"Basic recipes and key techniques then illustrate dozens of indispensable culinary building blocks, such as how to prepare a stock or how to chop fresh herbs. Troubleshooting tips show you what can go wrong and how to fix it without having to start all over again. Next the master recipes lead you step-by-step, with friendly text and instructive photographs, through every step of preparation. These recipes include helpful advice other cookbooks assume you already know, and explain how to test beef and veal for doneness - one of the most valuable kitchen skills any cook can master. The shorter recipes and variations in each chapter encourage you to continue practicing your newfound skills, building your repertory and confidence at the same time. Finally, a guide to equipment and a glossary of ingredients will help you stock your kitchen with all the essentials.".

Dedicated to perfectly preparing meat, "Steak & Chop" includes 42 recipes for such delectable fare as Filet Mignon with Cognac-Cream Sauce, Pork Tenderloins with Grand Marnier Glaze, and Chicken-Fried Steak. 100 color photos.

For more than three and a half decades, Williams-Sonoma has inspired millions of American cooks. Now, company founder Chuck Williams joins other leading international food authorities in presenting outstanding recipes and ideas for simple, delicious home cooking.

Culled from the award-winning, 43-volume Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library, the recipes in this book cover the best of the best when it comes to meat and poultry dishes. Step-by-step photographs reveal how easy it can be to make wonderful entres. 200 photos.

This friendly and accessible cookbook offers over 100 recipes for delicious meals using a wide range of popular beef, pork, lamb, and veal cuts and aims to help the home cook get the most out of meat for dinner. Each chapter begins with quick-cooking cuts and easy methods, like stir-frying, and progresses from there, offering recipes for grilling and pan-frying, and ending with recipes for more time-consuming cooking methods, such as roasting and braising. The recipes use a range of meat cuts that are easy to find at the butcher counter, and the flavors of the dishes, though varied and modern, are crowd-pleasing and familiar. The text is informative and comprehensive, but not too daunting or technical. Most of the recipes are accompanied by useful tips written by more than twenty butchers from across America.