The Professional Chef

The Professional Chef Review

"The bible for all chefs."
—Paul Bocuse

Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by Food Arts magazine, The Professional Chef is the classic kitchen reference that many of America's top chefs have used to understand basic skills and standards for quality as well as develop a sense of how cooking works. Now, the ninth edition features an all-new, user-friendly design that guides readers through each cooking technique, starting with a basic formula, outlining the method at-a-glance, offering expert tips, covering each method with beautiful step-by-step photography, and finishing with recipes that use the basic techniques.

The new edition also offers a global perspective and includes essential information on nutrition, food and kitchen safety, equipment, and product identification. Basic recipe formulas illustrate fundamental techniques and guide chefs clearly through every step, from mise en place to finished dishes.

• Includes an entirely new chapter on plated desserts and new coverage of topics that range from sous vide cooking to barbecuing to seasonality
• Highlights quick reference pages for each major cooking technique or preparation, guiding you with at-a-glance information answering basic questions and giving new insights with expert tips
• Features nearly 900 recipes and more than 800 gorgeous full-color photographs

Covering the full range of modern techniques and classic and contemporary recipes, The Professional Chef, Ninth Edition is the essential reference for every serious cook.

Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006

Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006 Review

Seventy-five years ago, a St. Louis widow named Irma Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book called The Joy of Cooking. Her daughter Marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their mother-daughter project from Irma's apartment.

Today, nine revisions later, the Joy of Cooking -- selected by The New York Public Library as one of the 150 most important and influential books of the twentieth century -- has taught tens of millions of people to cook, helped feed and delight millions beyond that, answered countless kitchen and food questions, and averted many a cooking crisis.

Ethan Becker, Marion's son, leads the latest generation of JOY, still a family affair, into the twenty-first century with a 75th anniversary edition that draws upon the best of the past while keeping its eye on the way we cook now. It features a rediscovery of the witty, clear voices of Marion Becker and Irma Rombauer, whose first instructions to the cook were "stand facing the stove."

JOY remains the greatest teaching cookbook ever written. Reference material gives cooks the precise information they need for success. New illustrations focus on techniques, including everything from knife skills to splitting cake layers, setting a table, and making tamales.

This edition also brings back the encyclopedic chapter Know Your Ingredients. The chapter that novices and pros alike have consulted for over thirty years has been revised, expanded, and banded, making it a book within a book. Cooking Methods shows cooks how to braise, steam, roast, sauté, and deep-fry effortlessly, while an all-new Nutrition chapter has the latest thinking on healthy eating -- as well as a large dose of common sense.

This edition restores the personality of the book, reinstating popular elements such as the grab-bag Brunch, Lunch, and Supper chapter and chapters on frozen desserts, cocktails, beer and wine, canning, salting, smoking, jellies and preserves, pickles and relishes, and freezing foods. Fruit recipes bring these favorite ingredients into all courses of the meal, and there is a new grains chart. There are even recipes kids will enjoy making and eating, such as Chocolate Dipped Bananas, Dyed Easter Eggs, and the ever-popular Pizza.

In addition to hundreds of brand-new recipes, this JOY is filled with many recipes from all previous editions, retested and reinvented for today's tastes.

This is the JOY for how we live now. Knowing that most cooks are sometimes in a hurry to make a meal, the JOY now has many new dishes ready in 30 minutes or less. Slow cooker recipes have been added for the first time, and Tuna Casserole made with canned cream of mushroom soup is back. This JOY shares how to save time without losing flavor by using quality convenience foods such as canned stocks and broths, beans, tomatoes, and soups, as well as a wide array of frozen ingredients. Cooking creatively with leftovers emphasizes ease and economy, and casseroles -- those simple, satisfying, make-ahead, no-fuss dishes -- abound. Especially important to busy households is a new section that teaches how to cook and freeze for a day and eat for a week, in an effort to eat more home-cooked meals, save money, and dine well.

As always, JOY grows with the times: this edition boasts an expanded Vegetables chapter, including instructions on how to cook vegetables in the microwave, and an expanded baking section, Irma's passion -- always considered a stand-alone bible within the JOY.

This all-new, all-purpose anniversary edition of the Joy of Cooking offers endless choice for virtually every occasion, situation, and need, from a 10-minute stir-fry on a weekday night to Baby Back Ribs and Grilled Corn in the backyard, or a towering Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. JOY will show you the delicious way just as it has done for countless cooks before you.

Even after 75 years, the span of culinary information is breathtaking and covers everything from boiling eggs (there are two schools of thought) to showstopping, celebratory dishes such as Beef Wellington, Roast Turkey and Bread Stuffing, and Crown Roast of Pork.

Happy Anniversary, JOY!

Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes!

Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes! Review

Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes! Feature

• Slow-cooker recipes

Finally, all in one handsome volume, the best 1400 slow-cooker recipes!
New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Pellman Good has gathered the biggest collection of tantalizing, best-ever slow-cooker recipes into one great book.
The recipes in this amazing treasure are all-
Collected from some of America's best home cooks.
Tested in real-life settings.
Carefully selected from thousands of recipes.
Eight small "galleries" of full-color photos of delectable slow-cooker dishes from the collection add sparkle throughout the cookbook.
Phyllis Pellman Good's cookbooks have sold nearly 10 million copies. Her five beloved Fix-It and Forget-It cookbooks have themselves sold more than 8 million copies! Three of her cookbooks have been New York Times bestsellers.
This is the perfect BIG COOKBOOK! Easy to understand, easy to use.
Absolutely manageable for those who lack confidence in the kitchen.
Convenient for those who are short on time.
Will bring a "make-it-again" request from all who are lucky enough to enjoy these tasty dishes.
Fix-It and Forget-It BIG COOKBOOK, with its 1400 best slow-cooker recipes, is another winner!

Glamorous Illusions: A Novel (Grand Tour Series)

Glamorous Illusions: A Novel (Grand Tour Series) Review

When Cora Kensington learns she is the illegitimate daughter of a copper king, her life changes forever. Even as she explores Europe with her new family, she discovers that the most valuable journey is within. The first book in the Grand Tour series takes you from the farms of Montana through England and France on an adventure of forgiveness, spiritual awakening, and self-discovery.

American Heart Association Quick & Easy Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthful Recipes You Can Make in Minutes

American Heart Association Quick & Easy Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthful Recipes You Can Make in Minutes Review

In our hectic era, who has time to spend hours in the kitchen creating tasty, healthful meals? Yet when we try to eat fast, we almost always resort to eating fat (think: fast food). This indispensable cookbook from one of the most trusted names in the health field breaks the fast-fat connection. Nearly every one of its mouthwatering, low-fat, low-cholesterol recipes can be prepared in under 30 minutes. Here is the opportunity for millions of Americans to start living the more healthful lifestyle they know they should.

The Cook's Book

The Cook's Book Review

Kirkus' Review A juicy, king-sized portion of information on foods: background, availability, and best uses. Hillman lists foods alphabetically (Iguana follows Ice cream) and adds to the basic format as necessary: some entries (Bitters, Fermented black beans, Yams) occupy a few lines, others are much longer (Chicken gets 30 columns). In the Oil entry, he includes heat, flavor, and nutrition data, and tells why oil makes a poor substitute for butter in most baking. The Lemon entry includes kitchen tips--a cold lemon gives less juice--and equivalents: an average lemon gives 3-4 Tb. of juice, (apple) tsp. of grated peel. Hillman covers nearly everything you can think of--standard foods, not-so-standard foods (Horsemeat, Fiddlehead ferns), foreign and domestic exotica--and his taste is sure: he favors fresh Parmesan over the powdery approximation on store shelves and he invariably rejects processed substitutes (dried onions, bacon bits) over the real thing. This won't tell you How to Cook a Wolf (although M.F.K. Fisher is in the fine bibliography) but you can find out how to choose a honeydew, clean leeks, or carve a leg of lamb.

A Nose for Hanky Panky

A Nose for Hanky Panky Review

A Nose for Hanky Panky Feature

• ISBN13: 9780982589984
• Condition: New
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Murder has changed the sleepy fishing village of Granite Cove, NH-and it's no ordinary killing. Beautiful, brainy Vivian Klinger, Ph.D., was the woman who had everything but a sense of humor. Now she's dead, and local newspaper reporter Rose McNichols is determined to discover the who, what, when, where and why of her demise. Was the killer a prominent Granite Cove attorney or his social-climbing wife? Or a former golden boy who climbed from the wharves on a football scholarship, only to wind up a burned-out drunk? Or was it another suspect unknown, bent upon destroying the small town Rose knows and loves? Not even gorgeous cop and former high school sweetheart Cal Devine can offer much help, preoccupied as he is with domestic problems. Rose goes it alone in her search for the truth about Dr. Vivian Klinger's true identity ... and who killed her because of it.

The Healthy College Cookbook

The Healthy College Cookbook Review

For nearly a decade, The Healthy College Cookbook has offered time-pressed, budget-crunched students a simple way to enjoy home cooking in their own small apartment kitchens or even dorm rooms. Written by students for students, the book offers hundreds of simple, healthful alternatives to dreary cafeteria fare. The first edition was so successful it returned to print 17 times.

Now, this best-selling cookbook has been revised, expanded, and enlivened for a new generation of students. One hundred brand-new recipes have been added to the old favorites, including expanded breakfast options, recipes for the ever-popular George Foreman Grill, new smoothie creations, and pizza toppings for storebought crusts, English muffins, and pita bases. Recipes require only a handful of easy-to-find ingredients. The book is packed with vegetarian options, and every recipe is as nutritious as it is delicious. Most can be prepared in less time than it takes to order pizza.

Most college students are new to cooking, and The Healthy College Cookbook contains a wealth of information and tips for the novice. It explains cooking terms, describes common spices, and offers basic, sensible advice on stocking a kitchen with equipment and food staples.

The book isn't just for novices, however. Even the most discerning young palates will appreciate zesty Garlic Green Beans with Tofu or lively Mandarin-Mint Salad. These recipes are so quick, so inexpensive, and so delicious that they're bound to become dinner party favorites, years past graduation.

The Organized Kitchen: Keep Your Kitchen Clean, Organized, and Full of Good Foodand Save Time, Money, (and Your Sanity) Every Day!

The Organized Kitchen: Keep Your Kitchen Clean, Organized, and Full of Good Foodand Save Time, Money, (and Your Sanity) Every Day! Review

An organized kitchen is the salvation every busy cook needs! You'll save yourself time, money, and stress—all while whipping up delicious, healthy meals your family and friends will love.

From aprons to zesters, this book provides an A-Z of simple shortcuts that will make all the difference, including:

• Shelf and storage strategies
• Five-minute kitchen feng shui
• When to clean what—with what
• The right tools for the right tasks
• The truth about freezing food
• Meal plans that really work
• Ten foolproof, must-know recipes—with endless variations
• The good-enough stocked pantry
• Leftovers you'll really want to eat

With tips and tricks from master chefs (think Julia Child's pegboard) and real-life home chefs (think Grandma's ingenious pasta pots), this is the only kitchen/food/life organizer you need to streamline your kitchen—once and for all!

The Organized Kitchen: Because you can minimize cooking time and maximize good taste!

The Slow Cooker Handbook (Cooking Essentials)

The Slow Cooker Handbook (Cooking Essentials) Review

Did you know that your slow cooker can not only save you time and effort, but money too? Discover how to produce great tasting, healthy meals, quickly and easily without breaking the bank!

If you own a slow cooker, it's time to dig it out of the back of the cupboard and give it pride of place in the kitchen. This book will show you how to produce great tasting meals for all the family quickly and easily.

If you don't yet own a slow cooker you'll find out what to buy, what to avoid and how to make the most of your slow cooker once you've bought it.

The book is split up into sections, the first section walks you through the process of selecting the ideal slow cooker for your needs, then explains how best to use it to produce great tasting results again and again.

The next seven sections are the recipe sections, split up into main categories, so you'll find sections on:

Beef
Lamb
Pork
Chicken
Vegetables
Fish
Special Occasions

Every recipe has a discussion section where you'll discover ways to adjust the recipe to suit your taste, a full ingredients list and clear and concise instructions so that you can create great tasting meals every time. If you've ever wanted to try a Lamb Tangine, or Slow Cooked Clam Chowder, maybe a Witches Brew Chili, or even a Cioppino there are recipes to suit every taste.

So dig in.... your taste buds will thank you!

Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cook Book

Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cook Book Review

Cook book by Betty Crocker

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Bridal (Better Homes & Gardens Plaid)

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Bridal (Better Homes & Gardens Plaid) Review

This bridal edition of the bestselling New Cook Book makes the perfect gift for new couples!

The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been an American favorite since 1930, selling 40 million copies through fourteen editions. The new 15th Edition is the best yet, with hundreds of new recipes, tips, and photos. This new bridal edition includes a 62-page bonus section of kitchen advice for new couples.

The perfect shower or wedding gift, this new bridal edition includes all the delicious recipes you've come to expect. More than that, it features plenty of tips for new couples on setting up a kitchen, cooking for two, entertaining friends and family, planning parties, and much more.

• A special gift edition just for brides, with plenty of tips and advice on homemaking for the twenty-first century
• NEW FEATURES for the 15th Edition: Make It Mine—new flavors to keep meals exciting; Cook Once, Eat Twice—create two great meals out of one
• NEW CHAPTERS ON Breakfasts and Brunches; Casseroles; Convenience Cooking and Sandwiches and Pizzas
• Presents more than 1400 recipes, including 1000 brand-new to this edition
• More than 1000 photos

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, Bridal Edition is packed with delicious recipes and cooking advice—it's the perfect gift for the newlyweds in your life!

The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Step-Into-Reading)

The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Step-Into-Reading) Review

Illus. in full color.

The Best Light Recipe

The Best Light Recipe Review

The Best Light Recipe offers more than 300 full-flavored lower-fat and reduced calorie recipes that still taste great and are guaranteed foolproof by the test cooks and editors who bring you Cook's Illustrated magazine. For the first time ever, the editors at America's Test Kitchen have devoted an entire book and more than 300 recipes lighter versions of family favorites. If we weren't satisfied with the results in our kitchen, the recipe didn't make this book.

New Cook Book, 75th Anniversary Limited Edition

New Cook Book, 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Review

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the famous "red-plaid" cookbook, Better Homes and Gardens editors have added a special chapter with 75 "best-of-the-best" recipes from the cookbook’s first 11 editions. This special Limited Edition pays tribute to previous generations of the cookbook that helped establish it as America’s No.1 kitchen resource.

Features

64 new pages with 75 "best-of-the-best" recipes from past editions.

Ring-bound volume lays flat for easy use.

More than 1,200 that reflect current eating habits and lifestyles.

More than 700 photos, including 60 percent more of finished food than the last edition.

Dozens of recipes offer ethnic flavors, fresh ingredients, or vegetarian appeal.

Many recipes feature make-ahead directions or quick-to-the-table meals.

Efficient, easy-to-read format, with recipes categorized into 21 chapters, each thoroughly indexed for easy reference.

Expanded chapter on cooking basics includes advice on food safety, menu planning, table setting, and make-ahead cooking, plus a thorough glossary on ingredients and techniques.

Appliance-friendly recipes help cooks save time and creatively use new kitchen tools. An entire chapter is devoted to crockery cooker recipes.

Nutrition information with each recipe, plus diabetic exchanges.

Tab dividers already in place—minimal assembly for readers.

Every recipe tested and perfected by the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen.

How to Cook Fish

How to Cook Fish Review

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.

The Boston Cooking School Cook Book

The Boston Cooking School Cook Book Review

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.