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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT COOKING
COMPOSING A MENU
How to use the menus in this book
INSPIRATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS
Roasted Red Peppers with Anchovies
Potato and Truffle Salad
Hard-Cooked Quail Eggs
Marinated Cheese with Olives and Whole Garlic
Roast Pigeon with Purple Grapes
Lindsey’s Almond Tart
Whole Baked Garlic with White Cheese and Peasant Bread
Spit-Roasted Squab with Anchovy-Olive Butter
New Potatoes in Parchment
Linda’s Chocolate Cups
Warm Salad with Tiny Escarole and Lettuce
Coulibiac of Salmon
Mango Compote
Salt Cod Bouillabaisse
Lamb Shank Daube
Duck Pâté with Pistachio Nuts
Squid with Leeks and Red Wine
Rack of Lamb Roasted with Herbs and Served with White Purée
Olive Oil and Sauternes Cake
Deep-Fried Squash Blossoms
Corn Soup with Roasted Poblano Chiles
Charcoal-Grilled Rockfish with Onion and Tomato Relish
SEASONAL MENUS
A seasonal calendar
Spring
Wild Mushrooms on Croutons
Thin Pasta with Spring Vegetables
Charcoal-Grilled Salmon with Grilled Red Onions
Buckwheat Crěpes with Tangerines, Glacéed Fruit Butter, and Eau-de-vie
Summer
Tomato and Rocket Salad
Yellow Squash and Blossom Soup
Grilled Whole Filet of Beef
Deep-Fried Onion Rings
Honey Ice Cream with Lavender
Fall
Smoked Trout Mousse with Chervil Butter
Warm Salad of Curly Endive and Artichoke Hearts
Champagne Sauerkraut
Pear Tarte Tatin
Winter
Oysters on the Half Shell
Victoria’s Champagne Sausages and Mignonette Sauce
Roast Duck Stuffed with Corn Bread and Wild Mushrooms
Red Onion Tarts
Garden Lettuce Salad with Roquefort Vinaigrette
Lemon Clove Cookies
MENUS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Champagne Dinner
Oysters on the Half Shell with Mignonette Sauce
Blinis à la Russe
Sautéed Duck Livers with Celery Root
Fresh Pineapple Sherbet with Champagne Sabayon and Candied Rose Petals Escoffier
A Menu for the Zinfandel Festival
Ragoût of Wild Mushrooms with Veal Stock and Red Wine
Confit of Duck
Poached Pears and Figs in Zinfandel with Cassis Cream
Jean-Pierre’s Birthday
Mussels Baked with Cream and Pineau des Charentes
Fish Ragoût with Garlic Croutons
Roast Squab with Sauternes Sauce
Apple and Apple Cider Sherbet
Truffles
Eggs Cooked with Truffles
Crayfish Salad
Filet of Beef Lucien Tendret
Pommes Anna
Cassoulet
Vegetable Hors d’Oeuvres
Chez Panisse Cassoulet
Garlic Dinner
Garlic Soufflé
Baked Fish with Garlic Confit
Roast Squab with Garlic-and-Liver Sauce
GRILLING MENUS
Charcoal-Grilled Oysters with Chervil Butter and Yellow Caviar
Squab Salad with Garden Lettuces
Loin of Lamb Sautéed in Walnut Oil
Goat Cheese Soufflé
Bourride
Charcoal-Grilled Loin of Pork with Grilled Leeks and Red Peppers
Charcoal-Grilled Shellfish with Red Wine Butter Sauce
Risotto with White Truffle and Pork Kidneys
Roast Suckling Pig with Garden Lettuce Salad
Fall Vegetable Ragoût
Salt Cod Ravioli in a Fish Consommé
Charcoal-Grilled Duck Marinated in Red Wine
Artichoke and Grapefruit Salad
Leek and Goat Cheese Tart
Charcoal-Grilled Lobster
Salade Niçoise
Mexican Garlic Soup
Charcoal-Grilled Veal with Mustard Herb Butter
Straw Potato Pancakes
Artichoke Tart
Charcoal-Grilled Duck Breast
Potato and Wild Mushroom Gratin
UNCOMPLICATED MENUS
Baked Goat Cheese with Garden Salad
Carrot and Shallot Soup with Chervil Cream
Charcoal-Grilled Chicken with Garlic Purée
Shrimp Grilled on Rock Salt
Roasted Eggplant Soup with Red Pepper Garnish
Baked Leg of Lamb with Wilted Escarole Vinaigrette
La Bouillabaisse Chez Panisse
Tender Tart à la Alice B. Toklas
Pasta with Smoked Trout and Golden Caviar
Chicken Breasts Escoffier
A Picnic
Charcoal-Grilled Chicken Wings with Lemon and Pepper
Goat Cheese and Lentil Salad
Fennel and Red Onion Salad Vinaigrette
Pat’s Biscotti
THEMES AND VARIATIONS
Lobster, Spring Lamb, and Artichokes
Lobster Mousse Vinaigrette with Garden Salad
Risotto with Artichokes and Spring Lamb Kidneys
Spring Lamb Ragoût
Hors d’Oeuvres Variés
Lobster in Cabbage Leaves with Roasted Peppers
Charcoal-Grilled Spring Lamb
White Vegetable Purée
Deep-Fried Artichoke Hearts with Herbs
Pasta with Lobster and Asparagus
Stuffed Shoulder of Spring Lamb
Grilled Leeks
Green Beans, Quail, and Salmon
Charcoal-Grilled Quail with Shallots and Parsley
Warm Green Bean Salad with Rocket and Garden Lettuces
Salmon Baked with Anchovy Butter
Red Potato and Red Onion Gratin
Cured Grilled Salmon Vinaigrette
Buckwheat Pasta with Rocket and Goat Cheese
Sautéed Quail Served with Mushroom Toasts
Warm Green Beans and Beets with Aïoli
Poached Salmon with Fresh Basil and Olive Butters
Marinated Quail Grilled with Sausages and Bay Leaves
Fresh Pasta with Beet and Spinach Greens
BREADS
Chez Panisse Bread
Rye Bread
Walnut Fougasse
Peasant Bread
Pain de Mie
Brioche
Marion’s Cornmeal Graham Bread
MEMORABLE MENUS
A Toast to Great Wines and Great Friends
The Dinner Vernon Made for Me
Dinner for Fred on His Birthday
A Dinner for Ridge Winery
The Third Annual Garlic Festival Continues
A Dinner Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morris
Dîner des Specialités Bourguignonnes
Royal Thomas Guernsey III Birthday Dinner
An Adaptation of a Dinner from La Réserve de Beaulieu
An American Summer Maine Lobster Dinner
Dinner for Gerald Asher’s Birthday
A White Truffle Dinner
Dinner for Linda’s Birthday
A Birthday Dinner for the Best Palate We Know
Brittany Regional Dinner
New Year’s Eve Dinner
Alsatian Regional Dinner
Gertrude Stein Dinner
Louisiana Creole Regional Dinner
Northern California Regional Dinner
Périgord Regional Dinner
A Champagne Dinner
The Bandol Wine Dinner
A “Mas des Serres” Menu
A Sauternes Dinner
A Southern Rhône Dinner
A Dinner for the Baudelairians
The “This Ain’t No Spring Chicken” Dinner
Dinner for La Femme du Boulanger
Dinner of Flowers
A Dinner for Our Friends at Ridge
Specialties from Tourrettes Featuring Wines from Bandol
An Inspiration from Restaurant Lutèce
We’re Going On Vacation Dinner
Back to New Orleans for Your Birthday (Celebrating the Birthday of David Goines)
A Special Event to Celebrate Allium Sativum, Film, Music, and the Vernal Equinox
Dinner for a Wine Tasting
A Chef’s Fěte
A Dinner to Honor the Wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Salvador Dali Dishes: An Exotic Dinner for an Exotic Friend
Dinner for a Triple Scorpio
New Year’s Eve 1980
Château L’Evangile Dinner
A Troisgros-Inspired Dinner
Zinfandel Week Chez Panisse
1979 Nouveau Zinfandel Week
NOTES ON INGREDIENTS
Caviar
Fish and Shellfish
Meats
Innards
Fats
Poultry and Game Birds
Dairy Products
Truffles
Rice
Vegetables and Fruits
Oil
Vinegar
Stocks
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
About the Author
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