Read It and Eat!
PÂTÉ, CONFIT, RILLETTE:
RECIPES FROM THE CRAFT OF CHARCUTERIE
by Brian Polcyn, with contributions by Michael Ruhlman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Retail price: $39.95, hardcover
In Pâté, Confit, Rillette, Brian Polcyn and Michael Ruhlman provide a comprehensive guide to the most elegant and accessible branch of the charcuterie tradition. The dishes are developed to utilize as much of the animal as possible, transforming lowly cuts of meat into culinary gold. Polcyn and Ruhlman offer crucial instructions about how to control temperature and select ingredients to ensure success, offering the fundamental ratios of fat, meat and seasoning. Recipes span traditional dishes and modern inventions, featuring a succulent chicken terrine embedded with sautéed mushrooms and flecked with bright green herbs; modern rillettes of shredded salmon and whitefish; classic confits of duck and goose; and a vegetarian layered potato terrine.
ALL ABOUT DINNER:
EXPERT ADVICE FOR EVERYDAY MEALS
By Molly Stevens
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Retail price: $40 hardcover
Available November 5, 2019
Like most of us, Molly Stevens has no team of prep cooks, no vast pantry and no one paid to clean up her home kitchen. What she does have are delicious, time-tested recipes made from easy-to-find ingredients, collected for the first time in All About Dinner. These are the dishes that Stevens loves most, the ones her students clamor for: Arugula Salad with Peaches, Basil Vinaigrette and Sunflower Seeds; elegant Creamy Parsnip-Leek Soup; Butter-Poached Shrimp with Fresh Tomatoes and Garlic; and Apple and Triple-Ginger Crisp. Building on the foolproof clarity of her previous cookbooks, each recipe is designed to impart solid kitchen skills while encouraging home cooks to expand their personal repertoires by mastering everyday favorites like simple pasta, hearty stew and tempting savory and sweet snacks.
CHARCOAL:
NEW WAYS TO COOK WITH FIRE
By Josiah Citrin and Joann Cianciulli
Publisher: Avery
Retail price: $30 hardcover
Josiah Citrin is one of the biggest names in the L.A. food world and his restaurant, Mélisse, is a temple for fine dining. But his hot new restaurant, Charcoal Venice, is devoted to the kind of cooking he does at home for his friends and family: backyard cookouts where a pile of coals and seasonal ingredients are all a home cook needs to create an unforgettable meal. In Charcoal, Citrin presents completely fresh ways to cook with fire and charcoal, not only grilling over the coals, but cooking inside them and finding inventive methods for searing and smoking. Unlike other grilling books, vegetables get equal billing with meat. With almost 100 recipes for savory main dishes and sides, as well as desserts and even cocktails, Charcoal shows that the satisfaction of smoky flavor and a good char knows no bounds.
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