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Index
Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks
Copyright
Contents
Foreword to the Second Edition of Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One Cooking Basics
“When You Cook, you never stop learning. That’s The Fascination of it.”
Equipmentmatters
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
Organic Versus Conventional Produce
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
Part Two Recipes
Guidelines for Preparing the Recipes in this Book
Stocks, Soups, and Salads
Secrets for Successful Stocks and Broths
Secrets for Successful Soups
Secrets for Successful Salads
Store Walnut Halves and Pieces –And other Shelled Nuts–In the Freezer to keep them fresh.
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
Part Three Seasonal Recipes, Menus, and Sources
Seasonal Recipes
Twelve Seasonal Menus for Casual and Special Occasions
Sources
Bibliography
Table of Equivalents
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