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Whether you've never picked up a knife or you're an accomplished chef, there are only four basic factors that determine how good your food will taste. Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat are the four cardinal directions of cooking, and they will guide you as you choose which ingredients to use and how to cook... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- Part one: the four elements of good cooking. Salt
- Fat
- Acid
- Heat
- What to cook
- Part two: recipes and recommendations. Kitchen basics
- Recipes: Salads; Dressings; Vegetables; Stock and soups; Beans, grains, and pasta; Eggs; Fish; Thirteen ways of looking at a chicken; Meat; Sauces; Butter-and-flour doughs; Sweets
- Cooking lessons
- Suggested menus
- Tips for further reading.