That may be a stumbling block for a novice cook but not for those who know their way around a kitchen.

Italian Cooking and Living, a new magazine, is intended for the novice cook.

I've been told novice cooks are chronically engaged in this hoary ruse.

I've adapted and streamlined the process, making it easy even for a novice cook.

And, though it is hard to convince a novice cook of this, the custards are done when still quite jiggly in the center.

The company caters to anyone from a novice cook to a gifted entertainer or seasoned chef.

And few of the recipes are for a novice cook.

At only $5, the cookbook is an inexpensive way to give heart health this holiday plus it's designed for both novice cooks and seasoned veterans.

Liz was our novice cook and a self-described "kitchen dilettante"; I gave her the task of making the salad.

Being a novice cook, the most relevant experience he can recall is one in which he successfully made plain pancakes.