Most Popular Books by Julia Child

James Beard''s name has been synonymous with culinary excellence for more than 40 years. This revival of a classic volume of weekly syndicated newspaper columns and recipes written by the Dean of American Cooking offers simple, delectable suggestions for improvisational meals, plus elegant ideas for cocktail parties and other home entertaining-all from the man hailed for his exceptional teaching ability and vast insight into all things food-related. A delicious source of timeless advice and sage observations, Beard on Food is a glorious recipe book, as well as the ultimate armchair read for anyone interested in good, honest food.

Julia Child, a introdutora da culinária francesa nos Estados Unidos, oferece respostas completas para diversas questões, que são de grande ajuda na cozinha doméstica. Ao longo dos anos, ela desenvolveu novas técnicas para antigos problemas usando utensílios tradicionais de cozinha e produtos disponíveis no mercado. Neste livro, um resumo essencial e indispensável da arte culinária de Julia Child, todas as soluções estão ao alcance da sua mão, com receitas detalhadas e truques para se aprimorar no fascinante mundo da alta gastronomia.

Un clásico de la literatura gastronómica, el libro de un icono que revolucionó la pedagogía culinaria. Julia Child revolucionó la forma de cocinar en los hogares de todo el mundo. Tras estudiar en la reputada academia Le Cordon Bleu de París, abrió su propia escuela de cocina con Simone Beck y Louisette Bertholle. Con ellas escribió el primero de sus libros, El arte de la cocina francesa, que se convertiría de inmediato en un best seller y años después en un clásico. Su programa de televisión The French Chef fue una revolución para los amantes de la cocina del mundo entero, precursor del exitoso formato de los programas televisivos de cocina que conocemos hoy. «Todo el mundo puede cocinar al estilo francés en cualquier parte del mundo con las instrucciones adecuadas» escriben las señoras Beck, Bertholle, y Child. Y este es el libro que durante más de cincuenta años ha enseñado cómo hacerlo. El arte de la cocina francesa es un libro para cocineros avezados y para principiantes que aman la buena comida y desean reproducir en casa las delicias de la cocina clásica, desde recetas históricas y auténticas obras maestras galas hasta los platos más sencillos, desde el mítico Boeuf Bourguignon hasta el perfecto croissant. Un libro hermoso y revolucionario en su tiempo, con 524 recetas, más de cien ilustraciones, y enseñanzas de técnicas que conforman la base de la cocina francesa y que ofrecen recursos para la creación propia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION For over fifty years, New York Times bestseller Mastering the Art of French Cooking has been the definitive book on the subject for American readers. Featuring 524 delicious recipes, in its pages home cooks will find something for everyone, from seasoned experts to beginners who love good food and long to reproduce the savory delights of French cuisine, from historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. Here Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle break down the classic foods of France into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of dishes. Throughout, the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations—bound to increase anyone’s culinary repertoire. With over 100 instructive illustrations to guide readers every step of the way, Mastering the Art of French Cooking deserves a place of honor in every kitchen in America.

Baking with Julia Nothing promises pleasure more readily than the words "freshly baked." And nothing says magnum opus as definitively as Baking with Julia, which offers the dedicated home cook, whether a novice or seasoned veteran, a unique distillation of the baker''s art. Baking with Julia is not only a book full of glorious recipes but also one that continues Julia''s teaching tradition. Here, basic techniques come alive and are made easily comprehensible in recipes that demonstrate the myriad ways of raising dough, glazing cakes, and decorating crusts. This is the resource you''ll turn to again and again for all your baking needs. With Baking with Julia in your cookbook library, you can become a master baker. And there''s no better time to be baking than now. Quality baking today is more varied, more exciting, and simply more authentic than ever before. Baking with Julia celebrates this tremendous range with enticing recipes that marry sophisticated European techniques to American tastes and ingredients. With creative flair, napoleons are layered with tropical fruits, pumpkin and cranberries are kneaded into bread doughs, and a tart is topped with sweet stewed onions. Along the way, step-by-step photographs demonstrate the basic building blocks of the pastry and bread baker''s repertoire, and from this firm foundation fancy takes flight. Baking with Julia presents an extraordinary assemblage of talent, knowledge, and artistry from the new generation of bakers whose vision is so much a part of this book. The list of contributors reads like a Who''s Who of today''s master bakers, including Flo Braker, Steve Sullivan, Marcel Desaulniers, Nick Malgieri, Alice Medrich, Nancy Silverton, Martha Stewart, and a host of bright new talents such as Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. With nearly two hundred recipes, and half as many pages of tantalizing full-color photographs, this incomparable kitchen companion goes far beyond what most cookbooks offer. More than fifty pages of illustrated reference sections define basic terms and techniques, and explain the hows and whys of batters and doughs to take you effortlessly through the essential techniques. If you''ve never made flaky pie crust, your first no-fail experience is at hand. If you''ve never baked bread, that most satisfying and sensual pleasure awaits the turn of a page. With recipes for breads, pastries, cookies, and cakes—from chocolate to cheesecake, from miniature gems to multi-tiered masterpieces—this cookbook is a total immersion experience in the wonder of home baking.

The correspondence begins with Fisher''s first letter to Pleydell-Bouverie and concludes shortly before her death. The letters are long and affectionate, discussing the construction of "Last House" (built for Fisher on Pleydell-Bouverie''s estate, "The Ranch") and life there; mutual friends; dinner parties and conversation; books, music, film, and art; cooking philosophy and recipes; gardening; cats. Letter 196, dated May 1990, is the last letter typed by Fisher herself, who by this time suffered from Parkinson''s disease. Later letters are typed by a secretary and initialed by Fisher. With mention of many people, including Maya Angelou (35, 37, and others); James Beard (42); Herb Caen (throughout); Truman Capote (178, 219); Julia and Paul Child (throughout); Helen Frankenthaler (163, 172); Arnold Gingrich (14); Vladimir Horowitz (151); Barbara Hutton (175); David Levine (210); Mary McCarthy (195); Léo Marchutz (74); Dillwyn Parrish (throughout); Man Ray (6, 107, 179); Stella Reichman (222); Stephen de Staebler (224); Tom Wolfe (103). Items in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 4786.1-225 for more information.