Home Preserves [antikvár]

IntroductionThe Encyclopedia of Creative Cooking builds up in 20 handsome volumes into a comprehensive gourmet cookery course. It teaches you all there is to know about cookery and the long-kept secret? of the professional chefs. There are thousands of original and traditional recipes for every occasion, created by the world's greatest chefs, which will delight your family and friends.The books follow the logical progression of a meal. Thus, the first book contains recipes for soups, appetizers and pâtés. The books then build up through poultry, sauces, fish and meat main courses to vegetables, pastries, gâteaux and desserts. In addition, there are special books which focus on entertaining, cooking with wine, preserving and home-freezing. Each volume is completely self-contained with its own index for quick and easy reference.In every book there are easy to foDow step-by-step colour photo-guides to teach you the basic culinary skills, and guide you through the more difficult recipes and techniques. Each picture relates to an essential step in the cooking method which is clearly explained in accompanying captions. You can follow these steps as you cook and create a delicious gourmet dish.To make measuring the ingredients easy for you, all quantities are given in Metric, Imperial and US cup measures. There is also a special coding system using coloured symbols for every recipe. Using these, you can tell at a glance, its average cost, the degree of difficulty involved in its preparation and cooking, and the time it will take.You need not be an accomplished cook to master the recipes and cooking techniques - there are easy, uncomplicated recipes for beginners, and more complex cooking methods are simply explained. However, there are also many exciting dishes which will challenge the expertise of even the most accomplished cook. The Chefs Choice sections focus on these extra-special meals and ideas for entertaining.