: A Friday Night Feast; Menu 4: A Buoyant Presentation; Menu 5: A Particular Meal; A Sweet End to the Meal, a Dessert of Fresh Fruit.;Offering a detailed plan for getting dinner on the table, no matter how busy your day has been, Peter Miller reveals five brilliant ways to cook a group of indispensable ingredients. These versatile, healthy foods a carefully curated range of vegetables, rains, legumes, pastas, and proteins form an adaptable toolbox for making simple, delicious meals. With five tried-and-tested methods for a wide range of common ingredients at their fingertips, busy home cooks can quickly focus on how to prepare whatever is on hand and in season. Offering more than 90 recipes, plus menus, tips for giving new life to leftovers, and detailed advice on sourcing ingredients, Five Ways to Cook Asparagus shows you how to cook dinner with only one or two fresh ingredients and be confident that you will eat well.