James Peterson Boeken

Winner of the James Beard Foundation Award for Cookbook of the Year for the 1991 First Edition, this work is hailed as a comprehensive and comprehensible reference on sauces. Renowned chefs praise its well-written text, making it enjoyable enough to read in bed. Critics note that the author has created a manual for professional cooks that is destined to become a classic reference. This cookbook stands out as one of the best reference works, catering to a growing audience of culinary enthusiasts seeking connected and nuanced information. It is described as a book that encapsulates all there is to know about sauces, setting a high standard for both professionals and amateurs. The art of sauce making is emphasized as essential for serious cooking, and the book is considered a must-have for a new generation of creative cooks looking to innovate on classical French techniques. Overall, it is recognized as a comprehensive and inspiring reference book that continues to resonate with chefs and home cooks alike.

Featuring more than 1,100 full-color photographs and 150 recipes, this richly illustrated introduction to the art of cooking provides step-by-step instruction in one hundred essential cooking techniques, accompanied by informative background on what each techniques does in terms of the taste of food. Reprint.

Detailed instructions for preparing sixty-five delicious salmon dishes--including Poached Whole Salmon with Tarragon Butter, Salmon Tacos, and Salmon and Basil Ravioli--are accompanied by step-by-step photographs and tips on selecting salmon in the supermarket and the proper techniques for cleaning, boning, curing, and slicing the fish. BOMC.

Presents recipes for preparing fish, organized by cooking techniques that include baking, grilling, and microwaving, with a section of recipes and techniques for cooking and serving lobster, crabs, clams, and other shellfish, recipes for soups, stews, salads, and souffles, and a finfish dictionary which includes tips for identifying and preparing more than 200 species

Focusing on the interpretation of American avant-garde films, this book explores how viewers can engage with and understand these often challenging works. It critiques traditional scholarship, proposing alternative perspectives on avant-garde cinema while challenging established narratives and clichés in the field. By addressing the viewer's role and the assumptions underlying conventional approaches, it aims to deepen the appreciation and comprehension of this unique film genre.

Tom Byrce is the sole witness to a vivious murder but, when his family are threatened he should go to the police. But, supported by his wife Kellie, he bravely makes a statement to the murder team. From that moment on, the killing of the Bryce family becomes a mere formality and a grisly attraction.

For LA producer Larry Brooker, this is the movie that could bring the fortune that has so long eluded him... For rock superstar, Gaia, desperate to be taken seriously as an actor, this is the role that could get her an Oscar nomination... For Detective Superintendent Roy Grace of Sussex CID, it is a nightmare unfolding in front of his eyes. An obsessed stalker is after Gaia. One attempt on her life is made days before she leaves her Bel Air home to fly to Brighton. Now, he has been warned, the stalker may be at large in his city, waiting, watching, planning.

Some will wait a lifetime to take their revenge...A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying. And millions of pounds' worth of valuables have been taken. But, as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, heading the enquiry, rapidly learns, there is one priceless item of sentimental value that the old woman's powerful family cherish above all else. And they are fully prepared to take the law into their own hands, and will do anything, absolutely anything, to get it back. Within days, Grace is racing against the clock, following a murderous trail that leads him from the shady antiques world of Brighton, across Europe, and all the way back to the New York waterfront gang struggles of 1922, chasing a killer driven by the force of one man's greed and another man's fury.

Het Witte Huis is de thuisbasis van de president van de Verenigde Staten, de best bewaakte persoon ter wereld. Hoe is het dan mogelijk dat de Amerikaanse president spoorloos verdwijnt? President vermist is het adembenemende verhaal over macht waarin de lezer aan den lijve ondervindt hoe het is om de belangrijkste speler in the Oval Office te zijn. Over de duizelingwekkende druk, de hartverscheurende beslissingen, de onbegrensde mogelijkheden en onvoorstelbare macht. President vermist is dé thriller van het jaar, een confrontatie met de duistere dreigingen van vandaag de dag, met de hoogst mogelijke inzet.

Animosity between the genetically engineered Elites and their human subjects is fierce, and many rebels fight back against Elite rule. Hays Baker is a high-ranking agent in the Elite forces and at the forefront of keeping the humans under control. However, Hays is unknowingly hiding a secret that will make him the greatest threat to the Elite regime, and their number one target.