This visual encyclopedia of 1200 foods and ingredients uses attractive full-colour photographs to present a scrumptious visual gallery of food and food ideas from all over the world.

Today's globalized world means that people who enjoy fine food or who like to cook now have access to a greater and greater choice of ingredients. Improvements in technology and transportation make it easier to obtain unusual or out-of season ingredients. Celebrating the diversity and bounty of foods available today, The Cook's Bible of Ingredients is a visual encyclopaedia of more than 1200 foods and ingredients. Each of the 12 chapters is devoted to a particular group of ingredients, be it meat, fish, vegetables or oils and flavourings. Attractively presented full-colour photographs, all of them specially commissioned for this book, present a scrumptious visual gallery of food and food ideas from all over the world. Complementing the photos are extended descriptions of the characteristics, origins and uses of each ingredient, and each chapter is introduced by a short thematic essay. The book promises to be an invaluable reference source for anyone who loves to cook or who just loves food.

The Cook's Bible takes the mystery out of preparing a great meal. What's the ideal ratio of oil to vinegar in a vinaigrette? Kimball gives you the answer: 4 1/2 to 1. What's the secret to perfect roast chicken? A 375(degree) oven and a 170(degree) internal temperature for the thigh. How about the toughest kitchen challenge of all, piecrust? Kimball makes it easy with the right ingredients (including Crisco and butter) and illustrated step-by-step instructions. For these and the rest of America's best-loved dishes - vegetable soup, poached salmon, roast beef, barbecued ribs, homemade pizza, waffles, chocolate chip cookies, and many others - Kimball has tested and retested to deliver the definitive recipes. In addition to these master recipes, Kimball also serves up a generous helping of appealing variations - nearly 450 recipes in all. Throughout, Kimball elucidates kitchen procedures - butterflying a chicken, for instance, or dicing an onion - with more than 250 beautifully rendered step-by-step illustrations. And he also provides lucid guidance on what kitchen equipment you need and what you can live without - a microwave oven is optional, but good knives are essential - including brand names, model numbers, and prices. From recipes to techniques to equipment, here is a one-volume master class in American home cookery, a cooking school in print for beginners and experienced cooks alike.

The first book in a new series by the trusted culinary authority Sur La Table speaks to the love that cooks of all levels feel for their tools. Award-winning author Simmons provides inspiration to make the best use of cookware along with delectable recipes to enhance the experience.

This is a comprehensive reference guide to the cooking ingredients of the world. From the everyday to the exotic, every category of foodstuff is explored including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds; fish and shellfish; meat, poultry and game; eggs, cheese and dairy; and storecupboard essentials.

"Dorling Kindersley would like to thank recipe writing Heather Whinney and Carolyn Humphries"--Colophon.

The ultimate 'show and tell' reference to ingredients from around the globe, The Cook's Book of Ingredients showcases fresh food and explains how to get the best out of it. Get expert information that tells you which varieties of ingredients are best, and how to buy, store, and eat them. Flavor Pairings give you a helping hand by listing complementary ingredients, and more than 250 Simple Classic key-ingredient recipes, such as Peach Melba and Pesto, complete the journey from field to plate. The Cook's Book of Ingredients stimulates readers to try new foods and more about their favorites. This is an invaluable reference for food lovers and cooks intent on making the most of all the ingredients available today.

The Illustrated Kitchen Bible is all quality content-a tremendous resource of over 1,000 delicious, achievable, and international recipes, with sumptuous photography, precise text, and innovative ideas. This book takes recipes and techniques and puts them under the microscope. How to get the best when shopping? What the preparation and cooking stages are? What to look for? What should it feel and smell like? How to save the day if something isn''t right? What to serve with it? What to do with the leftovers (if there are any)? The result is home cooking at its most perfect. Victoria Blashford-Snell trained at Le Cordon Bleu, runs a highly successful catering company in London, and is a regular cooking teacher and demonstrator in Italy, Somerset, and at London''s Books for Cooks. She has co-authored DK's Hors d'Oeuvres. Austrialia chef Brigitte Hafner writes the weekly recipes for The Sydney Morning Herald's Good Living and Melbourne Age's Epicure sections and with partner James Broadway, runs a popular wine bar and eatery in Melbourne's Fitzroy called The Gertrude Street Enoteca.

Baking demystified with 450 foolproof recipes from Cook's Illustrated, America's most trusted food magazine. The Cook’s Illustrated Baking Book has it all—definitive recipes for all your favorite cookies, cakes, pies, tarts, breads, pizza, and more, along with kitchen-tested techniques that will transform your baking. Recipes range from easy (drop cookies and no-knead bread) to more ambitious (authentic croissants and dacquoise) and the trademark test kitchen expertise shines through each one. Discover why spreading the dough and then sprinkling the berries leads to better Blueberry Scones, why cubed versus shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese makes all the difference in our irresistible Cheese Bread, how we found three ways to squeeze more lemon flavor into our Lemon Bundt Cake, and how to keep the best Buttermilk Waffles your family will ever taste warm and crispy. An illustrated Baking Basics chapter at the front of the book provides information on key ingredients and equipment and lays the groundwork for a lifetime of baking success. A shopping guide at the back recommends our favorite brands. The recipes in this book represent all the wisdom of the bakers that came before us as well as all we've learned through literally thousands of trial-and-error sessions in our kitchens.