Have you ever wondered what wine to pair with that scoop of ice cream? Master baker and chef Jan Hedh answers every ice creamrelated question you never knew you had in The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Ice Cream. This cookbook contains both basic and complex recipes for cold, creamy treats with flavors ranging from sweet to savory, including mango, avocado, truffle, asparagus, and mint chocolate chip. In addition, Hedh provides recipes for parfaits, semifreddo, cheesecake, and ice c...

Featuring both classic and innovative recipes for every kind of jam, jelly, preserve, and marmalade imaginable, The Jam and Marmalade Bible is the only cookbook of its kind that you’ll need to fill your pantry with delicious homemade treats. Author Jan Hedh begins with a comprehensive section on the basics, including the history of preserves, cooking techniques, lists of required equipment, how to sterilize jars and lids, and a guide to troubleshooting even the most delicate jams....

The "concise, informative, indispensable" work by the grand master of cooking skills and methods—now completely revised and updated (Anthony Bourdain).For decades, Jacques Pépin has set the standard for culinary greatness and mastery of French cuisine—ever since his seminal works on kitchen how-tos, La Méthode and La Technique, hit the shelves in the seventies. Now Pépin revisits the works that made him a household name in a completely revised and ...

Consider the strawberry: its familiar flavor and texture; its fresh, sweet smell. Now imagine the same fruit distilled and carbonated for a refreshing soda, slow-roasted for a reinvented strawberry shortcake, made into a creamy strawberry ice cream and a chewy strawberry leather, and combined with coconut cream and crisp chocolate pastry. Alone, each dessert is a taste of paradise, but together this “fourplay,” or tasting, created by Johnny Iuzzini, superstar pastry chef of the celebrated ...

James Beard Awards Cookbook Hall of Fame: "This is the book that changed the way America cooks." —Barbara Kafka, New York Times–bestselling author of Roasting: A Simple ArtThe Silver Palate Cookbook is the beloved classic that brings a new passion for food and entertaining into American homes. Its 350 flawlessly seasoned, standout dishes make every occasion special, and its recipes, featuring vibrant, pure ingredients, are a pleasure to co...

175 cookie recipes and variations that showcase all kinds of flavors and fancies to make the perfect cookie for any occasion.Cookies are the treat that never disappoint, whether you’re baking for a party or a picnic, a formal dinner or a family supper, or if you simply want something on hand for snacking. Martha Stewart's Cookies feature recipes for perennial pleasers like traditional chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin, as well as other sweet surprises, inc...

The Pie and Pastry Bible is your magic wand for baking the pies, tarts, and pastries of your dreams—the definitive work by the country's top baker.-More than 300 recipes, 200 drawings of techniques and equipment, and 70 color pictures of finished pies, tarts, and pastries-Easy-to-follow recipes for fruit pies, chiffon pies, custard pies, ice-cream pies, meringue pies, chocolate pies, tarts and tartlets, turnovers, dumplings, biscuits, scones, crost...

The cookbook that transformed the American kitchen from the country’s first celebrity chef. “Fannie Farmer was the original Rachael Ray.” (Smithsonian)A classic bestseller for over a century, the Fannie Farmer 1896 Cook Book contains an incredible offering of 1,380 recipes, from boiling an egg to preparing a calf’s head. Farmer’s instructions also go beyond recipes to include how to set the table for proper tea, full menu ideas for holiday dinners...

Author of The Cake Bible: Glorious recipes that "range from towering creations for weddings and other special events to baby cakes for bite-size indulgence" ( Publishers Weekly).Winner of the Cookbook of the Year Award, International Association of Culinary ProfessionalsThe author of The Cake Bible is a baking legend, "revered by serious cooks and part-timers" alike ( USA Today). Now her legions ...

For experienced and novice cooks—an A-to-Z guide packed with more than 6,000 tips, shortcuts and other culinary wisdom cookbooks never tell you.Find all the answers you'll ever need to a universe of cooking quandaries and questions on hundreds of subjects, including foods, beverages, kitchen equipment, cooking techniques, entertaining ideas and smart ways to use leftovers. Plus, there are loads of quick and easy reference charts, a handy system of cross-referencing,...

This comprehensive grilling guide features 350 surefire recipes, hundreds of tips and techniques, as well as how-to illustrations and mouthwatering photos.Grilling is a science, and it's only when you understand the science of grilling that you can transform it into an art. In Mastering the Grill, acclaimed cookbook authors and veteran grill masters go beyond the usual advice to teach you the secrets—and science—of grilling.This extensive guide expla...

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Experience the magic of French baking and elevate your pastry skills to new heights with this invaluable guide from the award-winning pastry chef and co-founder of the renowned French Pastry School.What does it take to perfect a flawless éclair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is: an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry.By teaching you how to make everything from pâte à chou...