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For the past six decades, Gourmet magazine has shaped the tastes of America, publishing the best work of the foremost names in the world of food. To create this landmark cookbook, editor in chief and celebrated authority Ruth Reichl and her staff sifted through more than 50,000 recipes. Many were developed exclusively in Gourmet's test kitchens. Others came from renowned food writers and chefs and from the magazine's far-flung readers. Then the editors embarked on an extraordinary series of cook-offs, testing and retesting each dish to ensure impeccable results. This collection, the only one of its kind, spans a vast range of cultures and cuisines. With it, you can go back to the time when Beef Wellington ruled the table or prepare something as contemporary as Crispy Artichoke "Flowers" with Salsa Verde. And whether you're cooking a simple supper for two or throwing a cocktail party for fifty, you'll make every dish with more flavor and more flair using The Gourmet Cookbook. It includes* 102 hors d'oeuvres, dips, chips, pâtés, and first courses* exciting vegetable dishes -- more than 120 in all -- using everything from artichokes to yuca* versatile recipes for every available kind of seafood, with many suggested substitutes* hundreds of simple but exceptional dinners* festive dishes for every occasion, including a perfect roast turkey with stuffings, the ultimate standing rib roast, and even a gorgeous (but easy) wedding cake* definitive versions of all the classics, from Chicken Kiev to Crcme Brulée and from Bouillabaisse to Pad Thai * more than 50 pastas and risottos, from quick everyday meals to party dishes* scores of soups, salads, breakfast dishes, and sandwiches, including the editors' all-time favorite pizza* a wealth of sauces and salsas, to transform ordinary meals into spectacular ones* more than 300 desserts: cookies, pies, tarts, pastries, buckles, crumbles, ice creams, puddings, mousses, and cakes galore, including cheesecakes and the nine best chocolate cake recipes Gourmet has ever published With engaging introductions to each chapter by Ruth Reichl, entertaining headnotes, indispensable information about ingredients and techniques, hundreds of tips from Gourmet's test kitchens, and an extensive glossary, The Gourmet Cookbook is the essential kitchen companion for anyone who wants unforgettable recipes and spectacular results every time.

When Gourmet magazine opened shop in 1941, it addressed a small epicurean audience. In those days, fine dining was French, seafood specialties always seemed to include cream and sherry, and game made the meal--or so the magazine preached. The bill of fare has changed since then, and fine dining now includes dishes from the world's four corners, commanded by a broad, food-aware audience. Over the years, Gourmet has chronicled all this, changing to reflect a wider, more democratized food scene that has also, paradoxically, raised the bar on what's expected of the average, too-busy cook. The Gourmet Cookbook is the most comprehensive of the magazine's recipe anthologies--a mega-tome offering more than 1,000 formulas drawn from Gourmet since its birth. The statistics are indeed impressive: more than 100 hors d'oeuvre recipes; an equal number of vegetable dishes; 200 desserts--21 chapters in all, touching all courses and including stops at breakfast and brunch specialties; breads and crackers; plus sauces, salsas, and preserves. Included are recipes from Gourmet contributors like James Beard and Jean-Georges Vongericten, and hundreds of sidebars like "Salad Greens Primer" and "Blind Baking," all useful and informative. There are classic dishes like onion soup gratiné, gefilte fish, corn fritters, and peanut butter cookies; "new classics" such as fried calamari and spaghetti alla carbonara; and the "modern," including oatmeal brûlée with macerated berries and grilled lobster with orange chipotle vinaigrette--"every recipe you'd ever want," says the text, something of an understatement. Cooks should know, however, that this is not a basic cookbook, despite its Noah's ark of formulas. Rather, it's a Gourmet cookbook, which means that, notwithstanding some rudimentary recipes, the focus is on the stylishly up-to-date (which is not to deny the excellence of the formulas), resulting, often, in refinements. Thus its recipe for mac and cheese calls for dijon mustard and panko; its beef stroganoff requires cremini mushrooms; its grilled chicken calls for brining; and so on. Recipes can also run to over 450 words, and require unusual ingredients. (A list of sources is provided.) Of all its chapters, those for sweets are the most immediately attractive. For all the praise, though, there's one major goof. The recipe titles are printed in a light butter-yellow color, making them almost illegible. For many readers, this will be a deal-breaker; others will find it merely annoying. Should you own the book? For dedicated cooks and foodies the answer will be, How can I not? --Arthur Boehm

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A breakthrough bread book by the unchallenged expert in gluten-free and wheat-free cookingIn Bette Hagman's three earlier cookbooks, she worked with gluten-free flours that are safe for celiacs (those who are intolerant to gluten) and for those with wheat allergies to create recipes for great- tasting food. Knowing from her own hard-earned experience that bread is the greatest loss for those who can't eat wheat, oats, rye, or barley, she has experimented with exciting new bean-based flours and has devoted an entire book to breads. Here are yeast breads, yeast-free breads, muffins, rolls, buns, breakfast breads, and crackers-a vast array of recipes for the oven or the bread machine-for people who cannot buy breads at a bakery or supermarket but must rely on their own kitchens to provide the staff of life.Along with dozens of great recipes are: a beginner's guide to understanding and cooking with gluten-free flours; answers to commonly asked questions about baking with these flours; and a source list of where to buy gluten-free baking supplies.

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• ISBN13: 9780805060782
• Condition: New
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For this stunning collection, the editors of Gourmet delved deep into their archives and selected the most delicious cookie for each year of the magazine's sixty-eight-year existence. After marathon testing sessions and winnowing from thousands of recipes—many sent in by readers—they chose an amazing array, from the almond-scented French-style Cajun Macaroons, from the magazine’s beginnings in 1941, through Mocha Toffee Bars (1971), to the contemporary Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies. The enticing assortment includes:Cookies of every type and description, from the homey (Aunt Sis’s Strawberry Tart Cookies) to the exotic (Grand Marnier-Glazed Pain d’Epice Cookies), including balls, bars, refrigerator cookies, drop cookies, even deep-fried cookie confections. Cookies from around the world, from Dutch Jan Hagels to Irish oatmeal sandwich cookies filled with cream and Irish whiskey, to Scandinavian Rosettes. Dozens of Christmas cookies: Old-Fashioned Christmas Butter Cookies, star-shaped Moravian White Cookies, Chocolate Peppermint Bar Cookies. Printed exactly as they originally appeared in the magazine, with abundant tips and recipe notes from Gourmet’s test kitchen, and with headnotes describing their cultural context, the recipes present a fascinating bite-by-bite history of how our appetites evolved. Fall into Cooking Featured Recipes from The Gourmet Cookie Book Click image or caption to download featured cookie recipes (PDF). Basler Brunsli (Heart-Shaped Chocolate Almond Spice Cookies) Scandinavian Rosettes Souvaroffs

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• ISBN13: 9780547328164
• Condition: New
• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

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The Pressure Cooker Gourmet offers 225 delectable dishes that are simple to prepare, cook in as little as 15 minutes, and retain all the natural nutrients that can be lost with other cooking methods. With a thorough introduction on how to use a modern pressure cooker and what it particularly excels at—from basic beans and grains to hearty one-pot entrees—The Pressure Cooker Gourmet will open up vast new possibilities for fast, delicious, and nutritious weekday cooking.

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• ISBN13: 9781558322011
• Condition: New
• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

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Custom recipe storage in classic black, features top-stitched genuine bonded leather with window frames for embossed letter inserts that slip in easily for instant personalization. CR Gibson's Pocket Page Recipe Book is the perfect place to organize and store favorite recipes. 20 PVC-free pocket page sheets hold 40 4-inch x 6-inch decorated recipe cards and are easy to wipe clean; 12 tabbed decorated divider pages. Book has 3-ring binder construction with hubbed spine and usable applied frame; easily add, subtract and move pages. Add family favorites and the Recipe Book turns into a very special gifts. From memory books to note cards, every day to special events - CR Gibson has meant quality and style for more than 140 years.

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• Pocket Page Recipe Book with 3-ring binder construction to save and organize your favorite recipes
• 20 PVC-free pocket pages are easy to clean, comes complete with 40 4-inch by 6-inch decorated recipe cards
• Genuine bonded leather cover with 24 embossed letter inserts for instant personalization
• Book measures 8 5/16-inches wide by 9 3/8-inches tall by 1 3/4-inches deep
• Add favorite recipes to turn this Recipe Book into a very special gift to welcome someone to the family or celebrate their own kitchen - also makes a great hostess gift

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The Pressure Cooker Gourmet offers 225 delectable dishes that are simple to prepare, cook in as little as 15 minutes, and retain all the natural nutrients that can be lost with other cooking methods. With a thorough introduction on how to use a modern pressure cooker and what it particularly excels at from basic beans and grains to hearty one-pot entrees-The Pressure Cooker Gourmet will open up vast new possibilities for fast, delicious, and nutritious weekday cooking.

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Easily create, build and share your recipe collection. Make notes about your favorite wines; plan meals for a day or a week and then sync to iCal. Get the nutritional values of foods, recipes and individual servings by accessing the USDA database included in MacGourmet Deluxe. Print out shopping lists or export them to your PDA. Find recipes online and add them to your collection using MacGourmet’s intuitive features. Publish recipes to your blog or .mac account. Even use your family recipes to create your own high-res PDF or professional-looking, bound cookbook!

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• Build, print, and share your own cookbook from your recipe collectionLI>Publish your favorite recipes online to your own blog
• Use the Mealplan feature to plan and organize meals
• Sync your plans with iCal
• Easily calculate the nutritional content of your recipes
• Build, print, and share your own cookbook

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Girl Gourmet brings the hottest trend in food to you - cupcakes! Our cupcake maker lets you make cupcakes in 30 seconds (in the microwave), then use our new froster to create your own cupcake designs. Create and decorate your favorite cupcakes for you and your friends.Includes:Cupcake frosterMicrowave containerMixing bowlCupcake holderFour cupcake mixes (confetti, cinnamon sugar, vanilla and chocolate)Four frostings (cream cheese, vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry)Four cupcake cupsSpoonFour recipe cardsSprinkle tubeSprinklesSpatulaEyedropperAllergy Information: Contains milk, egg and soy ingredients. Mixes are processed in a facility that also processes wheat ingredients.

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• Make your own gourmet cupcakes
• Create and Decorate your own cupcakes
• Comes with Everything you need to make 4 Cupcakes.
• Girl Gourmet Website
• Quick, Fast, Easy and Tastes Amazing!

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Experience the thrilling life of a famous gourmet chef and master the art of French cooking. Enjoy fun and accessible missions where you cook for different customers and food critics, and ultimately become the top chef at a high-end French restaurant. In the process, you’ll learn more than 70 authentic gourmet recipes that you can bring to life in your own kitchen! Plus, all of the recipes that you create are available on your DS so you can use it as a cookbook and show off your skills to friends and family.

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• Earn the rank of master chef by perfecting French cuisine
• Use the stylus to prepare, cut, mix and cook meals
• Watch the kitchen come to life as you use cooking utensils and move effortlessly throughout the different work stations
• Please more than 20 customers, including a food critic who comes in various disguises
• All recipes that you cook during the game are available in the recipe section