Author: Leinwand, Rita with Lois Peyser and Fran RaboffTitle: How To Beat Those Cordon Bleus : Rita Leinwand's Lessons In French And Other Great Cuisines
Publisher: The Ward Ritchie Press
Place: Pasadena
Date: (1974)
Edition: first ed
ISBN: 0378014692
Pages: 288
Binding: Hardback
Condition: VERY GOOD
Illustrator: Fran Raboff
Book Id: MAIN003753I
Details: Introduction, index
About the book: the result of years of testing and refining the masterworks of French and other great cuisines. The creative focus of the book is Rita Leinwand, a Grande Diplomate L'Ecole du Cordon Bleu, Dame de Chaine des Rotisseurs and contributing editor to Bon Appetít, a well-known teacher of international cuisine and the history of gastronomy.
Lois Peyser, a freelance film and television writer, contributed her skills as a writer and gourmet chef, while Fran Raboff, a talented sculptor and painter, illustrated the book and added her own recipes.
Try: Canapés à la Moelle de Boeuf (Dinosaur Bones), Petites Quiches aux Crevettes (Miniature Shrimp Tarts), Camembert en Croûte (Cheese in Pastry), Pimientos Mexicanos (Roasted Peppers), Perfect Quiche, Fond Brun (Brown Stock), Don Fah Tong (Egg Flower Soup), Perfect Onion Soup, Soupe aux Fraises en Melon Glacé, Soup au Poisson à la Rouille (Fish Soup with Red Garlic Sauce), Sauce Hollandaise, Sauce BéarnaiseClassic Omelette, Omelette Johann Strauss (Omelette with Lemon Custard Filling), Perfect Soufflé Grand Marnier, Scampi Blue Grotto (Shrimp in Wine Sauce), Perfect Roast Turkey, Rock Cornish Hens aux Cerises Flambees (Rock Cornish Hens with Cherry Sauce), Plum Blossom Duck, Perfect Roast Leg of Lamb, Filets de Boeuf aux Champignons (Filet Mignons with Mushrooms), Pumpernickel à la Perino's, Ipswich Pumpkin PIe, Miniature Strudel Pinwheels, Perfect Fruit Cake, Crà Glacée à L'Italienne (Italian Frozen Custard with Chocolate Sauce, Individual Baked Alaskas, Petits Rouleaux de Nois au Chocolat (Miniature Chocolate-Coated Nutrolls), etc.Note: RECIPES DENOTED "PERFECT" HAVE WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS.
