| Perhaps you ve always secretly wished you could attend the CIA or be an executive chef in a posh restaurant. Financial considerations family and other facts of life may have interfered with those aspirations but now this book will provide you with all the inspiration and instruction you need to cook professional-quality meals in your own kitchen. Dine on the likes of Seafood Sausage with Shrimp & Pistachios Smoked Duck Salad with Bitter Greens and Caramel & Pear Polenta SoufflE. Preparation notes and serving suggestions along with straigtforward concise directions make most of these recipes accessible to cooks with average skills.By The Culinary Institute of America Over 120 recipes for home cooks including 30 never-before-seen recipes Many recipes from previous books "The New Professional Chef" and "The Professional Chef s Techniques of Healthy Cooking" Recipes for appetizers soups salads grains breads main dishes side dishes and desserts No photos Nutritional analysis provided 278 Pages hardcover 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" |
