Milk Street: Cook What You Have: Make a Meal Out of Almost Anything

Make a meal out of almost anything with this new classic from the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street: a book of 225 delicious, simple meals starting with the most common ingredients cooks keep on hand in the kitchen.

In Cook What You Have, the Milk Street team solves the problem of making dinner, starting with what you have on hand in the kitchen. Focusing on two dozen key kitchen ingredients such as couscous, tomato paste, canned beans, lentils, breadcrumbs or yogurt, the 225 featured recipes will demonstrate the endless possibilities that can be fashioned from just the ingredients you already have at home. Each essential ingredient will be the base for recipes that call upon kitchen staples that most cooks have on hand. All of the recipes have fewer than ten ingredients; most have fewer than eight; many have only six. The result is a range of weeknight-simple meals that nevertheless bring creativity and inspiration in every recipe. With most recipes taking less than an hour to prepare, you'll enjoy:Thai Pork and Vegetable Stuffed OmeletGerman Onion PizzaPortuguese White Bean and Potato SoupLigurian Chickpeas in Zimino SauceTahini-Roasted Butternut Squash with Herbs, Yogurt and Pumpkin SeedsGeorgian Khachapuri with Cheese and HerbsSalmon with Peanut Salsa MachaAnd more!When time is of the essence, these recipes will get you there without sacrificing flavor at any step.

About the Author

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street is changing how we cook by searching the world for bold, simple recipes and techniques. Adapted and tested for home cooks everywhere, these lessons are the backbone of what we call the new home cooking.  We are located at 177 Milk Street in downtown Boston, site of our editorial offices and cooking school. It also is where we record Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street television and radio shows, and is home to our online store, which curates craft food and cookware products from around the world. Visit 177milkstreet.com to shop and for more information.