Kitchen Secrets

Author: Raymond Blanc
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408881489
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 484

Book Description
Raymond Blanc is revered as a culinary legend, whose love of delicious food is lifelong. Years of experience have given him a rich store of knowledge and the skill to create fantastic dishes that work time after time. With a range of achievable and inspirational recipes for cooks of all abilities, Kitchen Secrets is all about bringing Gallic passion and precision into the home kitchen. Raymond has done all the hard work, refining recipes over months and even years until they are quite perfect. Every recipe includes explanations and hints to ensure that your results are consistently brilliant. Dishes that once seemed plain, or impossibly complex, suddenly become simple and elegant; the book's sixteen chapters include classics like watercress soup, chicory and Roquefort salad, cep ravioli, apricot cassoulet, chicken liver parfait, confit salmon, moules marnière, grilled dover sole, home cured ham, pot au feu, lambs liver persillade, roast wild duck, lamb cutlets, galette des Rois, cherry clafoutis and Maman Blanc's own chocolate mousse. With scores of recipes from both series of Kitchen Secrets, this is guaranteed to be a must-have for anybody with a love of French cuisine and finesse.

Kitchen Secrets

Author: Frances Short
Publisher: Berg
ISBN: 1845202767
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
This book explores the thoughts, values and opinions of home cooks, their practices and experiences, and the skills and knowledge they use to prepare and provide food. It provides new and challenging ways of thinking about cooking, examining and often contesting commonly-held beliefs and theories about the role of practical cookery lessons, dinner parties as showcases for culinary flair and the negative effect of convenience foods on home cooking and kitchen skills.

Cooking in Iran

Author: Najmieh Batmanglij
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781949445077
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 728

Book Description
"The Grande Dame of Iranian Cooking" Esteemed American chef. Award-winning cookbook author. Persian cooking instructor. Iranian immigrant. Storyteller. Mother of two acclaimed sons - Zal, a filmmaker; Rostam, a musician. Born in the middle of the 20th century in Tehran, Iran. Lives in Washington, DC and Los Angeles. Consults with restaurants around the world. Member of Les Dames d'Escoffier.

Secrets from a Caterer's Kitchen

Author: Nicole Aloni
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781557883520
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
During almost two decades of catering everything from the Academy Awards to a fete for Queen Elizabeth to an intimate dinner for Julia Child to a “Roller-Disco” Bat Mitzvah, Nicole Aloni has learned more than a few tricks-of-the-trade. And whether you’re planning your umpteenth dinner for twelve, or you’ve only just figured out that there’s a kitchen in your apartment, Secrets From a Caterer’s Kitchen is the manual on entertaining. This comprehensive, accessible and easy-to-use book offers insider tips and guidance about: Menu preparation for both large and small gatherings Finding special locations for events Decorating advice for “theme” festivities Creating invitations Maintaining a budget Over 125 tried-and-true party recipes Whether it’s a candlelight dinner, a kid’s birthday party, or a holiday extravaganza, you can put on a show like a pro—and keep your guests guessing—with Secrets from a Caterer’s Kitchen!

12,167 Kitchen and Cooking Secrets

Author: Susan Sampson
Publisher: Robert Rose
ISBN: 9780778802228
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A multitude of ideas, tips and techniuqes to reward any serious cook.

Kitchen Secrets

Author: Frances Short
Publisher: Berg
ISBN: 1847881254
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
What's really going on in the kitchen?Whilst cookery programmes are broadcast at peak viewing times and chefs regularly claim celebrity status, food writers announce the death of cooking. Parents, experts, campaigners and policymakers grow increasingly concerned about the proliferation of pre-prepared foods and a growing trend for eating alone and on the run. Kitchen Secrets explores the thoughts, values and opinions of home cooks, their practices and experiences, and the skills and knowledge they use to prepare and provide food. It offers new and challenging ways of thinking about cooking, examining and often contesting commonly-held beliefs and theories about the role of practical cookery lessons, dinner parties as showcases for culinary flair and the de-skilling effect of convenience foods. Kitchen Secrets lifts the lid on the modern range to see what's cooking.

Indo Dutch Kitchen Secrets

Author: Jeff Keasberry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781631778803
Category : Cooking, Dutch
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Indo Dutch Kitchen Secrets is an inspiring cookbook for anyone who wants to explore and rediscover a unique culinary heritage, explained in more than 100 delicious, easy-to-prepare dishes. During 350 years of colonial intimacy in the former Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia), not only did a hybrid culture emerge, but also one of the world's oldest and richest fusion cuisines. Indo Dutch Kitchen Secrets celebrates the blending of Indonesian, Dutch and the resultant Indo Dutch fusion cooking style, all coming together in one fascinating kitchen.

Secrets from the White House Kitchens

Author: John R. Hanny
Publisher: Lamarque Publications, LLC
ISBN: 9780982929308
Category : Cookbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Features photographs and recipes of meals prepared by a White House chef and his staff for American presidents, along with humorous stories about each president, his family, administration, and special guests.

Tana's Kitchen Secrets

Author: Tana Ramsay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845335113
Category : Cookbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Tana Ramsay reveals the secrets behind great home cooking. In this book she includes 120 recipes, each of which is a vehicle for one of her 'kitchen secrets'. She features advice on cooking fish, meat, pasta, rice, pies, pastries and much more.

Mennonite Country-style Recipes & Kitchen Secrets

Author: Esther H. Shank
Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
ISBN: 9780836134421
Category : Mennonite cookery
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Shank's prized collection of over 1,100 recipes also includes hundreds of tips for success while baking bread, making pie crusts, etc., as well as microwave and quick-fix sections, identification of low calorie dishes, and many useful charts, tables and diagrams. This hardcover cookbook is a winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award from the Publishers Marketing Association.