Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat.

By Katie Shelly

No-reading-required recipes take you from breakfast omelets to decadent desserts thanks to “really great graphics” (Mark Bittman, The New York Times).
 
With illustrations instead of text, Picture Cook will reinvent the way you make food. Over fifty homey recipes are distilled into their most basic components, each rendered step-by-step in enchanting line drawings like nothing ever before seen in a cookbook.
 
Covering everything from omelets and lasagna to chocolate cake, this cheery bunch of recipes will cure your kitchenphobia, delight the design lover in you and satisfy every tummy in your path. Including a visual tutorial on knife skills, illustrated metric conversion chart, and an index especially organized for various dietary needs, Picture Cook makes the perfect gift for budding chefs, college students, or any home cook in need of some visual inspiration.
 
“An unusual, quirky book, with adorable illustrations, and solid, well-tested recipes. A delight.” —TheKitchn
 
“I totally loved the stripped-down graphics that Katie Shelly illustrated for Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat. I particularly enjoyed how Shelly presented basic dishes that could be adapted to different flavor palates, such as hummus and raita. The book contains enough staple recipes for a beginner cook, while still suggesting advanced variations for the more experienced.” —Serious Eats
 
“An ingenious cookbook.” —Mark Wilson, Fast Company: Design
 
“Unintimidating . . . readers will find it hard not to smile at whimsical drawings of white lasagna, nutty quinoa, Immortality Smoothie, and other easy dishes . . . A treat for visual learners, beginning readers, young people, new cooks, and anyone who enjoys graphic design.” —Library Journal

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Dec 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781612432588

Book preview

PICTURE COOK

SEE. MAKE. EAT.

KATIE SHELLY

Ulysses Press

Copyright © 2013 by Katie Shelly. All Rights Reserved.

Any unauthorized duplication in whole or in part or dissemination of this edition by any means (including but not limited to photocopying, electronic devices, digital versions, and the Internet) will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Published by

Ulysses Press

P.O. Box 3440

Berkeley, CA 94703

www.ulyssespress.com

ISBN: 978-1-61243-258-8

Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013938627

10987654321

Acquisitions Editor: Katherine Furman

Editor: Lauren Harrison

Index: Sayre Van Young

CONTENTS

Legend

Basic Techniques

Mince Garlic

Chop Onion

Slice Avocado

Dice Round Things

Breakfast

Avocado Toast

Sparkle Toast