“How To Cook Everything” App Teaches You Just That

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Jennifer Latkiewicz

In what she describes as a “bizarre turn of events that clearly has no logic behind it,” our own chicGLOSS style guru Aly Walansky has been tapped to compete in blogger cook-off, hosted by Better Homes and Gardens. When it comes to fabulous shoes and make-up trends, Aly is our go-to gal but the perfect weeknight recipe? I’m confident her recipe for Fish Tacos with Black Bean Salad should be a hit – Aly is a fish taco connoisseur – but you definitely don’t have to be competing in a media-sponsored cook-off to use a bit of expert advice.

Enter the How to Cook Everything Essentials, the free version of Mark Bittman’s top-rated How to Cook Everything app based on his bestselling cookbook of the same name. Even on its own, the app (available for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) is incredibly useful whether you’re cooking or grocery shopping and includes 100+ basic recipes that Bittman, a longtime New York Times columnist, blogger, and television personality, considers “Essential,” as well as:

*easy-to-use and flexible search capabilities, as well as the ability to browse recipes and reference information

*handy built-in timers throughout the recipe steps

*customizable (and email-friendly) shopping lists making it easy to buy ingredients — and whatever other groceries you need at home

*in-app upgrade capability allows you to easily and quickly upgrade to the complete $1.99 version (includes over 2,000 recipes and 400 illustrations)

*recipe and reference content is embedded in the app, so you don’t need a network connection to use it

So, will the How to Cook Everything Essentials app turn you into an expert chef overnight? Probably not, but after preparing just one of Bittman’s recipes, your friends and family will at least be thoroughly impressed.

By the way, want to show Aly some love and support? Vote for her here!

How to Cook Everything Essentials app is free at the Apple iTunes store