Hack Your Cupboard: Make Great Food with What You’ve Got

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It’s not always easy to try out a new recipe, especially when the risk of failure brings with it the risk of a hungry night at home. But sticking to what you know and love can get pretty boring after a while. So what’s a lazy, cash-strapped chef to do? Well, with the help of Hack Your Cupboard, you can grab whatever’s handy (ramen in a pinch) head to your pantry, and get to work! After a discussion of what food storage areas typically have (and what they ought to have), each section of the book provides age-specific guidance for the kinds of environments you’re likely to be working in. What results is a book that you can take with you as you move on to ever-larger spaces and ever more ambitious meals, from the family pantry to a dorm room fridge, a first apartment, and beyond. With dozens of photographs as well as dream dinners for every level of chef, this is the cookbook for anyone who wants to break out of a kitchen rut without breaking too much of a sweat. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Who We Are (and Were)......Page 8 How the Book Is Organized......Page 10 How to Read the Recipes......Page 11 Your First Kitchen......Page 13 Beginner Techniques and Recipes......Page 17 Lemon and Oregano Vinaigrette......Page 19 Greek Salad......Page 21 Basic Scrambled Eggs......Page 23 Cheesy Scrambled Eggs......Page 24 Avocado Toast......Page 29 Sliced Avocado Toast with Olive Oil......Page 30 Mashed Avocado Toast with Garlic and Lime......Page 31 Basic Grilled Cheese Sandwich......Page 33 Pepperoni Grilled Cheese......Page 34 Brie and Jam Grilled Cheese......Page 37 How to Cook Pasta......Page 38 Penne with Marinara Sauce......Page 41 Cacio E Pepe......Page 42 Baking 101......Page 43 Chocolate Chip Cookies......Page 45 A Family Celebration Dinner......Page 47 Dorm Room Dining......Page 49 Stretching Your Meal Plan......Page 55 Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette......Page 57 Ramen Hacks......Page 59 Ramen with Ham, Egg, and Spinach......Page 60 Coconut Curry Ramen......Page 61 Ramen Salad with Peanut Sauce and Edamame......Page 63 Garlic Bread......Page 65 Spicy Edamame......Page 67 Mushroom and Cheese Egg Bowl......Page 68 Breakfast Bread Pudding......Page 71 Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels and Chips......Page 73 Gourmet Popcorn Hacks......Page 75 Curry Lime Popcorn......Page 76 Chocolate and Peanut Popcorn......Page 77 Dorm Room Movie Night......Page 79 First Apartment Dining......Page 81 Helpful Hacks......Page 84 The Spice Rack......Page 85 Intermediate Techniques and Recipes......Page 91 Granola......Page 92 Cinnamon Sugar Toast......Page 94 Apple Peanut Butter Toast......Page 95 Drop Biscuits......Page 97 How to Sauté......Page 98 Ground Beef and Potato Tacos......Page 99 How to Pan-Fry......Page 100 Crispy Chicken......Page 101 How to Roast......Page 102 Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Butter......Page 103 Caramelized Onions......Page 104 Gruyère Onions Grilled Cheese......Page 107 Cooking with Rice......Page 109 Bacon Fried Rice......Page 111 Rotisserie Chicken Hacks......Page 112 Roommate Food Swap......Page 114 Bean Chili......Page 115 Pizza Hacks and DIY Pizza Bars......Page 116 Tomato Cucumber Salad......Page 118 Dessert for a Crowd......Page 120 Pie Chips with Berry Dip......Page 121 The Big Game Party......Page 123 First Solo Kitchen......Page 125 Saving v. Splurging......Page 126 First Solo Kitchen Pantry......Page 127 Advanced Techniques and Recipes......Page 131 Fancy Toast......Page 132 Baked Brie......Page 135 Blue Cheese and Honey Crostini......Page 136 Ricotta and Olive Oil Crostini......Page 137 French Goat Cheese Salad......Page 138 How to Deep Fry......Page 141 Wonton Chips......Page 142 Cheesy Spinach Dip......Page 143 First Solo Kitchen Knife Skills......Page 144 How to Braise......Page 147 Herb Braised Pork......Page 148 Bacon and Pea Risotto......Page 151 Herbed Rice Pilaf......Page 152 Exploring Different Cuisines......Page 154 Teriyaki Salmon......Page 157 Sesame Green Beans......Page 158 Lemon Pound Cake......Page 161 A Fancy Dinner......Page 163 Afterword......Page 164 Conversion Chart......Page 165 Index......Page 166 Notes......Page 168 Back Cover......Page 172