Le Cordon Bleu's Complete Cooking Techniques: the indispensable reference demonstrates over 700 illustrated ...24 reviews Le Cordon Bleu William Morrow Cookbooks, 1997 If you like to eat, but have no idea where to start preparing or buying food, this is a great start! + Excellent book! + Helpful Photos and Techniques + Excellent + The ultimate cookbook             The Cook's Book: Techniques and tips from the world's master chefs13 reviews DK ADULT, 2005 For Beginners and Seasoned Cooks Alike + Worth it for beginners and for those of us who can't get enough of certain chefs. + Cook book + Balanced book covering common cooking techniques an 21st century Western household needs + great first cookbook             Williams-Sonoma Mastering: Hors d'oeuvres (Williams-Sonoma Mastering)1 review Jan Weimer Free Press, 2005 Relatively few recipes, but outstanding instruction If I were looking for a present for a new cook -- say, newlyweds -- this would be a superb choice. This entry in the Williams Sonoma lineup contains all the "expected" recipes; there's very little here that will surprise an experienced cook. That's a strength, in a way; when you need a good, ...             The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good Cooking23 reviews Madeleine Kamman William Morrow Cookbooks, 1997 you really do want this book + One of the best cookbooks ever written + Great book. I really like 3 things about this book. + Madeleine Kamman's book             The Improvisational Cook10 reviews Sally Schneider William Morrow Cookbooks, 2006 Praise for the Improvisational Cook + Wow! + the art of food + Fabulous recipes/Great book             The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, 4th Edition41 reviews Bo Friberg Wiley, 2002 Make fine European Pastries + Bible on baking + The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of baking and pastry, 4th Edition + a must-have + Good Resource for Baking             The Food Substitutions Bible: More than 5,000 Substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment and Techniques21 reviews David Joachim Robert Rose, 2005 You're all out? Don't panic! + Great product, great idea + A Useful Source of Information + A great book             The Way to Cook44 reviews Julia Child Knopf, 1989 The tablewrecker + Basics + She is the Queen + Great teaching tool + Interesting but a little dated             Larousse Gastronomique Recipe Collection5 reviews Librarie Larousse Clarkson Potter, 2006 Incredible Breadth and Depth, Great Recipes + Great for both profesionals and home cooks + The Great Cuisine Bible, a Must for Every Serious Foodie's Library I have many times over many years gone to the Larousse Gastronomique as my first step in menu planning before a grand meal. Its encycopedic breadth, its to-the-point informative essays, its side-by-side alternative recipes, and its marvelous way of linking recipes, ingredients, geographical biases ...             The Best Kitchen Quick Tips: 534 Tricks, Techniques, and Shortcuts for the Curious Cook9 reviews Cook's Illustrated, 2003 Best Kitchen Tips + Such a great reference book! + SO HANDY! SO CLEVER! I bought this book for a gift, but have looked at it myself, of course. It looks really interesting and very helpful. Most books from Cook's Illustrated seem to be that way.             The New Food Lover's Tiptionary: More Than 6,000 Food and Drink Tips, Secrets, Shortcuts, and Other Things ...11 reviews Sharon Tyler Herbst William Morrow Cookbooks, 2002 Everything I wanted to know and more + Always Find What I Want To Know + Tips and Techniques to Boost Basic Cooking Skills. + Thanks again, Sharon Tyler Herbst             How to Peel a Peach: And 1,001 Other Things Every Good Cook Needs to Know8 reviews Perla Meyers Wiley, 2004 Perla Meyers Does it Again! + My next gift to my kids + Not only for beginners + A nice read             I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking174 reviews Alton Brown Harry N. Abrams, 2002 Understanding how it works, not just recipes + Christmas present + great + Amazing!             The Good Cook: 70 Essential Techniques, 250 Step-by-Step Photographs, 350 Easy Recipes3 reviews Anne Willan Harry N. Abrams, 2004 Excellent Textbook for Learning New Techniques. Buy it + the good cook + Help for new cooks `The Good Cook' by leading culinary educator, Anne Willan is one of a very rare breed of books that can act as a good textbook of cooking methods. While I am sure there are some like yours truly who actually open `The Joy of Cooking' or `Mastering the Art of French Cooking' or `Essentials of ...             The Tante Marie's Cooking School Cookbook : More Than 250 Recipes for the Passionate Home Cook8 reviews Mary S. Risley Simon & Schuster, 2003 Wonderful gift + Fun to use, fun to read + A Genuine Learning Experience + Not just recipes, but how to cook! + A wonderful cooking experience             Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft16 reviews The Culinary Institute of America Wiley, 2004 baking and pastrycul + Quick shipping! + My Reference in Baking + Mirlande Dumeus + A pastry chefs opinion             How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food368 reviews Mark Bittman Wiley, 1998 Best. Cooking book. Ever. + My go-to cookbook + useful + The title of this book is accurate! + Very informative, handy book, but if you order from here, make sure to check it upon arrival             Gourmet Cooking for Dummies6 reviews Charlie Trotter, Judi Carle, ... For Dummies, 1997 The recipes are supurb! + Great Reference Book and Good Recipies + This is my favorite book! + This is Trotter's gift to the home chef + A GREAT REFERENCE FOR THE ASPIRING CHEF             Essentials of Cooking28 reviews James Peterson Artisan, 2003 The best "basic techniques" book on cooking + Wow! + Home chefs this is for you + I read a review and so I bought it.             Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques39 reviews Jacques Pépin Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2001 Not for beginners + Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques + Excellent technique!!!! + Learn the fundamentals from a true master