Julia Child's Cooking Essentials

by Julia Child, Jacques Pépin

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home is the companion volume to Julia Child and Jacques Pepin's new PBS series of the same name. The setup works like the two opinionated TV cooks confront different ingredients on each show, then make their way through to the finished dishes that make up a meal. The recipes reveal themselves along the way.
What's most important here- and it shows up in the cookbook- is that there is no one way to cook. The point of the book isn't to follow recipes, but to cook from the suggestions. And Julia and Jacques have many, many suggestions when it comes to home cooking in the French style. And many tips, for that matter.
On the other hand, sometimes you want some rules. And that's where Julia's The Way to Cook comes in. Julia blends classic techniques with common-sense American cooking for a wonderfully instructive volume. Once her master recipe is conquered, cooks can employ the techniques learned in a number of variations. We've put both books together for a terrific gift set that will thrill cooks- and particularly Julia Child fans- of every level. Give this to your sister-in-law and then wait for the dinner invitations to start rolling in.

Genres: Cookbooks

Hardcover

About the author

Julia Carolyn Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for having brought French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which premiered in 1963.