内容简介：
To each of you who are experiencing being on your own and finding yourself untrained and ill-prepared to reap the many benefits your kitchen offers, this basic guide is presented to assist you in your steps toward self-reliance. Do you feel lost when it comes to matters of the kitchen? Are you stuck in a culinary conundrum? In his debut work, James R. Barton focuses on the premise that the kitchen is the heart of the home, giving step-by-step instructions for beginning cooks and men who are ready to tap into their kitchen creativity. Drawing on his personal experience, James R. Barton uses a conversational tone infused with baseball language and terms to guide beginning cooks through cleaning and organizing, shopping, food knowledge, and being creative with food and cooking. Easy-to-make recipes for appetizers, entrees, lunch, dinner, and dessert are also included. Although written with single males in mind, anyone new to kitchens and cooking will benefit from the concise culinary counsel in "Homeplate," Experience all the joy and relaxation that your kitchen has to offer