Have I read the whole thing? No.
As someone who sort-of stinks at cooking, and someone who needs a lot of things explained to them (what's the deal with crockpots, or teflon, or egg noodles?), this is a great book.
I am not an adventurous eater. I like bacon. I like baked-goods. I like tater tots.
Recently, I have discovered this is probably not the greatest diet. So, I thought I'd learn to cook. Everything from meatballs to pork stuff to lamb-i-kins...sides, desserts, breads--the whole shebang is here in this superfantastic book for beginners.
Even measurement conversions!!!!!