The Making Of A Cook

Author : Madeleine Kamman
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780025606586
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of a Cook written by Madeleine Kamman and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductdion to & 500 recipes for French cuisine, adapted to American kitchens.

Author : Michael Ruhlman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 080508939X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of a Chef written by Michael Ruhlman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the essence of becoming a chef, this book reveals the elusive, unnameable elements of great cooking.

Author : Jennifer Cognard-Black
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 147983842X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Books That Cook written by Jennifer Cognard-Black and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized like a cookbook, Books that Cook: The Making of a Literary Meal is a collection of American literature written on the theme of food: from an invocation to a final toast, from starters to desserts. All food literatures are indebted to the form and purpose of cookbooks, and each section begins with an excerpt from an influential American cookbook, progressing chronologically from the late 1700s through the present day, including such favorites as American Cookery, the Joy of Cooking, and Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The literary works within each section are an extension of these cookbooks, while the cookbook excerpts in turn become pieces of literature--forms of storytelling and memory-making all their own. Each section offers a delectable assortment of poetry, prose, and essays, and the selections all include at least one tempting recipe to entice readers to cook this book. Including writing from such notables as Maya Angelou, James Beard, Alice B. Toklas, Sherman Alexie, Nora Ephron, M.F.K. Fisher, and Alice Waters, among many others, Books that Cook reveals the range of ways authors incorporate recipes--whether the recipe flavors the story or the story serves to add spice to the recipe. Books that Cook is a collection to serve students and teachers of food studies as well as any epicure who enjoys a good meal alongside a good book.

Author : Madeleine Kamman
Publisher : Scribner Paper Fiction
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of a Cook written by Madeleine Kamman and published by Scribner Paper Fiction. This book was released on 1971 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cooks who believe that "another French cookbook" is just what we don't need can be assured that this is a book of a different kind. What we need to keep from French cuisine is the peerless techniques. With those techniques we can create countless new dishes based on American ingredients - corn, sweet potatoes, molasses, brown sugar, pine nuts, pecans, avocados, limes, American wines, Bourbon - which are rarely used in France. No one has surpassed French cooking methods, and so far they remain the foundation of most Western food preparation. Nevertheless French cooking terms remain mysterious to many women. While I have used some of these specific terms, I have translated them or explained them so that the particular process is quite clear. The techniques and recipes are part of what French food writer Robert Courtine calls la cuisine des femmes, in contrast to the grande cuisine of chefs. Consequently, although there are some complicated dishes, there is nothing here that cannot be performed in the home kitchen. It is true that there are born cooks who can serve remarkable meals, apparently without planning or recipes and without spending hours at the stove. Unfortunately most of us need directions, practice and time. In my opinion the directions needed are not so much recipes as solid basic techniques that can be applied to countless preparations. Although this book has recipes for eggs, soups, meats, fish, etc., as most conventional cookbooks do, the internal arrangement is different. The information is organized according to methods or techniques. For each technique, I have tried to give you an explanation of the chemical and physical changes that take place in the pot while you are at the stove. There are chemical reactions that can be critical for your results in the kitchen, but do not worry - no chemical formulas are to be found in the book. By giving principles and proportions which you can apply to many different preparations, I hope to help you to make your own way to creative cookery."--taken from Introduction, page [ix]-x.

Author : Pam Anderson
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0767902793
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Cook Without a Book written by Pam Anderson and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2000 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recalling an earlier era when cooks relied on sight, touch, and taste rather than cookbooks, the author encourages readers to rediscover the lost art of preparing food and use their imagination in the kitchen.

Author : Lucy Lean
Publisher : Welcome Books
ISBN 13 : 1599621010
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Made in America written by Lucy Lean and published by Welcome Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Made in America: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food, features updated classic recipes from the most innovative and remarkable chefs working today. Inspired by turn-of-the-20th century regional American cookbooks, Lucy Lean, former editor of edible LA, has delved through thousands of traditional recipes to define the 100 that best represent America's culinary legacy, and challenged today's leading chefs to deconstruct and rebuild them in entirely original ways. The result is the ultimate contemporary comfort food bible for the home cook and armchair food lover. Each recipe is enhanced with an introduction that includes the background and origin of the dish and a unique profile of the chef who has undertaken it, as well as sumptuous photographs of the dish, chef, and restaurant. Representing the entire United States, chefs have been selected for their accomplishments, talent, and focus on local and sustainable cooking. From Ludo Lefebvre's Duck Fat Fried Chicken to Alain Ducasse's French Onion Soup to Mario Batali's Pappardelle Bolognese to John Besh's Banana Rum Cake, Made in America showcases our favorite dishes as conceived by our finest chefs.

Author : Peg Bracken
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
ISBN 13 : 9780151392636
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The I Hate to Cook Book written by Peg Bracken and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1965 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 180 quick and easy recipes, menus, household hints and advice.

Author : Alice Waters
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 1101906650
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coming to My Senses written by Alice Waters and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters recalls the circuitous road and tumultuous times leading to the opening of what is arguably America's most influential restaurant. When Alice Waters opened the doors of her "little French restaurant" in Berkeley, California in 1971 at the age of 27, no one ever anticipated the indelible mark it would leave on the culinary landscape—Alice least of all. Fueled in equal parts by naiveté and a relentless pursuit of beauty and pure flavor, she turned her passion project into an iconic institution that redefined American cuisine for generations of chefs and food lovers. In Coming to My Senses Alice retraces the events that led her to 1517 Shattuck Avenue and the tumultuous times that emboldened her to find her own voice as a cook when the prevailing food culture was embracing convenience and uniformity. Moving from a repressive suburban upbringing to Berkeley in 1964 at the height of the Free Speech Movement and campus unrest, she was drawn into a bohemian circle of charismatic figures whose views on design, politics, film, and food would ultimately inform the unique culture on which Chez Panisse was founded. Dotted with stories, recipes, photographs, and letters, Coming to My Senses is at once deeply personal and modestly understated, a quietly revealing look at one woman's evolution from a rebellious yet impressionable follower to a respected activist who effects social and political change on a global level through the common bond of food.

Author : David Lebovitz
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607742683
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Paris Kitchen written by David Lebovitz and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories and 100 sweet and savory French-inspired recipes from popular food blogger David Lebovitz, reflecting the way Parisians eat today and featuring lush photography taken around Paris and in David's Parisian kitchen. In 2004, David Lebovitz packed up his most treasured cookbooks, a well-worn cast-iron skillet, and his laptop and moved to Paris. In that time, the culinary culture of France has shifted as a new generation of chefs and home cooks—most notably in Paris—incorporates ingredients and techniques from around the world into traditional French dishes. In My Paris Kitchen, David remasters the classics, introduces lesser-known fare, and presents 100 sweet and savory recipes that reflect the way modern Parisians eat today. You’ll find Soupe à l’oignon, Cassoulet, Coq au vin, and Croque-monsieur, as well as Smoky barbecue-style pork, Lamb shank tagine, Dukkah-roasted cauliflower, Salt cod fritters with tartar sauce, and Wheat berry salad with radicchio, root vegetables, and pomegranate. And of course, there’s dessert: Warm chocolate cake with salted butter caramel sauce, Duck fat cookies, Bay leaf poundcake with orange glaze, French cheesecake...and the list goes on. David also shares stories told with his trademark wit and humor, and lush photography taken on location around Paris and in David’s kitchen reveals the quirks, trials, beauty, and joys of life in the culinary capital of the world.

Author : Hilah Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988673601
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learn to Cook written by Hilah Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from a lifetime of cooking, Hilah Johnson (host of the popular internet cooking series, Hilah Cooking) has produced a beginners cookbook for today's young (and young-at-heart) adults. Featuring a casual straightforward style and a focus on fresh, simple recipes "Learn to Cook" will appeal to anyone who loves to eat. Inside you'll find chapters on menu planning, knife skills, shopping, kitchen equipment (including the only three tools you "really" need), and more. Plus, a comprehensive spice chart and over 150 recipes from breakfast to dinner to the snacks in between.