An essential kitchen resource for all cooks

Whisk up perfection in no time! Elevate your next culinary creation from forgettable to fantastic by crafting your own signature concoction. You know the saying: Behind every great salad stands an even greater dressing. With Dressings, you're sure to never run out of options! This is the only dressing bible you'll ever need -- full of useful ideas for any season and for any occasion. New to making dressings, sauces, and dips of your own? No problem! Dressings includes: Over 200 recipes for marinades, dips, and sauces, many of which include less than four ingredients and take less than five minutes to prepare Chapters dedicated to vinaigrettes, creamy dressings, bold flavors, sauces and dips, the sweet stuff, and oil infusions Classic favorites such as Pesto Potato Salad Dressing, No-vinegar Vinaigrette, Lemon-Thyme dressing, and many more From rose water vinaigrette to smoky ranch, Dressings gives you the tools to spice up any meal. Fresh ingredients deserve a dressing to match, and the recipes inside couldn't be easier to make. Save yourself a trip to the store (not to mention the expense of store-bought dressings) and give your meal a much-needed kick with dressings!

"'1000 Sauces, Dips and Dressings' provides all the guidance, inspiration and recipes needed to lift meals, desserts, snacks and more to new heights of deliciousness. The variety of recipes makes this beautifully illustrated cookbook a countertop essential for all cooks, from novices to the experienced and adventurous."--From publisher description.

This concise, made for quick-access, kitchen-proof guide will be your next best kitchen tool. Author and Chef Jay Weinstein, CIA-trained veteran of America's finest kitchens (New York's Le Bernardin, Boston's Jasper) expertly selects ingredients and methods for modern sauce-making as well as dips and stocks in this ultimate 6 page laminated reference. Thumbnail recipes for all major contemporary sauces, including reductions, coulis (puree), li s (starch-thickened), vinaigrettes, and emulsions are here. Modern "mother" sauces such as mustard vinaigrettes feature variations perfect for fish and seafood, vegetable dishes, meats, pastas, and salads. B chamel, velout , espagnole (brown sauce), tomato sauce, and hollandaise include secondary sauces created by adding just a few flavorings. Condiments, salsas, dressings, and dips feature suggested illustrations, simple mini recipes, and recommendations for pairings. Plus cooked bean dips with aromatics and finishing herbs to match five key bean varieties. Classic stocks, such as blond chicken stock, brown veal stock, and white wine-laced fish fumet stand alongside stocks of emerging world cuisines like Japanese dashi, American vegetable broths, and Indian curry stocks. All essential but easily do-able recipes. This guide is a must-have for every ambitious home cook and savvy professional. 6 page laminated guide includes: Sauce & Stock Definitions Modern Mother Sauces Vinaigrettes, Mayonnaise, Tomato Sauce Reductions Simple Stock Reduction Sauces for Red Meat & Poultry Poached Fruit with Natural Reduction Sauce Mushroom Cream Reduction for Fried Oysters, Polenta & Pasta Balsamic Reduction for Fresh Fruit Classic Mother Sauces Velout , Brown Sauce (Espagnole), White Sauce (Bechamel), Hollandaise Coulis Sauces Roasted Red Bell Pepper Coulis for Fish or Vegetables Banana-Cinnamon Coulis for Winter Desserts Simple Strawberry Coulis for Cakes, Custards, Gelato & Poached Fruit Italian, Mexican & Other Sauces Pesto, Mole, Salsa Fresca, Butter Sauce (Beurre Blanc) Dips Artichoke Dip, Curry Dip, Watercress Dip, Hummus, Pinto Bean Dip Roasted Garlic & Red Pepper Dip, Spicy White Bean Citrus Dip, Dairy-Based Dips Chutneys Cranberry Chutney, Red & Yellow Plum Tomato Chutney Spiced Mango Chutney, Pear Chutney with Dates & Almonds Cilantro-Mint Chutney Condiments Homemade Ketchup, Homemade Mustard, Homemade BBQ Sauce, Homemade Cocktail Sauce Sriracha-style Chili Sauce, Homemade Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, Thai Peanut Sauce Dessert Sauces Vanilla Sauce (Cr me Anglaise), Rum/Bourbon Sauce for Bread Puddings, Chocolate Sauce Master Fruit Coulis Recipe Stocks Basic Stock Recipe, Chicken Stock, Vegetable Stock, Beef Stock, Fish Stock (Fumet in French) Curry Stock, Porcini Mushroom Stock, Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock) Broths New England Sweet Root Vegetable Broth, New York Carrot Onion Stock Vietnamese Soup Broth Food & Sauces Pairing Chart

This book puts an end to the sauce monotony in the kitchen. This title offers the fans of both pasta and salads numerous recipes for refining popular basic foodstuffs. The most diverse noodle accompaniment variations are presented for pasta lovers. From the simple tomato sauce, to more refined sauces such as hare ragout with rosemary-apricots, from vegetable combinations to the classical Bolognese; there is something for everyone. And, no less varied are the salad dressings. Apart from various dressings, there are numerous recipes for vinaigrettes and dips which are also suitable for vegetables. This book is the perfect companion for all those who value a varied diet and who wish to escape a mundane cuisine.