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Cook's Canon 101 Classic Recipes Everyone Should Know

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ISBN-10: 0060083905

ISBN-13: 9780060083908

Edition: 2003

Authors: Raymond A. Sokolov

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The Cook's Canon is Raymond Sokolov's pick of the recipes essential for culinary literacy. He provides crystal-clear recipes for 101 classics, from Apple Pie to Zabaglione. Each iconic recipe is paired with a short essay -- historical, ethnographic, chemical, physical, and often very funny. Readers who know their way around the kitchen will rediscover what got them into food in the first place, and they can feast on witty morsels of the origins and significance of these beloved dishes. Neophytes will find a short and brilliantly informed survey course in The Cook's Canon, a liberal arts education for the palate. The Cook's Canon celebrates great and fundamental food ideas from all the…    
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Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Raymond SokoloV was a food columnist for Natural History magazine for twenty years and is the author of several cookbooks, a much-praised novel, Native Intelligence , and a biography of New Yorker critic A. J. Liebling.

Introduction
Apple Pie
Baked Alaska
Beet Borscht
Beurre Blanc
Billi Bi
Blanquette de Veau
Brandade de Morue
Bread
Bread Pudding
Bstilla
Cannelloni
Ceviche de Lenguado
Chicken Adobo
Chicken Soup
Chiles Poblanos en Nogada
Chocolate Fudge
Chocolate Pudding
Choucroute
Clam Chowder
Coq au Vin
Coulibiac
Couscous Chick Chick
Crayfish Bisque
Creme Caramel
Crepes
Croquetas
Daube de Boeuf a la Provencale
Doughnuts
Duck a l'Orange
Escabeche of Vegetables
Fresh Ham with Star Anise
Fried Rice
Gaeng Pet Gai
Gazpacho, White and Red
Genoise a l'Orange
Gravlax
Hollandaise Sauce
Homard a l'Americaine
Hong Kong Salt Shrimp
Hummus bi Tahini
Jambon Persille
Kibbeh Nayeh
Lamb Biryani
Lasagne al Forno
Macaroni and Cheese
Macaroons
Maiale in Latte
Marmalade
Mashed Potatoes
Mayonnaise
Meat Loaf
Moules Mariniere
Moussaka
Navarin de Mouton Printanier
Omelet
Onion Soup
Osso Buco alla Milanese
Oysters Rockefeller
Paella Valenciana
Paris-Brest
Pasta e Fagioli alla Pordenonense
Pate Brisee
Peking Duck
Pho Bo
Picadillo Boliviano
Pizza
Plum Pudding
Poori
Pork Vindaloo
Profiteroles au Chocolat
Quenelles de Brochet, Sauce Nantua
Quiche Lorraine
Ribollita
Rice Pudding
Risotto alla Milanese
Ropa Vieja
Saltimbocca alla Romana
Sauerbraten
Savarin Valaisanne
Shepherd's Pie
Shrimp, Crab, and Okra Gumbo
Sole Meuniere
Souffle
Southern Fried Chicken
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Standing Rib Roast with Yorkshire Pudding
Steak au Poivre
Strawberry Preserves
Suckling Pig
Szechwan Dry-Fried Beef
Tamales con Rajas
Tempura
Terrine of Foie Gras
Tortilla Espanola
Tripes a la Mode de Caen
Truite au Bleu
Vinaigrette
Vitello Tonnato
Waterzooi
Wiener Schnitzel
Zabaglione
Selected Bibliography
Index