Michael Ruhlman

An indispensable new cookbook from James Beard Award-winning food writer Michael Ruhlman From Scratch looks at 10 favorite meals, including roast chicken, the perfect omelet, and paella-and then, through 175 recipes, explores myriad alternate pathways that the kitchen invites. A delicious lasagna can be ready in about an hour, or you could turn it into a project: try making and adding some homemade sausage. Explore the limits of from-scratch cooking:...

In his three novellas, "In Short Measures," "Strong Conspirators," and "Sally Forth," Michael Ruhlman delves deeply into the nuanced complexity of romantic and sexual love-and the inevitable evolution of the heart over the span of years and decades. Each novella asks questions about the nature of love in terms of loyalty and fidelity-what are one's obligations toward one's spouse, one's family, and one's heart? In the first novella, "In Short Measures,"...

Offers over one hundred recipes for dishes featuring eggs, from simple techniques for making poached and scrambled eggs, to recipes for brioche and soufflés, covering a wide variety of sweet and savory creations.

Ruhlman shares the secrets of roasting, one of the most elemental culinary techniques. The term originally referred to cooking over an open fire, and has evolved to describe the cooking of meat, vegetables, and even fruit in an oven, a dry-heat method of making things irresistibly appealing. He showcases a wide range of roasting methods, designed to help you get the most out of your oven.

"A back-to-basics cocktail book -- and affable tribute to the pleasures of the cocktail -- is organized around five best-known, beloved, classic families of cocktails, providing a simple ratio for each from which myriad variations can be built"--

In addition to providing 125 classic recipes for sausages, terrines, and pates, the authors expand the definition of "charcuterie" to include anything preserved or prepared ahead such as Mediterranean olive and vegetable rillettes, duck confit, and pickles and sauerkraut. Includes detailed line drawings that guide the reader through curing meats and making sausage, ṕťs, and confits, and features new recipes and sections to reflect the best equipment...

From award-winning chef Gabriel Kreuther, the definitive cookbook on rustic French cooking from Alsace Gabriel Kreuther is the cookbook fans of the James Beard Award-winning chef have long been waiting for. From one of the most respected chefs in the United States, this cookbook showcases the recipes inspired by Kreuther's French-Swiss-German training and refined global style, one that embraces the spirits of both Alsace, his homeland, and of New...

Chef Brian Polycn and Michael Ruhlman, authors of the landmark cookbook Charcuterie, reunite to teach home cooks and professional chefs the craft of savory pies with 90 new recipes and step-by-step how-to photographs. Learn the secrets of a good dough, explore classic meat preparations, and discover how fish and vegetable pie traditions can be adapted for today's tastes.