Download or read book Williams Sonoma Tools Techniques written by Thomas Keller and published by Weldon Owen. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential resource for any cook, this book offers a comprehensive evaluation of both classic and contemporary equipment for the home kitchen and also explains more than 300 important cooking techniques that will help you execute tricky culinary tasks. The book discusses basic and specialty tools for cooking and baking, cutlery, cookware, electric appliances and useful accessories. Along with a foreword by noted chef Thomas Keller, the book includes over 1,500 color photographs, 50 basic recipes plus variations, and a wealth of how-to tips. H A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Kitchen Companion written by Chuck Williams and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part troubleshooter, part culinary encyclopedia, "Kitchen Companion" is the home cook's guide to the mysteries of the kitchen. Always a fascinating read, this A-to-Z reference is packed with useful definitions, step-by-step instructions, and hundreds of helpful illustrations, charts, and topics. Lay-flat binding.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Italian written by Pamela Sheldon Johns and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-05-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a hearty frittata with sweet peppers and sausage to tender gnocchi served with a sublime sauce of four cheeses and grilled balsamic-glazed veal chops on a bed of polenta, the sumptuous yet easy-to-make recipes in this book represent the very best of vibrant Italian cuisine. Williams-Sonoma Collection Italian offers more than 40 recipes, including beloved favorites as well as exciting new ideas. Pastas such as ravioli filled with butternut squash or papparadelle sauced with long-simmered meat ragù make satisfying meals in themselves. When hosting an elegant dinner party, serve individual spinach timbales followed by roast sea bass with fennel and lemon. For a sweet finish, choose from crunchy almond biscotti, irresistible tiramisù, or creamy panna cotta. With an entire chapter devoted to each traditional Italian course, this volume offers plenty of inspiring recipes perfect for any occasion. Full-color photographs of each dish help you decide which one to prepare, and each recipe is accompanied by a photographic side note that highlights a key ingredient or technique. With an informative basics section on Italian cooking, including an extensive glossary, you will quickly learn all you need to know to make delicious Italian meals to share with family and friends.
Download or read book Cook Like a Pro written by The Editors of Williams-Sonoma and published by Weldon Owen. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cook Like a Pro is the essential reference book for any kitchen. Whether you’re outfitting your kitchen for the first time or need a visual guide to cutting up a chicken, this comprehensive book features more than 1,500 full-color photographs, 250 techniques, 200 tools, and 50 recipes. This book is a bible of essential kitchen tools and cooking techniques. The first section is a comprehensive guide to basic tools and equipment for the home kitchen, with special features explaining the differences among cookware materials and a primer on cutlery styles and uses. The second section contains more than 250 cooking techniques that will help you accomplish tricky cooking tasks—cutting vegetables into a variety of shapes; boning and skinning a chicken breast; preparing and shaping fresh pasta dough; and filling and frosting a layer cake. Troubleshooting tips show you what can go wrong and how to fix it without having to start again. Also included are more than 50 recipe staples, such as buttermilk pancakes, perfect poached salmon, classic roast chicken, sautéed summer vegetables, homemade chicken and beef stock, and dozens of vinaigrettes and sauces—many featuring flavorful variations. Even when using a recipe from another cookbook, Cook Like a Pro will be your guide to beating egg whites to stiff peaks, shucking oysters, carving a bone-in roast, and scores of other kitchen tasks. Table of Contents Tools Bakeware Bakeware Materials Baking Tools Cook’s Tools Cookware Cookware Materials Cutlery & Accessories Knife Construction Electrics Grilling Tools Measuring Tools & Timers Pasta & Bread Equipment Techniques Baking & Pastry Basics Breads & Batters Cakes Cookies & Bars Cooking Basics Egg Cookery Fish Fruit Grains & Legumes Grilling Basics Herbs & Spices Knife Skills Meat Pasta Pies & Tarts Poultry Sauces Shellfish Stocks Vegetables
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Bread written by Beth Hensperger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-11-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of bread recipes for both the novice and experienced baker.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Muffins written by Beth Hensperger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-11-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides recipes for a variety of muffins, including fruit muffins, vegetable muffins, coffee cakes, and loaf breads.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Thanksgiving written by Michael McLaughlin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers easy-to-follow instructions for making a complete Thanksgiving dinner, including recipes for salads, soups, the main course, dressings, stuffings, breads, vegetables, relishes, potatoes, and desserts.
Download or read book Damn Delicious written by Rhee, Chungah and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debut cookbook by the creator of the wildly popular blog Damn Delicious proves that quick and easy doesn't have to mean boring.Blogger Chungah Rhee has attracted millions of devoted fans with recipes that are undeniable 'keepers'-each one so simple, so easy, and so flavor-packed, that you reach for them busy night after busy night. In Damn Delicious, she shares exclusive new recipes as well as her most beloved dishes, all designed to bring fun and excitement into everyday cooking. From five-ingredient Mini Deep Dish Pizzas to no-fuss Sheet Pan Steak & Veggies and 20-minute Spaghetti Carbonara, the recipes will help even the most inexperienced cooks spend less time in the kitchen and more time around the table.Packed with quickie breakfasts, 30-minute skillet sprints, and speedy takeout copycats, this cookbook is guaranteed to inspire readers to whip up fast, healthy, homemade meals that are truly 'damn delicious!'
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Fish written by Shirley King and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-06-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From delicate fillets of sole sauced with butter and lemon to flavorful salmon paired with apple and fennel, the variety of fish dishes is nearly endless. "Fish" offers more than 40 recipes, including classic fare as well as exciting new ideas, for quick suppers, dinner parties, and hearty main courses. Color photos.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Dessert written by Abigail Johnson Dodge and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-06-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 40 recipes, including favorite classics and fresh new ideas, are included in this collection--plus a chapter devoted entirely to chocolate! Full-color photographs of each dessert help make it easy to decide which to prepare, and each recipe is accompanied by a photographic side note that highlights a baking technique or key ingredient.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Pasta written by Erica De Mane and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody loves pasta, and now Williams-Sonoma makes it easy to prepare wonderful pasta dishes that evoke the genuine spirit of Italy. Forty-two easy-to-follow recipes are accompanied by beautiful photographs and sidebars highlighting key ingredients or cooking techniques. Highlights include Classic Pasta with Homestyle Tomato Sauce, Crab Ravioli and Roasted Eggplant Lasagna.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Pie Tart written by Carolyn Beth Weil and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-05-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the best ingredients and a little practice, baking is just as easy as pie—and there's no better way to enjoy juicy, ripe fruit or a silky chocolate or lemon custard than with a delicious, flaky crust. And, when made from scratch, a pie or tart is a simple way to make any meal special. Williams-Sonoma Collection Pie & Tart offers more than 40 recipes that will inspire you to bake pies and tarts at any time throughout the year. Whether you want to serve an elegant pear tart at an autumn dinner party, need to satisfy a craving for a piece of old-fashioned banana cream pie, or are simply looking for a recipe that uses up an abundance of plums from your backyard tree, you will find plenty of irresistible ideas inside. In addition, a chapter devoted entirely to rustic tarts offers new ways to serve up some of your favorite seasonal fruits as simple and beautiful desserts. Beautiful, full-color photographs of each pie and tart make it easy to decide which one to prepare, and photographic side notes throughout explain key ingredients and techniques, making Pie & Tart much more than just a fine collection of recipes. A detailed basics section and glossary also help you to discover the pie- and tart-baking secrets that will assist you in making these well-loved desserts for many years to come. Old-fashioned apple pie, fresh fruit tart with pastry cream, billowy lemon meringue pie, or silky chocolate pie—These are just a few of the pies and tarts that hold places of honor among our all-time favorite desserts. Williams-Sonoma Collection Pie & Tart offers more than 40 easy-to-follow recipes that will inspire you to bake familiar classics as well as fresh new ideas. From exquisite crème brûlée tartlets to a luscious summer peach pie to an irresistibly sweet pineapple galette, you will find a pie or tart recipe inside perfectly suited for any occasion. This beautifully photographed, full-color recipe collection is certain to become an essential addition to your kitchen bookshelf.
Download or read book Cook s Wisdom written by Sarah Putman Clegg and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Spiralizer Cookbook written by Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully photographed, step-by-step handbook provides expert tips and techniques as well as easy recipes. With 20 delicious yet simple recipes for snacks, salads, main dishes, and desserts you'll soon be able to crank out meals everyone will love. With The Spiralizer Cookbook you can try your hand at garlicky beef and broccoli with broccoli noodles, Moroccan-spiced roasted chicken with carrot salad, fish tacos with jicama slaw, or spiced apple cake.
Download or read book Williams Sonoma Collection Asian written by Farina Wong Kingsley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-05-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with vivid scents and spice-laden flavors, Asian cooking includes a vast range of culinary styles and ingredients. From sizzling Korean barbecued beef with tantalizing dipping sauce to steaming Thai shrimp and lemongrass soup and fragrant Indian chicken curry, the variety of Asian dishes is endlessly intriguing. Williams-Sonoma Collection Asian offers an array of more than 40 recipes, from well-loved classics to popular new ideas, designed for home cooks of all levels. To please a crowd, choose from among small plates such as tempting grilled chicken satay with peanut dipping sauce or golden deep-fried samosas. For main courses, try a classic pairing of beef and broccoli with oyster sauce or stir-fried pork and black bean sauce. Tempting treats from the dessert chapter, such as sweet rice with mangoes or tapioca with coconut cream, make a refreshing finish. For easy suppers or entertaining with flair, there is a recipe in these pages perfect for any occasion. Full-color photographs of each dish help you decide which one to prepare, and each recipe is accompanied by a photographic side note that explains a key ingredient or technique. Along with a comprehensive basics section and extensive glossary, the simple recipes in this book will help you capture the best of this vibrant cuisine.
Download or read book The Williams Sonoma Baking Book written by Williams-Sonoma and published by Oxmoor House. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing evokes the comforts of home better than freshly baked treats straight from the oven. But too many home cooks believe they don't have the time to bake except for the occasional special dessert. If you are one of them, this comprehensive baking collection, with nearly 400 recipes for everything from homespun favorites and bake-shop sweets to popular restaurant-style desserts, is guaranteed to change your mind. In this inspired book, you will find recipes that both fit into your busy schedule and suit nearly every occasion, from quick dessert for weeknight suppers to fancy cakes for holiday tables. Whether you are dreaming of buttery shortbread for an afternoon snack, a luscious berry pie for a midsummer get-together, a buche de Noel for a Christmas Day buffet, or a batch of rolls for Sunday supper, you will discover how to make it in these pages. The recipes are organized into eight comprehensive chapters: Cookies and Bars; Muffins and Quick Breads; Coffee Cakes, Scones, and Biscuits; Cakes and Tortes; Pies and Tarts; Yeasted Breads; Fruit Desserts; and Custards and Egg Dishes. Each chapter provides an array of flavor options to match the seasons and to accommodate a variety of tastes. Every recipe includes a photograph of the finished dish, so you can see how it will look, as well as photographs illustrating key baking task, ingredients, and/or equipment. Classics enjoyed by adults and kids alike are here, such as lemon bars, chocolate-studded cookies, blueberry muffins with brown-sugar topping, buttermilk biscuits, birthday cake with fudge frosting, pumpkin pie, and country-style cinnamon rolls. Detailed directions for baking chocolate cupcakes, bagels, and madeleines make these typical bakery specialties easy to prepare at home. A large selection of recipes for special occasions, such as almond-flecked chocolate cake with caramel sauce, pear torte with fresh ginger, and cherry cheesecake with a biscotti crust, provides plenty of ideas for holiday and dinner-party tables. Rounding out the book are dozens of recipes for savory baked items, from Roquefort-laced popovers and goat cheese muffins to olive bread and mushroom quiche. An extensive reference section at the end of the book includes basic recipes, such as pie and tart doughs, dessert sauces and glazes, and cake frostings and fillings. Also included is a tips-and-techniques primer, with photographed step-by-step instructions on everything from rolling out pie dough, making decorative crusts, and frosting a cake to kneading bread dough in a stand mixer. Cooking and ingredient charts and a comprehensive glossary complete the section. With The Williams-Sonoma Baking Book on your kitchen shelf, you will find yourself baking more often, with results that are always both delicious and rewarding.
Download or read book Merchant of Sonoma written by William Warren and published by Weldon Owen. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the personal life story of one of America’s greatest culinary icons: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Lovers of food, history, and great entrepreneurial success stories alike will be amazed to meet one of the most highly influential—and yet virtually unknown—figures of the American food world: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Growing up during the Great Depression and building airplanes and houses during WWII little prepared Chuck for his first trip to Paris in 1953. There, he fell in love with something most Americans had never seen before: professional-caliber French cookware. Within a few years, he acquired a hardware store in the California wine country and started selling a few sauté pans, soufflé dishes, and brioche tins. What followed is history, as Williams-Sonoma has grown to become the leading cookware retailer in America. Readers will be surprised and delighted to discover the inimitable personality behind it all, whose love of good food, passion for customer service, and legendary good taste helped transform the American kitchen.
