The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century (First Edition)

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W. W. Norton & Company, Oct 25, 2010 - Cooking - 960 pages

A New York Times bestseller and Winner of the James Beard Award

All the best recipes from 150 years of distinguished food journalism—a volume to take its place in America's kitchens alongside Mastering the Art of French Cooking and How to Cook Everything.

Amanda Hesser, co-founder and CEO of Food52 and former New York Times food columnist, brings her signature voice and expertise to this compendium of influential and delicious recipes from chefs, home cooks, and food writers. Devoted Times subscribers will find the many treasured recipes they have cooked for years—Plum Torte, David Eyre's Pancake, Pamela Sherrid's Summer Pasta—as well as favorites from the early Craig Claiborne New York Times Cookbook and a host of other classics—from 1940s Caesar salad and 1960s flourless chocolate cake to today's fava bean salad and no-knead bread.

Hesser has cooked and updated every one of the 1,000-plus recipes here. Her chapter introductions showcase the history of American cooking, and her witty and fascinating headnotes share what makes each recipe special. The Essential New York Times Cookbook is for people who grew up in the kitchen with Claiborne, for curious cooks who want to serve a nineteenth-century raspberry granita to their friends, and for the new cook who needs a book that explains everything from how to roll out dough to how to slow-roast fish—a volume that will serve as a lifelong companion.

 

Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction
Drinks Cocktails Punches and Glögg
Hors dOeuvres Snacks and Small Dishes
Soups
Salads
Vegetables
Potatoes Corn and Legumes
Pasta Rice Grains and Stuffings
Sauces Dressings Condiments Rubs and Preserves
Breakfast and Brunch
Breads and Baking
Cookies and Candy
Frozen Desserts
Cakes 18 Pies Tarts and Other Desserts
Menus
Sources

Sandwiches Pizza and Savory Pies
Fish and Shellfish
Poultry and Game
Beef Veal Lamb and Pork
Credits Photo Credits
Index
Copyright

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About the author (2010)

Amanda Hesser is cofounder and CEO of Food52, as well as a former New York Times food editor and the author of several award-winning books, including Cooking for Mr. Latte. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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