Where Cooking Begins, Uncomplicated Recipes to Make You a Great Cook by Music, Carla Lalli -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction: How I Cook at Home Part 1: The Strategy | Cooking Begins Here

I’ve Had a Lot of Lives as a Cook The Case for Small-Batch Cooking A New Way to Shop The Zoned-Out Kitchen Pared-Down Pots, Pans, and Appliances How to Live Forever on Fewer Spices Spin It to Win It

Part 2: The Techniques | Salt and Pepper Cooking

Sauté Pan-Roast Steam Boil and Simmer Confit Slow-Roast Pastry Dough

Part 3: The Recipes | Cook with Abandon Starring Produce

Spring Lettuces with Anchovy Cream Mozzarella with Charred and Raw Sugar Snap Peas Savory Summer Melon Salad Pan-Roasted Romanesco with Toasted Nuts and Crispy Bits Buttery Beets and Grapefruit Chicories with Garlic Bread Croutons Fresh Figs with Manchego and Wet Walnuts Salted Cucumbers with Ginger and Chile Coconutty Collards Slaw Ham-And-Butter Baguette with Green Beans Stir-Fried Celery with Peanuts and Bacon Charred Broccoli Salad Leeks with Potato Chips and Chives Grilled Asparagus with Smoky-Spicy Brown-Butter Bread Crumbs Sweet Potatoes with Tahini Butter

Egg-Centric

Slow-Cooked Dozen-Egg Frittata Blts with Bacon-Fat Fried Eggs Omelet with Whipped Ricotta for Two Poached Egg and Silky Braised Greens Fried Grains with Bacon, Mushrooms, and Kimchi Aioli and All the Things for Dipping Carbonara Stracciatella

Pasta and Grains

Pasta all’Amatriciana with Confit Tomatoes Spaghetti with Quick-Braised Artichoke Hearts Pasta with Cauliflower, Sausage, and Big Bread Crumbs Spaghetti Aglio e Olio with All-o the Parsley Caprese Mac and Cheese Lobster Pasta with Grated Tomato Sauce Fregola with Clams, Corn, and Basil Pesto Greek-ish Grain Salad Grains and Roasted Squash with Spicy Buttermilk Dressing Pomegranate-Parsley Tabbouleh No-Stir Maple Granola Cosmo’s Power Pancakes

Chicken Lots of Ways, and a Duck

Rack-Roasted Chicken with Gravy Potatoes 30-Minute Spatchcock Chicken and Vegetables Chicken Cutlets with Spicy Coconut Dressing Pan-Fried Chicken Thighs with Italian Salsa Rosemary Chicken Ragu with Pressure Cooker Polenta Spice-Drawer Chicken Wings My Way Duck Confit

Fishes and Other Sea Creatures

Main Meats

Pork Steaks with Snap Pea and Scallion Salsa Glazed and Charred St. Louis Pork Ribs Butter-Basted Rib Eye with Crunchy Fennel Salad Slow-Roast Beef Ribs with Melted Peppers and Horseradish Grilled Short Ribs with Serrano-Cilantro Marinade Pork and Brisket Bollito Misto Herbaceous Grilled Lamb Chops Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder and Beans with Magic Green Sauce Seared Lamb Patty with Marinated Halloumi and Herbs

Sunday Soups and Brothy Beans

Pasta e Fagiole Green-estrone Fox-Style Chickpeas Yogi’s Kitchari with Sizzled Spices Fresh Corn and Corn Broth with Popcorn Spices

Basic Baker’s Sweets

10-Minute Pastry Dough Any-Fruit Galette Fruit Compote with Labneh, Maple Syrup, and Olive Oil Coffee Crème Caramel Birthday-Worthy Swedish Pancakes Mom’s Cornmeal Cream Shortcake-Biscuits Praline Meringues Cinnamon Spice and Honey Is Nice Brittle Chocolate and Vanilla Mousse

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