Chef's Companion
6 page laminated guide includes:
- Key to Abbreviations
- Measuring Devices
- Common Temperatures & Conversions
- Liquid Measuring Tips
- Dry Measuring Tips
- High Altitude
- The Microwave
- Dos & Don’ts
- Cooking Shortcuts
- Broiling
- The Slow Cooker
- Braising
- Roasting
- Company for Dinner
- Cookware Capacities
- Party Planner
- Food Storage
- Substitutions
- Equivalents
- Recipe Language: What Does It Mean?
- A Chef’s Pantry
Chef's Guide to Sauces and Dips
6 page laminated guide includes:
- Sauce & Stock Definitions
- Modern Mother Sauces
- Vinaigrettes, Mayonnaise, Tomato Sauce
- Reductions
- Simple Stock Reduction Sauces for Red Meat & Poultry
- Poached Fruit with Natural Reduction Sauce
- Mushroom Cream Reduction for Fried Oysters, Polenta & Pasta
- Balsamic Reduction for Fresh Fruit
- Classic Mother Sauces
- Velouté, Brown Sauce (Espagnole), White Sauce (Bechamel), Hollandaise
- Coulis Sauces
- Roasted Red Bell Pepper Coulis for Fish or Vegetables
- Banana-Cinnamon Coulis for Winter Desserts
- Simple Strawberry Coulis for Cakes, Custards, Gelato & Poached Fruit
- Italian, Mexican & Other Sauces
- Pesto, Mole, Salsa Fresca, Butter Sauce (Beurre Blanc)
- Dips
- Artichoke Dip, Curry Dip, Watercress Dip, Hummus, Pinto Bean Dip
- Roasted Garlic & Red Pepper Dip, Spicy White Bean Citrus Dip, Dairy-Based Dips
- Chutneys
- Cranberry Chutney, Red & Yellow Plum Tomato Chutney
- Spiced Mango Chutney, Pear Chutney with Dates & Almonds
- Cilantro-Mint Chutney
- Condiments
- Homemade Ketchup, Homemade Mustard, Homemade BBQ Sauce, Homemade Cocktail Sauce
- Sriracha-style Chili Sauce, Homemade Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, Thai Peanut Sauce
- Dessert Sauces
- Vanilla Sauce (Crème Anglaise), Rum/Bourbon Sauce for Bread Puddings, Chocolate Sauce
- Master Fruit Coulis Recipe
- Stocks
- Basic Stock Recipe, Chicken Stock, Vegetable Stock, Beef Stock, Fish Stock (Fumet in French)
- Curry Stock, Porcini Mushroom Stock, Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock)
- Broths
- New England Sweet Root Vegetable Broth, New York Carrot Onion Stock
- Vietnamese Soup Broth
- Food & Sauces Pairing Chart
Chef's Guide to Meat, Poultry, and Seafood
6 page digital guide includes:
- Proteins & Health
- Cooking Animal Proteins
- Roasting Chart
- Beef & Veal
- Shopping, Preparing, Cooking, Storing
- Pork
- Shopping, Preparing, Cooking, Storing
- Lamb
- Shopping, Preparing, Cooking, Storing
- Poultry
- Shopping, Preparing, Cooking, Storing
- Seafood
- Shopping, Preparing, Cooking, Storing
- What’s for Dinner?
- Dinner Meat Pairing Chart
- Exotic Meats
- Exotic Meat Chart
- Shopping, Preparing, Cooking, Storing
- Tastes that Surprise
- Kofta Meatballs
- Vietnamese Caramel-Coated Fish
- Fish Ceviche
- Jamaican Goat Curry
- Chinese Char Siu Pork
- Cuban Ropa Vieja
- Bobotie
- Hungarian Chicken Paprikash