CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

1. Cook or Be Cooked

2. Defensive Nutrition

3. Weapons in the War Against Toxic Food: Basic Cooking Techniques

4. The Basics: Dressings, Sauces, and Staples

5. Breakfast

6. Lunch: Soups, Salads, and Sandwiches

7. Beans, Grains, Pizza, and Pasta

8. Meat, Poultry, and Fish

9. Vegetables

10. Scratch Baking

Appendix: Special-Occasion Menus

Index