Rookie Cooking: Every Great Cook Has to Start Somewhere

It's never too early - or too late - to learn how to cook. Jim Edwards, the culinary director and head trainer at the Chef Central culinary superstore, shares tips and techniques for anyone just starting out in their cooking career, and for those who already cook but struggle with it. In Rookie Cooking, Jim shares with you the secrets of preparation - such as setting up your materials ahead of time. He'll walk you through the essential tools everyone needs, as well as the staples all cooks should have on hand.

Rookie Cooking will help you develop a repertoire of go-to dishes that you will enjoy both eating and preparing. The book shares 30 step-by-step recipes to get you started. With each new dish you prepare, your confidence will grow, and before you know it, your cooking will enter the big leagues, and your dinner guests will have full bellies.

Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We've been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

James Edwards is the culinary director and head trainer at Chef Central, the culinary superstore. For more than 25 years, he has made his living as a chef, teacher, food writer, and culinary judge. Jim resides in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.