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Over 70 recipes that showcase delicious ways of cooking with wine – the magic ingredient. Author Fiona Beckett is the Guardian's wine writer. She is also a cookery writer and a contributing editor to Decanter and Fork magazines and a leading authority on food and wine matching. In this beautifully photographed book, featuring more than 70 delicious recipes, she expands on the idea that cooking with wine is an easy way to make meals special. Included is a detailed introduction to wine, plus a section covering '10 Things You Need to Know About Cooking with Wine'. Each dish also includes a wine pairing to ensure every meal will be a perfect marriage of food and wine. Starting with Soups, Sala...
Popular California food and wine consultant Patricia Ballard has been impressing winery visitors for years with her food and wine magic. Both her Italian heritage and her California fresh experience are reflected in these proven recipes and cooking tips with recipes that range from soup and hors d'oeuvres to pasta, fish, and dessert.
Next time you open a bottle, add some to the pan and enjoy the exciting flavours wine brings to your food. It might sound extravagant, but just a splash is all you need to take a simple tomato sauce to new heights or add a fresh twist to a classic dish.
Concentrating on mouthwateringly simple, every-day dishes made better with wine, this book includes 500 recipes, from soups and salads to hearty meals and desserts. Wine and food pairings, indications for making the perfect wine cocktail, and tips and techniques for entertaining are also included.
Following on the success of her books on Brunello di Montalcino, renowned author and wine critic Kerin OÕKeefe takes readers on a historic and in-depth journey to discover Barolo and Barbaresco, two of ItalyÕs most fascinating and storied wines. In this groundbreaking new book, OÕKeefe gives a comprehensive overview of the stunning side-by-side growing areas of these two world-class wines that are separated only by the city of Alba and profiles a number of the fiercely individualistic winemakers who create structured yet elegant and complex wines of remarkable depth from ItalyÕs most noble grape, Nebbiolo. A masterful narrator of the aristocratic origins of winemaking in this region, OÕ...
The multiple James Beard Award–winning chef shares recipes from her popular café, blending Mediterranean flavor with California style & fresh ingredients. Located above the more formal Chez Panisse Restaurant, the Café is a bustling neighborhood bistro where guests needn’t reserve far in advance and can choose from the ever-changing à la carte menu. It’s the place where Alice Waters’s inventive chefs cook in a more impromptu and earthy vein, drawing on the healthful, low-tech traditions of the cuisines of such Mediterranean regions as Catalonia, Campania, and Provence, while improvising and experimenting with the best products of Chez Panisse’s own regional network of small farm...
A delicious, comprehensive playbook that pairs 75 wine styles—including where and who to buy them from—with 75 recipes that complement them perfectly “If you want to know what good taste in the modern food and wine scene looks like, this is your manual.”—Jordan Mackay, co-author of The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste Wine Food is a wine course in a cookbook for everyone who wants to learn about wine simply by drinking it. Here, natural wine bar and winery owner Dana Frank and wine-loving recipe writer Andrea Slonecker distill the basics—how to buy, how to store, how to taste—and deliver more than seventy-five instant-hit recipes inspired by delectable, affordable wines that go wit...
While stir-fries, chop sueys, and dim sums may be the more well-known Chinese foods in North America, steam cooking has long been a main-stream method in traditional Chinese cooking for the health-conscious minds. With bamboo steamers and other utensils for steam cooking becoming more popular in the supermarkets nowadays, recipes for steam cooking has also turned into a more sought-after subject. This 84-page book covers the basics of Chinese steam cooking, from how to flavour a dish, water level and general rules to determine cooking time for various ingredients. It talks about some finishing techniques that can enhance the flavour of a dish. There are illustrative examples of utensils, common sauces, herbs, seasoning and pantry items that can be used with steam cooking. There are 27 recipes for meat, fish, vegetables and dim sum dishes. They are easy to follow and illustrated with full-colour photoghrahy.
“A painstakingly thorough aid that has something to offer everyone, from the culinary novice to the seasoned home cook.”—Tom Colicchio, James Beard Award-winning chef/owner Crafted Hospitality For nearly 60 years, Williams-Sonoma has connected and inspired home cooks with the best cooking equipment and kitchen-tested recipes. Cooking at Home celebrates that legacy with recipes culled from its award-winning publishing program, which was guided by Chuck Williams for more than two decades. More than just a recipe collection, the book features a wealth of informative tips, techniques, and cooking know-how. Re-released and updated in celebration of Chuck Williams’ 100th birthday, Cooking ...
“Generation after generation, Joy has been a warm, encouraging presence in American kitchens, teaching us to cook with grace and humor. This luminous new edition continues on that important tradition while seamlessly weaving in modern touches, making it all the more indispensable for generations to come.” —Samin Nosrat, author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat “Cooking shouldn’t just be about making a delicious dish—owning the process and enjoying the experience ought to be just as important as the meal itself. The new Joy of Cooking is a reminder that nothing can compare to gathering around the table for a home cooked meal with the people who matter most.” —Joanna Gaines, author of M...