Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America
Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America

Author: The Culinary Institute of America

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2004-09-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780471450955

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A complete, illustrated volume of lessons and recipes for the home baker. The Culinary Institute of America is the place where many of today's leading chefs and pastry chefs have learned the fundamental skills that launched their careers. Now, in this companion to Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America, the CIA draws on its extensive expertise and experience to give home bakers an outstanding course in the essentials of baking, along with a wealth of irresistible recipes. It outlines all the basic information on equipment, ingredients, and methods necessary to create top-quality cakes, pastries, breads, frozen desserts, and more. Readers learn the techniques step by step, with detailed instructions and photographs that clearly explain what to do and how to do it. Ideal for developing skills and building a repertoire, the book's 200 recipes - all specially created by the CIA - are delicious, attractive, and easy to make, from Cream Scones and Streusel-Topped Blueberry Muffins to Flourless Chocolate Souffle Cake and Warm Lemon Pudding Cakes. Complete with 250 beautiful full-color photographs of procedures and finished dishes, Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America is a comprehensive resource that will enable home cooks to master the art of baking in their own kitchens.

Artisan Breads at Home
Artisan Breads at Home

Author: Eric Kastel

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-01-12

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 0470182601

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Beginning with a thorough discussion of ingredients and equipment, Chef Kastel explains everything from how to shop for flour to how to use a shower cap during the dough's rise. From there, he outlines the 12 steps of bread baking, describing each one in detail.

Hors D'Oeuvre at Home with The Culinary Institute of America
Hors D'Oeuvre at Home with The Culinary Institute of America

Author: Culinary Institute of America

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-04-23

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0764595628

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Contains 150 recipes for stylish hors d'oeuvres, grouped in seven categories, including hors de'oeuvre in bite-size containers; fillings, dips, and toppings; filled or stuffed, layered, and rolled; skewered and dipped; bowls and platters; cheese service; and bite-size desserts; with serving suggestions.

Baking and Pastry
Baking and Pastry

Author: The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2009-05-04

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13: 9780470055915

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First published in 2004, Baking and Pastry has quickly become an essential resource for anyone who wants to create professional-caliber baked goods and desserts. Offering detailed, accessible instructions on basic techniques along with 625 standout recipes, the book covers everything from yeast breads, pastry doughs, quick breads, cookies, custards, souffl?s, icings, and glazes to frozen desserts, pies, cakes, breakfast pastries, savory items, and chocolates and confections. Featuring 461 color photographs and illustrations--more than 60 percent of which are all-new--this revised edition offers new step-by-step methods for core baking techniques that make it even more useful as a basic reference, along with expanded coverage of vegan and kosher baking, petit fours and other mini desserts, plated desserts, decorating principles and techniques, and wedding cakes. Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent, not-for-profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees, as well as certificate programs, in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. A network of more than 37,000 alumni in foodservice and hospitality has helped the CIA earn its reputation as the world's premier culinary college. Visit the CIA online at www.ciachef.edu.

Gluten-Free Baking with The Culinary Institute of America
Gluten-Free Baking with The Culinary Institute of America

Author: Richard J Coppedge

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2008-09-17

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1598696130

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Contains 150 recipes for gluten-free yeast breads and pastries, quick breads, cookies, brownies, pastries, cakes, pies and tarts, and savories, and includes tips on living gluten-free, as well as notes on ingredients and equipment.

Vegetarian Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America
Vegetarian Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America

Author: The Culinary Institute of America

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2012-05-08

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780470421376

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A new edition in the "At Home" series featuring hundreds of delicious vegetarian recipes from the kitchens of the CIA Whether for environmental, political, or health reasons, millions of Americans now follow a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. But giving up meat doesn't mean having to give up delicious eating. Vegetarian Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America provides 200 delicious meat-free recipes of the quality and sophistication that the CIA is known for. You'll find everything you need here to create incredibly flavorful vegetarian meals, including starters and sides; soups, salads, and sandwiches; breads and baked goods; grain, pasta, and noodle dishes; and main dishes featuring beans, eggs, and meat substitutes. Features information on health and nutrition, seasonality, and essential ingredients and equipment in addition to 200 delicious recipes Recipes throughout are accompanied by line drawings and gorgeous full-color photography A new edition in the series that includes Artisan Breads at Home with The Culinary Institute of America and Italian Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America Drawing on the expertise of the CIA's professional cooking programs, Vegetarian Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America is a must for anyone who wants to learn to cook satisfying and sophisticated meat-free meals at home.

Techniques of Healthy Cooking
Techniques of Healthy Cooking

Author: The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-02-04

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 0470635436

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Choosing a healthy eating pattern is vitally important, as diet directly influences health. From The Culinary Institute of America, Techniques of Healthy Cooking is a comprehensive kitchen reference for understanding nutrition concepts, creating healthy eating patterns, developing healthy recipes and menus, and cooking healthy recipes. From soups, salads, and appetizers to main dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, there are nearly 500 recipes with more than 150 four-color photographs of ingredients, techniques, and finished dishes.

Baking Boot Camp
Baking Boot Camp

Author: Darra Goldstein

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-02-09

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0764572792

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The Culinary Institute of America's tremendously popular Boot Camp courses help food and baking enthusiasts take their skills to a whole new level, offering hands-on, intensive instruction with some of the world's most talented chef-instructors. In Baking Boot Camp, Julia Child Award–winning cookbook author Darra Goldstein takes you along as she embarks on two demanding Boot Camp courses, Baking and Pastry, where the fatigues are chef's whites and the weapons of choice are whisks, piping bags, and a bench scraper. Goldstein chronicles progress through each day of each course, bringing to life the intensity, the rigor, and the camaraderie that set Boot Camps apart from other cooking classes. Along the way, she reveals the tips and tricks of baking and pastry pros, sharing their fascinating insights with us on everything from the importance of weighing all ingredients to the secrets of perfect puff pastry. Throughout the book, more than 100 photographs by award-winning photographer Ben Fink vividly capture the excitement of the program. Learn alongside Goldstein and her fellow students as they watch demonstrations, practice new skills, and receive critiques from their exacting instructors. You'll discover the hands-on skills and secrets you need to perfect your cookies, pies, cakes, and breads, as you build the know-how and confidence to tackle more demanding creations such as profiteroles, éclairs, mousses, and soufflés. To help you put these lessons to work in your own kitchen, the book includes nearly eighty delicious Boot Camp recipes—everything you need to start using professionaltechniques and embark on a lifetime of baking success.

Garde Manger
Garde Manger

Author: The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-04-16

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13: 0470587806

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The leading guide to the professional kitchen's cold food station, now fully revised and updated Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen has been the market's leading textbook for culinary students and a key reference for professional chefs since its original publication in 1999. This new edition improves on the last with the most up-to-date recipes, plating techniques, and flavor profiles being used in the field today. New information on topics like artisanal cheeses, contemporary styles of pickles and vinegars, and contemporary cooking methods has been added to reflect the most current industry trends. And the fourth edition includes hundreds of all-new photographs by award-winning photographer Ben Fink, as well as approximately 450 recipes, more than 100 of which are all-new to this edition. Knowledge of garde manger is an essential part of every culinary student's training, and many of the world's most celebrated chefs started in garde manger as apprentices or cooks. The art of garde manger includes a broad base of culinary skills, from basic cold food preparations to roasting, poaching, simmering, and sautéing meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, and legumes. This comprehensive guide includes detailed information on cold sauces and soups; salads; sandwiches; cured and smoked foods; sausages; terrines, pâtes, galantines, and roulades; cheese; appetizers and hors d'oeuvre; condiments, crackers, and pickles; and buffet development and presentation.