Le Cordon bleu Libros

From the famous French cooking school, here are sophisticated, delicious dishes that take a fraction of the time you'd expect. More than 100 recipes, all created with the demands of a busy lifestyle in mind, will inspire you to cook dishes you may have thought beyond your culinary range. Try individual cheese souffles. Thai vegetable stir fry, salmon fillets with a sesame crust, chicken tagine, coq au vin, duck breasts with honey coriander sauce, roasted Mediterranean vegetables, gratin dauphinois, chocolate vacherin, crepes suzette and much more.

Discover recipes from the acclaimed cookery school for traditional, regional and international breads from around the world. There are 80 illustrated step- by-step recipes in seven chapters.

Here is the first English-language cookbook from the Parisian cooking school whose very name epitomizes excellence. Le Cordon Bleu at Home provides a solid understanding of the philosophy and skills taught for nearly a century in the school's nine-month "Classic Cycle" course. Moving through three stages, from basic to advanced techniques, this in-depth approach to classical French cuisine offers a series of easy-to-follow menus and recipes that correspond to classes at the school. Nearly three hundred beautiful color photographs depict finished dishes, serving ideas, and cooking techniques at each stage through completion. Learning to cook means mastering the fundamentals. In "Part Getting Started," you'll learn how to roast, poach, fry, saute, braise, and stew. You'll learn which cuts of meat are most appropriate for a dish, which utensils to use and how to use them, and preliminary preparations that simplify tasks. The menus focus on basic dishes -- from roast chicken and lamb to pan-fried sole, apple fritters, and poached fruit. "Part Perfecting Skills" takes you through pastry-making and introduces such preparations as pâtés, soufflés, consommés, and more. This is where you'll find such glorious dishes as Daube d'Agneau Avignonnaise (braised lamb cooked as it is in Avignon), Tournedos Baltimore (tenderloin steaks with Chateaubriand sauce), and Pilaf de Volaille à la Turque (Turkish-style pilaf with zucchini and oranges), created by Henri-Paul Pellaprat, one of the school's most famous instructors. Ultimately, no one truly "finishes" learning -- the best chefs endlessly hone their skills. For advanced cooks, "Part Finishing Touches" emphasizes the creative aspect of cooking. Le Cordon Bleu is the crème de la crème of cooking schools, and this is an indispensable volume for everyone interested in learning about the ageless art of French cooking. Combining time-honored traditions with the latest, most sophisticated methods and a variety of recipes ranging from standard at-home fare to classic, regional, and modern dishes, this is the ultimate state-of-the-art book on French cuisine.

Ecole de cuisine de renom créée en 1895, Le Cordon Bleu est l'une des plus prestigieuses écoles de cuisine et de pâtisserie dans le monde. Fleuron de l'art de vivre et de la gastronomie française, le Cordon Bleu offre son grand diplôme dans ses écoles de Paris, Londres et Tokyo où vingt-six chefs inculquent les principes de la cuisine française traditionnelle, l'utilisation de produits frais et saisonniers, locaux ou régionaux et la préparation de plats aussi flatteurs au regard que savoureux au palais. Ce sont ces principes transmis par des générations de cuisiniers que nous retrouvons aujourd'hui réunis dans " La cuisine et la Pâtisserie expliquées ", un livre de référence destiné à la fois aux professionnels et aux amateurs offrant deux mille recettes de hors-d'œuvre, potages, poissons, viandes, volailles, gibiers, légumes, salades, entremets, glaces, gâteaux, petits fours, compotes et confitures, gelées, marmelades et sirops ainsi que de précieux conseils de conservation des aliments. Vous y trouverez également de judicieuses suggestions de menus pour tous les mois de l'année.