This book brings together all the fundamentals of good cooking -- clearly explained by top chefs and food writers, with plenty of detailed techniques, professional tips, and celebrated recipes. Its 750+ proven recipes cover everything from soups to meats and salads to desserts, and reflect a wide range of cooking styles from Classic French to New American. More than 1400 lavish full-color photographs identify ingredients and tools, demonstrate techniques, and demonstrate plate and buffet presentation. This new edition focuses extensively on healthy cooking techniques, with updated nutrition advice and a nutritional analysis accompanying every recipe. New chapters on Hors d'Oeuvre, canapes, sandwiches and eggs help you perfect the basics or prepare a party. Short essays and notes on food history, food science and food preparation techniques (many contributed by prominent chefs and food writers) make On Cooking far more than an ordinary cooking book.
SARAH R. LABENSKY is Director of the Culinary Arts Institute at Mississippi University for Women, which offers a unique B.S. degree program emphasizing food journalism, food photography, food styling, entrepreneurship, nutrition and wellness. Previously, Chef Labensky was a Professor in the Culinary Arts Program at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona. Labensky is co-author of WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY OF CULINARY ARTS (Prentice Hall, 1997) and APPLIED MATH FOR FOOD SERVICE (Prentice Hall, 1998). She is currently preparing the companion book ON BAKING: A TEXTBOOK OF BAKING AND PASTRY FUNDAMENTALS. Chef Labensky is active in the International Association of Culinary Professionals, from which she has earned the designation Certified Culinary Professional, and is a member of The James Beard Foundation, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs and Les Dames d'Escoffier.
ALAN M. "SKIP" HAUSE is now Chef and owner of What's the Occasion? Catering, Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona. He began his culinary career by graduating with honors on the Dean's List at the Culinary Institute of America. Later, he served with excellence for 16 years as Executive Chef at Continental Catering in Phoenix, Arizona. Active in charity work throughout the Southwest, he has participated in The Scottsdale Culinary Festival, SOS Taste of the Nation, Meals on Wheels at University Studios in Los Angeles, and many other major culinary events.