| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"In the Green Kitchen presents her essential cooking techniques to be learned by heart, plus more than 50 recipes -- for delicious, fresh, local, and seasonal meals -- from Alice and her friends"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Contents |
What is the green kitchen? -- Stocking an organic pantry -- Washing lettuce -- Dressing a salad -- Flavoring a sauce -- Pounding a sauce -- Whisking mayonnaise -- Making bread -- Toasting bread -- Poaching an egg -- Simmering a stock -- Peeling tomatoes -- Boiling pasta -- Cooking rice -- Simmering beans -- Wilting greens -- Blanching greens -- Steaming vegetables -- Pickling vegetables -- Skinning peppers -- Shucking corn -- Roasting vegetables -- Filleting a fish -- Roasting a chicken -- Braising -- Roasting meat -- Grilling a steak -- Baking fruit -- Seasoning for flavor -- Cooking equipment. |
| Summary |
Features basic cooking techniques and natural food recipes, each demonstrated by chefs and friends of the author, including Lidia Bastianich, Thomas Keller, and Deborah Madison. |
| Subject |
Cooking (Natural foods)
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Vegetarian cooking.
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Sustainable living.
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Slow food movement.
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| ISBN |
9780307336804 |
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0307336808 |
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