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Professional Cooking
by Wayne GisslenProfessional Cooking, 8th Edition reflects the changing nature of our understanding of cooking and related fields such as food safety, nutrition, and dietary practices, as well as new thinking about how best to teach this material. Familiar material reflects the core curriculum that has stayed focused on the essentials, the comprehensive understanding of ingredients and basic cooking techniques that are the foundation of success in the kitchen.
Professional Cooking, Enhanced eText
by Wayne GisslenThe Ninth Edition of Professional Cooking reflects the changing nature of our understanding of cooking and related fields such as food safety, nutrition, and dietary practices, as well as new thinking about how best to teach this material. What has not changed is the core material that focuses on the essentials--the comprehensive understanding of ingredients and basic cooking techniques that are the foundation of success in the kitchen, and the development of manual skills to apply this knowledge.
The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry
by Bo FribergThe reference of choice for thousands of pastry chefs and home cooks A favorite of pastry lovers and serious chefs worldwide, The Professional Pastry Chef presents comprehensive coverage of basic baking and pastry techniques in a fresh and approachable way. Now skillfully revised and redesigned to meet the needs of today's pastry kitchen, this classic reference is better-and easier to use-than ever. The new edition contains more than 650 recipes, which offer a new emphasis on American applications of European techniques with yields suitable for restaurant service or for entertaining at home. It shares encyclopedic guidance on everything from mise en place preparation and basic doughs to new chapters covering flatbreads, crackers, and homestyle desserts. Throughout, award-winning Executive Pastry Chef Bo Friberg explains not only how to perform procedures, but also the principles behind them, helping readers to build a firm foundation based on understanding rather than memorizing formulas. Illustrated step-by-step instructions demystify even the most complex techniques and presentations, while 100 vivid color photographs bring finished dishes to life with a sublime touch of visual inspiration. Whether used to develop skills or refine techniques, to gain or simply broaden a repertoire, The Professional Pastry Chef is filled with information and ideas for creating mouthwatering baked goods and tantalizing desserts-today and for years to come.
Professor Cook’s... Dynamite Dinners: Dynamite Dinners (Professor Cook’s)
by Lorna BrashThis entertaining children's cookery series explores basic principles of everyday foods, such as why jelly sets, why popcorn pops or why beans give you wind! Offering a range of delicious recipes that children will enjoy making from exploding cupcakes to no-cry onion bhajis, this series examines the science behind our food in a fun, accessible and humorous way!
Professor Cook’s... Fascinating Fruits: Fascinating Fruits (library Ebook) (Professor Cook’s)
by Lorna BrashThis entertaining children's cookery series explores basic principles of everyday foods, such as why jelly sets, why popcorn pops or why beans give you wind! Fascinating Fruits offers a range of delicious recipes that children will enjoy making from exploding cupcakes to no-cry onion bhajis, this series examines the science behind our food in a fun, accessible and humorous way!
Professor Cook’s... Mind-Blowing Bakes: Mind-blowing Bakes (library Ebook) (Professor Cook’s #4)
by Lorna BrashThis entertaining children's cookery series explores basic principles of everyday foods, such as why jelly sets, why popcorn pops or why beans give you wind! Offering a range of delicious recipes that children will enjoy making from exploding cupcakes to stained glass cookies, oozing crust pizza and 'kitchen sink' pot pies, this series examines the science behind our food in a fun, accessible and humorous way!
Professor Cook’s... Smashing Snacks: Smashing Snacks (library Ebook) (Professor Cook’s #1)
by Lorna BrashThis entertaining children's cookery series explores basic principles of everyday foods, such as why jelly sets, why popcorn pops or why beans give you wind! Offering a range of delicious recipes that children will enjoy making from exploding cupcakes to no-cry onion bhajis, this series examines the science behind our food in a fun, accessible and humorous way!
The Programme: For a Leaner, Stronger, Healthier You
by Jessie PavelkaGET IN THE BEST SHAPE OF YOUR LIFE In The Programme, Jessie Pavelka, popular fitness expert and star trainer of The Biggest Loser, delivers a practical guide for being healthy, living well and losing weight based on four essential building blocks Jessie has found to be key to lasting success with countless clients: *EAT: flavourful and healthy recipes using basic, common ingredients that are high protein and low in sugar and carbs*SWEAT: a high-intensity interval training programme and morning workouts that yield quick results *THINK: easy-to-use exercises that combine elements of yoga, biometrics and mindfulness*CONNECT: the book will help you build the strong relationships you need to foster a healthier life and readers will be able to share their progress and struggles with an online community that will launch with the book. Jessie also provides a maintenance plan that readers can use to ensure their results last. The Programme is a positive, sane way to lose weight and achieve good health by making small changes, finding balance and, ultimately, getting back to basics.
Project Fire: Cutting-Edge Techniques and Sizzling Recipes from the Caveman Porterhouse to Salt Slab Brownie S'Mores
by Steven RaichlenA modern approach to grilling from Steven Raichlen, America&’s &“master griller&” (Esquire). With 100 recipes, Project Fire shows how to put the latest grilling methods to work—from spit-roasting to salt-grilling—using favorite ingredients and adding a dash of daring in flavors, technique, and presentation.
Project Smoke: Seven Steps to Smoked Food Nirvana, Plus 100 Irresistible Recipes from Classic (Slam-Dunk Brisket) to Adventurous (Smoked Bacon-Bourbon Apple Crisp) (Steven Raichlen Barbecue Bible Cookbooks)
by Steven RaichlenHow to smoke everything, from appetizers to desserts! A complete, step-by-step guide to mastering the art and craft of smoking, plus 100 recipes—every one a game-changer –for smoked food that roars off your plate with flavor. Here&’s how to choose the right smoker (or turn the grill you have into an effective smoking machine). Understand the different tools, fuels, and smoking woods. Master all the essential techniques: hot-smoking, cold-smoking, rotisserie-smoking, even smoking with tea and hay—try it with fresh mozzarella. Here are recipes and full-color photos for dishes from Smoked Nachos to Chinatown Spareribs, Smoked Salmon to Smoked Bacon-Bourbon Apple Crisp.USA Today says, &“Where there&’s smoke, there&’s Steven Raichlen.&” Steven Raichlen says, &“Where there&’s brisket, ribs, pork belly, salmon, turkey, even cocktails and dessert, there will be smoke.&” And Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue says, &“Nothin&’ but great techniques and recipes. I am especially excited about the smoked cheesecake.&” Time to go forth and smoke. &“If your version of heaven has smoked meats waiting beyond the pearly gates, then PROJECT SMOKE is your bible.&” —Tom Colicchio, author, chef/owner of Crafted Hospitality, and host of Top Chef &“Steven Raichlen really nails everything you need to know. Even I found new ground covered in this smart, accessible book.&” —Myron Mixon, author and host of BBQ Pitmasters, Smoked, and BBQ Rules
Promoting Biodiversity in Food Systems
by Irana W. HawkinsBiodiversity of the food system is crucial for food production and loss of biodiversity is a pressing issue. This book focuses on biodiversity’s crucial role in food systems, health and well-being, and fate of the natural environment. It provides practical recommendations on how proper food systems can sustain a healthier planet and protect biodiversity. Sections provide a comprehensive understanding of the urgent need for promoting biodiversity-promoting food systems that help maintain planetary boundaries that are at risk; mimic the natural processes of highly integrated ecosystems; and improve human/planetary health while providing a wholesome and sufficient food supply.
Promoting Biodiversity in Food Systems
by Irana W. HawkinsBiodiversity of the food system is crucial for food production and loss of biodiversity is a pressing issue. This book focuses on biodiversity’s crucial role in food systems, health and well-being, and fate of the natural environment. It provides practical recommendations on how proper food systems can sustain a healthier planet and protect biodiversity. Sections provide a comprehensive understanding of the urgent need for promoting biodiversity-promoting food systems that help maintain planetary boundaries that are at risk; mimic the natural processes of highly integrated ecosystems; and improve human/planetary health while providing a wholesome and sufficient food supply.
Promoting Healthy Behaviour: A Practical Guide
by Dominic Upton Katie ThirlawayThere is ever growing recognition by governments and healthcare professionals of the need to respond to the challenges of preventable diseases, especially so-called "lifestyle diseases", and of the influence that social class, gender, ethnicity, as well as individual differences play in health. This text explores the fundamental importance of psychology in the development of these lifestyle diseases, and how an understanding of psychological models is essential for the healthcare practitioner to predict behaviours and develop evidence-based interventions. This thoroughly updated edition includes new chapters looking at health inequalities, health promotion, working with special populations and understanding the role of social and psychological factors in some common conditions.?? These four additional chapters will enable the reader to better understand the place of lifestyle change within wider society. Beginning with an introduction to healthy behaviour and the context that health practitioners work in, the book goes on to look at issues, including: The role of psychology in lifestyle change Diet, alcohol, smoking and active lifestyles Sexual behaviour Chronic illness and vulnerable populations. Each chapter includes key features including learning objectives, case studies, key points and discussion questions, as well as how to apply the various research and theories to practice. Promoting Healthy Behaviour is a practical and informative guide for your practice both now and in the future, and is invaluable reading for healthcare professionals at any stage of their careers.
Promoting Healthy Behaviour: A Practical Guide
by Dominic Upton Katie ThirlawayThere is ever growing recognition by governments and healthcare professionals of the need to respond to the challenges of preventable diseases, especially so-called "lifestyle diseases", and of the influence that social class, gender, ethnicity, as well as individual differences play in health. This text explores the fundamental importance of psychology in the development of these lifestyle diseases, and how an understanding of psychological models is essential for the healthcare practitioner to predict behaviours and develop evidence-based interventions. This thoroughly updated edition includes new chapters looking at health inequalities, health promotion, working with special populations and understanding the role of social and psychological factors in some common conditions.?? These four additional chapters will enable the reader to better understand the place of lifestyle change within wider society. Beginning with an introduction to healthy behaviour and the context that health practitioners work in, the book goes on to look at issues, including: The role of psychology in lifestyle change Diet, alcohol, smoking and active lifestyles Sexual behaviour Chronic illness and vulnerable populations. Each chapter includes key features including learning objectives, case studies, key points and discussion questions, as well as how to apply the various research and theories to practice. Promoting Healthy Behaviour is a practical and informative guide for your practice both now and in the future, and is invaluable reading for healthcare professionals at any stage of their careers.
Promoting Healthy Behaviour: A Practical Guide to Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing
by Dominic Upton Katie ThirlawayThe new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. With a comprehensive overview of the interplay between social class, gender, ethnicity and individual health differences, the book also looks at key lifestyle issues such as eating well, smoking, drinking alcohol and safe sex, as well as the mechanisms for behavioural change. Each chapter features engaging case studies, points for discussion and student activities. Updated since the COVID-19 pandemic, the new edition also discusses the effects of lockdowns on healthy behaviours.An accessible and engaging text, the third edition of Promoting Healthy Behaviour will continue to be essential reading for both students and practitioners across nursing, public health and allied health professions.
Promoting Healthy Behaviour: A Practical Guide to Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing
by Dominic Upton Katie ThirlawayThe new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. With a comprehensive overview of the interplay between social class, gender, ethnicity and individual health differences, the book also looks at key lifestyle issues such as eating well, smoking, drinking alcohol and safe sex, as well as the mechanisms for behavioural change. Each chapter features engaging case studies, points for discussion and student activities. Updated since the COVID-19 pandemic, the new edition also discusses the effects of lockdowns on healthy behaviours.An accessible and engaging text, the third edition of Promoting Healthy Behaviour will continue to be essential reading for both students and practitioners across nursing, public health and allied health professions.
Pronto! (Gino D’Acampo)
by Gino D'AcampoLet Gino solve your dinner dilemmas with 130 delicious and quick dishes that will inspire you to leave behind the same dull, after-work meals. With recipes organised by ingredients, so you can easily find a dish using what you have in the cupboard or fridge, there are chapters on: * Soups & Small Plates * Chicken * Meat * Fish & Seafood * Pasta * Vegetables * Desserts Also featuring a comprehensive section on Gino's handy hints and tips for quicker cooking, such as organising your workspace, the equipment that you really need (and the stuff you can do without) and essential store cupboard ingredients for fast flavour. Plus shortcuts to get ahead, such as making flavoured oils and freezing chopped herbs and batches of sauce to have on standby. This book promises minimum effort, maximum satisfaction - in just 20 minutes.
The Proof and the Pudding: What Mathematicians, Cooks, and You Have in Common
by Jim HenleTie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits—cooking and mathematics—have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mathematical world is tantalizingly similar to life in the kitchen.Take a tricky Sudoku puzzle and a cake that fell. Henle shows you that the best way to deal with cooking disasters is also the best way to solve math problems. Or take an L-shaped billiard table and a sudden desire for Italian potstickers. He explains how preferring geometry over algebra (or algebra over geometry) is just like preferring a California roll to chicken tikka masala. Do you want to know why playfulness is rampant in math and cooking? Or how to turn stinky cheese into an awesome ice cream treat? It’s all here: original math and original recipes plus the mathematical equivalents of vegetarianism, Asian fusion, and celebrity chefs.Pleasurable and lighthearted, The Proof and the Pudding is a feast for the intellect as well as the palate.
The Proof and the Pudding: What Mathematicians, Cooks, and You Have in Common
by Jim HenleTie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits—cooking and mathematics—have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mathematical world is tantalizingly similar to life in the kitchen.Take a tricky Sudoku puzzle and a cake that fell. Henle shows you that the best way to deal with cooking disasters is also the best way to solve math problems. Or take an L-shaped billiard table and a sudden desire for Italian potstickers. He explains how preferring geometry over algebra (or algebra over geometry) is just like preferring a California roll to chicken tikka masala. Do you want to know why playfulness is rampant in math and cooking? Or how to turn stinky cheese into an awesome ice cream treat? It’s all here: original math and original recipes plus the mathematical equivalents of vegetarianism, Asian fusion, and celebrity chefs.Pleasurable and lighthearted, The Proof and the Pudding is a feast for the intellect as well as the palate.
The Proof in the Pudding: Prudence Bulstrode 2 (Prudence Bulstrode)
by Rosemary Shrager'Rosie can write and Prudence Bulstrode is here to stay' Miriam Margolyes'Witty, warm and so enjoyable' Jo BrandThe next irresistible cosy crime novel from celebrity TV chef Rosemary Shrager! Preparing a midwinter's feast for all hundred residents of the little Yorkshire village of Scrafton Busk is exactly the kind of challenge Prudence Bulstrode adores. A chance to show off her muffin-topped winter stew, lamb shank hotpot and Scarborough woof - and, of course, her famous figgy pudding - is just the thing to shake off the winter blues. But on the night of the feast, local vagabond Terry Chandler is found dead - his body entombed in the pristine snowman standing pride of place on the village green. Who could have wanted Chandler dead? Why would they stow his body in such strange circumstances? And what is the meaning of his last enigmatic message, directing his brother to Mystery Hills, a place of which no one has ever heard? Crime and cookery continue to collide as Prudence and her granddaughter Suki get drawn into another mystifying murder . . .Praise for Rosemary Shrager'A great yarn - Shrager knows her food and she's cooked up a storm. Murder is the main course but the side dishes fascinate. A fascinating conclusion - Rosie can write and Prudence Bulstrode is here to stay. I look forward to more in this series.' Miriam Margolyes'I've long admired Rosemary as a woman of many talents. I just hadn't realized that writing is one of them. The Last Supper has pace and style and a very interesting cast of characters' Richard Vines'Rosemary Shrager has created a welcome addition to the ranks of female amateur sleuths. The Last Supper is a witty, light-hearted mystery, in which the author has served up a tasty treat' Simon Brett'The Last Supper is a charming, hugely entertaining book. Retired chef Prudence Bulstrode is cranky, stubborn and insightful; an utterly brilliant creation. I can't wait to see what she gets up to next' M W Craven'Discover how a Michelin-starred Miss Marple displays the skills of a bloodhound as she sniffs out the scent of a killer in this thriller that rises to a conclusion like a perfect souffle.' Nick Ferrari'A light-hearted, fun mystery, combining cookery and crime - what's not to love?' Woman's Weekly'Shrager, herself a kitchen whizz on TV, has a natural talent and deft touch for exactly this kind of gentle fun' The Sun
Proper Healthy Food: Hearty vegan and vegetarian recipes for meat lovers
by Nick KnowlesIn 2015 Nick Knowles felt overweight, unhealthy and was feeling every one of his 53 years. He travelled to Thailand for a retreat and after fasting for a week, and then adopting a purely vegan diet, Nick returned a changed man.Now slimmer, healthier, and eating a vegan or vegetarian diet (with the odd day off), Nick wants to share what he has learned with everyone else who wants to look and feel better, but isn't sure if the vegan/vegetarian lifestyle is for them. As Nick says: I'm 6' 2" and 16 stone - I need hearty meals not thin weedy plates and I often work outside in cold and wet conditions - a salad won't cut it - so here's a vegan and vegetarian cookbook for meat eaters full of hearty filling healthy recipes.Why feel bad about the cake you have with your coffee at elevenses when you can have a healthy raw chocolate cake with your coffee? There's posh meals to impress, puds to make your loved one swoon and surprisingly yummy options that are easy to throw together with ingredients we can all get hold of. Why skimp in winter when you can have a thick hearty chestnut and vegetable stew and dumplings. Or Vegan shepherds pie, a proper chunky vegan burger and lots of veggie options too. And if I can do it - then you can do it.
Prosecco Cocktails: classic & contemporary cocktails
by HamlynThe bubble-lover's companion to everything Prosecco and everything cocktail. From the Bellini to the Sbagliato, and the Buck's Fizz to the Kir Royale, Prosecco cocktails are some of the most famous and fabulous tipples. Prosecco Cocktails is a collection of classic and contemporary cocktail recipes and tips and techniques that shows you how to recreate these delicious drinks at home. Cocktail recipes are split into the following chapters: Light & Floral Vibrant & Zesty Intense & Sultry Sharers and Punches Classics
Prosecco is Always the Answer: The Perfect Gift for Wine Lovers
by Summersdale PublishersFor years, Prosecco has been waiting in the wings for the right time to make its sparkling appearance – and now it’s taking the world by storm! This book, packed with recipes, facts, trivia and tips on hosting the perfect sparkling-wine soiree, will make you even more mad about Prosecco than you already are!
Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails
by Amy ZavattoDo your ears perk up when you hear the telltale pop of a prosecco bottle? Do you think every drink is just a little bit nicer with bubbles? Prosecco is no longer just a sparkling wine, it’s a cultural phenomenon, a party in a glass.
The Prostate Cancer Protection Plan: The Foods, Supplements, and Drugs That Could Save Your Life (Basic Ser.)
by Dr. Bob ArnotHere is a common-sense and exciting new plan to protect men against prostate cancer. The foods men eat can have a profound influence on whether or not they get clinical prostate cancer. Arnot describes these foods and how we can use them as part of a sensible and delicious eating program. He bases his menus on the cuisines from other cultures where the incidence of prostate cancer is dramatically less than in the U.S. Includes: delicious recipes, advice on eating out, stress-busting techniques, fitness programs, a self-test for assessing your own risk, and other prostate cancer-fighting strategies such as promising new drugs and supplements.