The French Cook

Souffl�s are light and airy, flavored baked dishes with a creamy texture. Greg Patent has been baking them for decades. Through souffl� basics, a lesson on beating egg whites, and a review of sauce bases, Patent develops the home cook's skills and confidence in creating a wide array of hot and cold, savory and sweet, molded and unmolded show-off dishes following basic French culinary techniques.

Savory recipes include Leek and Pancetta, Fennel, Salmon and cheese souffl�s. Sweet recipes begin with some classic hot renditions of Chocolate, Vanilla Bean, Fresh Strawberry, and Grand Marnier Souffl�, then move into scrumptious cold recipes of Passion Fruit, Ste. Germaine Lime, Almond and Praline Souffl� Floating Islands!

Greg Patent is a consummate baker and the James Beard Award-winning author of Baking in America (2002) and A Baker's Odyssey (2007). Greg writes a popular blog, The Baking Wizard and is host of a weekly program on Montana Public Radio. He lives in Missoula, Montana.