one of my favorite basic cookbooks is the Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook ( have an old edition circa 1989). The Bon Appetit Cookbook is also very good. I have never ever had a problem making any Bon Appetit recipe.
Anything by Cooks Illustrated (including the Americas Test Kitchen Book) passes my test as does Fine Cooking and Cuisine at home.
for a great book on Sandwiches... Roadfood Sandwiches.
I have given several newbies LEARNING TO COOK by Marian Cunningham there are just enough pictures, the copy is easy, and the recipes are good starters for a decent repertoire.
I'm no hippie, butThe Moosewood Cookbook is a useful thing. Anybody can cook a hamburger, and students often default to a diet deficient in vegetables because of this.
Nigel Slater's Appetite. He doesn't really give recipes, just guidelines and branches out from there. He has a lovely, easy style of writing that makes him feel immediately like he's your best friend in the whole world. And he's a guy. I'm sure your son would appreciate a manly voice in a world that tends to be a little womanly.
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