[.uk] The Book of Sauces (Book of...) (ISBN 0895865041)

A splendid complement to good cooking.:
I received this book as a gift several years ago and it has become one of my most frequently used cook books. This beautifully illustrated book with easy to follow directions provides the recipe for dressing up any dish. Modestly priced, it is a wonderful gift to give as well as to receive.

Hey, with this book, ANYBODY can make a great sauce!:
With this book, my cooking has been transformed! This book has taken the mystery out of sauces. The recipes are straightforward and the photos and directions are outstanding. Get this book, make some sauces and everyone will think that you kicked Emeril down a notch ............... What are you waiting for? Order this book NOW!

Superb introduction to the how-to of making a great sauce.:
In its almost 50 parts, all written by experienced cooks and cook book writers, HP Books' "The Book of ... Cooking" series takes you to the cuisines of various regions of the U.S. and around the world; all in easy to follow, well-explained recipes. This installment, the Book of Sauces, presents recipe suggestions for everything from basic stocks and standards to dessert sauces. Special chapters are dedicated to fruit sauces, exotic, and other unusual sauces. Classics such as aioli, barbecue sauce, sauce bearnaise, bechamel sauce, Bolognese sauce, Cumberland sauce, sauce hollandaise, Madeira sauce, marinara sauce, various types of mayonnaise, curries and tomato sauces, mint sauce, mornay sauce, pesto, satay sauce and sauce vinaigrette appear next to unique recipes such as apricot and cognac, butterscotch-almond and marmalade-liqueur sauce. From A la King to zabaglione sauce, this collection of recipes is a great introduction to the endless possibilities of spicing up any dish with a well-tasting sauce - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: Around the World Cookbook Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant (Cookery) Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (4th Edition) Textbook only Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006

Simply a Must Have Little Sauce Book:
Seven years ago my husband Dub and I sailed into Wangarai Harbour in New Zealand. On our way in I spied some friends or ours, Gayle and John, who we'd met in Tahiti. They were Kiwis and they were ending their five year circumnavigation, home at last. We anchored close to their boat and later dinghied over for sundowners (usually Coke and Rum). That evening, as usual, we told tall tales of our adventures at sea and we congratulated ourselves on being in this wonderful place at this wonderful time. Later, as we were saying our goodbyes, Gayle gave me her set of the Salamandar Book of Series Cookbooks. They are sold by HP Books in the States as paperbacks. Gayle carried these books around the planet and now she was giving them to me, complete with her notes (written in the books) on the recipes, how well she and John liked certain dishes, which were their favorites, how hard they were to prepare. She knew I was a cook and she thought I'd appreciate them. She was right. Like all the books in the series "The Book of Sauces" is about five inches wide and about a foot tall, making them kind of unique among cookbooks. But one should not be put off because of the odd shape, these are real books and you can find mighty darned good recipes in them, like in this book. You'll have to agree that one part of a good dinner is the sauce you put over the meat, veggies or dessert. Whether it's a sauce based on fish stock, brown or white stock or whether you start with a basic roux or base a sauce on mayonnaise, you'll find the sauce you need here. This little book is a must have for anybody who needs to impress. And let me tell you, if you whip up the Lemon and Mustard Sauce in this book and pour it over asparagus, whoever you're cooking for is going to be impressed. Oh yeah, they'll be impressed, because sauces really set off a meal. Review Submitted by Captain Katie Osborne

Great Sauces:
My sis & I were looking for a book on how to make various sauces, & I have Vol 2, so we were looking for the first one, & knew we could find it on Amazon.com, & sure 'nuff we did!! Great book !!!