Cooking school secrets for real world cooks / by Linda Carucci.
Record details
- ISBN: 0811842436
- Physical Description: 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books ; c2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Tips, techniques, shortcuts, sources, hints, and answers to frequently asked questions, plus 100 sure-fire recipes to make you a better cook"--Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 327) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Cooking basics -- Equipment matters -- Knife skills and cuts -- Mise en place -- Do no harm: food safety -- Cooking methods -- How cooking changes the texture and flavor of foods -- Using your senses when you cook -- Understanding your palate -- Cooking with the seasons -- Seasoning to taste -- Brining and today's new meats and poultry -- Attentive tasting -- A few words about menu planning -- Creative cooking -- A few words about plate presentation -- Recipes -- Guidelines for preparing the recipes in this book -- Stocks, soups, and salads -- Secrets for successful stocks and broths -- Recipes that use homemade chicken stock, chicken broth, or vegetable broth -- Secrets for successful soups -- Secrets for successful salads -- Risottos and pastas -- Secrets for successful risotto -- Secrets for cooking perfect pasta -- Seafood, poultry, and meat main dishes -- Secrets for preparing fish and shellfish successfully -- Secrets for selecting and cooking poultry successfully -- Secrets for preparing meats successfully -- On the side -- Secrets for pairing side dishes with main dishes -- Sweet endings -- Secrets for choosing an appropriate dessert -- Secrets for preparing successful desserts -- Seasonal recipes, menus, sources -- Seasonal recipes -- Twelve seasonal menus for casual and special occasions. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Downtown Library | TX 715 C37 2005 (Text) | 33109008801748 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |