31. From Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword xv
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. Cooking the Book. An Introduction to Books That Cook 1
6. Invocation
7. 1. Porkchop Gravy 15
8. Part I. Starters
9. 2. From American Cookery 21
10. 3. From Delights and Prejudices 29
11. 4. Puffballs: Finding the Inside 33
12. 5. Full Moon Soup with Snow 43
13. 6. To Cèpe, with Love (or, The Alchemy of Longing) 45
14. 7. Coriander and Carrot 63
15. 8. An Unspoken Hunger 64
16. Part II. Bread, Polenta, and Pasta
17. 9. From The American Frugal Housewife 70
18. 10. Recipe: Gingerbread 78
19. 11. Whistle Stop, Alabama 80
20. 12. Bread 84
21. 13. In Nancy’s Kitchen 85
22. 14. From The Food Taster 95
23. Part III. Eggs
24. 15. From Boston Cooking-School Cook Book 112
25. 16. H Is for Happy 124
26. 17. Making the Perfect Fried Egg Sandwich 129
27. 18. All It Took Was a Road / Surprises of Urban Renewal 135
28. 19. Poison Egg 138
29. Part IV. Main Dishes
30. 20. From The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat 153
31. 21. American Liver Mush 159
32. 22. Eat Your Pets 162
33. 23. How to Make Stew in the Pinacate Desert: Recipe for Locke and Drum 168
34. 24. Spirit-Fried No-Name River Brown Trout: A Recipe 170
35. 25. Half-Life 180
36. 26. The Poet in the Kitchen and The Poem of Chicken Breast with Fettuccine 186
37. 27. A Good Roast Chicken 191
38. 28. Turkey Bone Gumbo 198
39. 29. Boiled Chicken Feet and Hundred-Year-Old Eggs 204
40. 30. 13⁄16 211
41. Part V. Side Dishes
42. 31. From Mastering the Art of French Cooking 218
43. 32. The Vegetable Gardens at Bilignin 225
44. 33. Summer Salad 240
45. 34. Reception 242
46. 35. Potatoes and Love: Some Reflections 244
47. 36. Repulsive Dinners: A Memoir 248
48. 37. The Demystification of Food 253
49. 38. How to Cook Moong Dal, Bengali Style 256
50. 39. Food and Belonging: At “Home” and in “Alien-Kitchens” 258
51. Part VI. Desserts
52. 40. From Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook 273
53. 41. All the Old Tales Are Tales of Hunger 279
54. 42. Baking for Sylvia 283
55. 43. Suman sa Ibos 291
56. 44. Pie 293
57. 45. Funeral Food 302
58. 46. Pie Throwing 308
59. 47. Burn 314
60. 48. The Assurance of Caramel Cake 325
61. A Toast
62. 49. How to Make Rhubarb Wine 333
63. Contributors 335