Secrets from the La Varenne Kitchen by Anne Willan

The recipes included:
• Stocks – 10 recipes: including Veal, Chicken, Fish and Glazes
• Sauces – 17 recipes: from Brown to Béchamel to Hollandaise and Mayonnaise
• Pastry and Cakes – 8 recipes including Pie, Sweet, Choux & Puff Pastry as well as Sponge Cake
• Creams and Icings – 7 recipes including Butter Cream Frosting and Pastry Cream
• Meringues – 3 recipes
• Desserts and Cooking Sugar – 6 recipes including Ice Cream plus a Sugar Cooking Chart.

Now, for the first time, the 50 essential recipes from the La Varenne curriculum are available to chefs, culinary students, and passionate cooking enthusiasts in Secrets from The La Varenne Kitchen. (It is important to note that this is not a book of finished dishes, though some recipes such as sherbet are complete in themselves. Rather it is a collection of the sauces, pastries and creams that go to make up a dish.) Above all, Secrets from the La Varenne Kitchen is a working tool, to fashion professional excellence. It is a practical book for practical cooks – both professional and home enthusiasts.