What Goes with What: 100 Recipes, 20 Charts, Endless Possibilities

Do you know someone who can make a meal–a remarkably good meal–out of whatever they find in the refrigerator and pantry? Have you always wondered when you would achieve this state of skill and enlightenment?

Julia Turshen, an extraordinary cook and cookbook author, is here to help you reach that level. Offering highly flexible recipes, zippy charts to show you how to expand your mix-and-match skills, and the satisfaction of making food you’ll enjoy, Turshen gives you paradigms to help organize your culinary creativity.

Take, for example, stove top vegetables. Select the veg. Choose a fat to cook it in and a flavor ingredient to complement it. Add the veg, then a liquid to steam it or braise it. And just before it’s ready, a little bit of extra flair, say a fresh herb or some citrus.

There are abundant example recipes to put you at ease with this kind of approach, demonstrating plenty of imagination to keep you inspired: roasted broccoli and peanut salad; twice-baked cacio e pepe potatoes; braised pork with apricots and green olives; spicy chicken with lime and cashews.

An encouraging gift for that cook you think is ready to soar.