The Best of Craig Claiborne: 1,000 Recipes from His New York Times Food Columns and Four of His Classic Cookbooks

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Time Books, 1999 - Cooking - 936 pages
Craig Claiborne is best known for revolutionizing American cuisine by, among other things, adding the flavors of the world to home menus. Claiborne has shared the secrets of preparing dishes with the spices of the Levant and the Far East, the curries of India, and the cream sauces of France through his columns for nearly four decades and more than twenty cookbooks. About 60% of the 1,000 recipes in this exciting collection are drawn from Craig Claiborne's New New York Times Cookbook. The other 40% of the recipes are drawn from the five other Claiborne cookbooks mentioned below. No one has commanded the respect of his culinary peers more than Craig Claiborne. Included in this volume are recipes from master chefs who traveled from all parts of the world to share their cooking wisdom with him. Finally, dozens of imaginative collaborative recipes that were developed by Claiborne and Pierre Franey for gourmet cuisine and simple dining are found here. The Best of Craig Claiborne is a classic that belongs in every cook's library across the country.

About the author (1999)

Paul Prudhomme was born on his family's farm near Opelousas, Louisiana on July 13, 1940. After graduating high school in 1957, he spent numerous years taking cooking jobs in restaurants and opening restaurants without much success. In 1975, he was hired as the executive chef at Commander's Palace and in 1979, Food and Wine magazine invited him to Tavern on the Green in New York to give a cooking demonstration for the food press. He and his wife opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans in 1979. His cookbooks include Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Cajun Magic Cookbook, Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fiery Foods That I Love, Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen, and The Prudhomme Family Cookbook: Old-Time Louisiana Recipes. In 1983, he created a food company, Magic Seasoning Blends, to sell his dry spices, rubs, sauces and marinades. He died after a brief illness on October 8, 2015 at the age of 75.

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