Quote from Intro:

"Anyone can cook, and most everyone should. It's a sorry sign that many people consider cooking 'from scratch' an unusual and even rare talent.
In fact, it is a simple and rewarding craft, one that anyone can learn and even succeed at from the get-go."
-Bittman, HTCE

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Navigating Bittman

When I first saw this massive cookbook on Betsy's counter I thought, "How in the world can that be a quick and easy to use book? It is so massive!!"

Here are a few of the things that I have employed to make "Navigating Bittman" a slightly easier task:
  • Post it notes on the chapters. These are "permanent" post-its that mark all of the chapters that I access regularly. I don't have one for each chapter, but I might rethink that really soon since I've widened my horizons to include beans!!
  • Star post-its. These mark recipes I want to try or ones that I have "on deck" to be made in the coming week. I also recently added a new star color to distinguish recipes that I need to review here on this blog.
What have you done to your Bittman book to make it easier to use?

2 comments:

  1. Betsy mentioned something to me and I had to post it here. I don't have my dust cover on my cookbook, but one idea is to turn your dust cover inside out and then use that white space to make your quick list!

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  2. Nerd Alert, here: I highlighted my index to make it easier to use and also put "dictionary type" headings at the top. I highlighted all main entries so that all the million variations wouldn't get in the way--I can see at a glance when chocolate ends and something else begins. The headings at the top help me know if I need to keep flipping pages to get to the "p's" or something like that.

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