James Beard's Simple Foods / edited by Hal Kendig ; foreword by Julia Child ; introduction by John Minahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beard, James, 1903-1985, author.

Contributor:

Kendig, Hal, 1948- editor.

Child, Julia, writer of foreword.

Grad, Laurie Burrows, associated name, former owner.

Laurie Burrows Grad Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Simple foods

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking, American.

Genre:

cookbooks.

Cookbooks.

Physical Description:

xxv, [1], 245, [1] pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Simple foods

Place of Publication:

New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993.

Contents:

Foreword / Julia Child

Introduction / John Minahan

Part I: Beard's Basics. 1. Good Cooking Is in Your Hands; 2. Knives: The Fine Points of Cooking; 3. Get to Know Your Meat Cuts; 4. From a Simmer to a Boil; 5. Know Your Cooking Terms; 6. Cooking on the Outdoor Grill; 7. An Experiment in Tasting; 8. Frying; 9. Some Like It Hot; 10. Cooking with Wine; 11. Shopping the San Francisco Markets

Part II: Preparing and Cooking A to Z. 12. The Apple of His Eye; 13. Baking Your Own Bread; 14. Glorious Breakfasts; 15. Cobblers: A Buckle Is a Slump Is a Grant; 16. The Delights of Cold Food; 17. In Praise of Corned Beef; 18. Economical, Versatile Crêpes; 19. How to Enjoy Dieting; 20. Game; 21. Happy Hamming; 22. Ice Creams: The Great American Experience; 23. The Joys of Jams, Jellies, and Preserves; 24. Consider the Oyster; 25. Perfect Pasta; 26. Picnicking Can Be a Gourmet's Delight; 27. The Pleasures of Pie; 28. Composed Salads; 29. All Hail the Sandwich; 30. Making Your Own Sausage; 31. There's Nothing Like a Good Stew; 32. Yogurt Culture in the Kitchen; 33. Summer Vegetables: Asparagus to Zucchini

Part III: Holiday Specials. 34. Tasteful Holiday Buffets; 35. Turkey, the All-American Bird; 36. Spirited Drinks for a Festive Christmas; 37. The Stirring Ceremony of Christmas Pudding; 38. Memories of Christmas Past; 39. The Thirteen Desserts of Christmas.

Notes:

"40 Cooking Lessons by America's Greatest Cook"--Dust jacket.

"Book design by Anne Scatto. Illustrations by Richard Truscott"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

TX715.B3718 1993: presented to the Penn Libraries by Laurie Burrows Grad has dust jacket retained and letter from Macmillan Publishing Company addressed to "Dear Reviewer" laid in.

Other Format:

Online version: Beard, James, 1903-1985. Simple foods. James Beard's simple foods.

ISBN:

0025080709

9780025080706

OCLC:

26767308