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James Peterson


JAMES PETERSON is an award-winning food writer, cookbook author, photogra­pher, and cooking teacher whose career began as a young restaurant cook in Paris in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, Peterson practiced his traditional French train­ing as a chef-partner for a Greenwich Village restaurant called Le Petit Robert. A cooking teacher for over two decades since, Peterson has taught at Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School and at the French Culinary Institute. After translating a series of French pastry books from French to English, Peterson was encouraged to write his own book. He is now the author of fifteen books, including...

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Meat
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 336 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Meat; Cooking - Reference; Cooking - Poultry
978-1-60774-453-5 (1-60774-453-8)

May 30, 2012 | $19.99

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Meat
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607744535
Our Price: $19.99


Award-winning author James Peterson is renowned for his instructive, encyclopedic cookbooks—each one a master course in the fundamentals of cooking.
 
Like well-honed knives, his books are indispensable tools for any kitchen enthusiast, from the novice home cook, to the aspiring chef, to the seasoned professional. Meat: A Kitchen Education is Peterson’s...

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Baking
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 400 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Baking; Cooking - Pastry; Cooking - Desserts
978-1-60774-407-8 (1-60774-407-4)

April 10, 2012 | $21.99

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Baking
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607744078
Our Price: $21.99


The learn-to-bake master class in a book.

The craft of baking is based on good technique. Learn the fundamentals well, and you can bake perfect cakes, cookies, tarts, breads, and pastries each and every time.

That's the premise of Baking, revered cooking teacher James Peterson's master course in baking fundamentals. In more than...

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Cooking
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 560 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Courses & Dishes; Cooking - Reference; Cooking - Quick & Easy
978-1-60774-406-1 (1-60774-406-6)

April 10, 2012 | $21.99

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Cooking
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607744061
Our Price: $21.99


In an era of outfitted home kitchens and food fascination, it's no wonder home cooks who never learned the fundamentals of the kitchen are intimidated. Twenty years ago, James Peterson could relate, and so he taught himself by cooking his way through professional kitchens and stacks of books, logging the lessons...

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Chicken and Other Poultry: James Peterson's Kitchen Education
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 150 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Poultry; Cooking - Courses & Dishes; Cooking - Reference
978-1-60774-399-6 (1-60774-399-X)

April 10, 2012 | $4.99

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Chicken and Other Poultry: James Peterson's Kitchen Education
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607743996
Our Price: $4.99


Celebrated chef, teacher, and cookbook author James Peterson presents more than thirty recipes for chicken, turkey, duck, squab, and quail from Cooking, his classic guide for home cooks. Featuring delicious and approachable recipes for all manner of poultry and birds, such as Moroccan Chicken Tagine, Provençal Chicken, classic Roast Turkey, Duck...


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Sauces, Salsas, and Chutneys: James Peterson's Kitchen Education
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 150 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Courses & Dishes - Sauces & Dressings; Cooking - Courses & Dishes; Cooking - Reference
978-1-60774-401-6 (1-60774-401-5)

April 10, 2012 | $4.99

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Sauces, Salsas, and Chutneys: James Peterson's Kitchen Education
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607744016
Our Price: $4.99


Celebrated chef, teacher, and cookbook author James Peterson presents more than fifty recipes for sauces, salsas, and chutneys from Cooking, his classic guide for home cooks. Covering a comprehensive range of sauces—including Bordelaise, Pesto, Rouille, Barbecue, Ponzu, Tropical Fruit Salsa, and more—Peterson teaches the fundamentals of making delicious and approachable sauces...


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Soups and Broths: James Peterson's Kitchen Education
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 150 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Soups & Stews; Cooking - Courses & Dishes; Cooking - Reference
978-1-60774-400-9 (1-60774-400-7)

April 10, 2012 | $4.99

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Soups and Broths: James Peterson's Kitchen Education
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607744009
Our Price: $4.99


Celebrated chef, teacher, and cookbook author James Peterson presents more than forty soup and broth recipes from Cooking, his classic guide for home cooks. Within, cooks of all levels will find a wide variety of delicious, doable recipes: basics like chicken broth, classics like Tomato Soup, and exotics such as Thai...


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Vegetables, Revised
Written by James Peterson

Hardcover | 400 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Vegetables; Cooking - Reference
978-1-60774-026-1 (1-60774-026-5)

March 27, 2012 | $40.00

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Vegetables, Revised
Written by James Peterson

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781607740261
Our Price: $40.00
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A master class on vegetables with award-winning cookbook author and renowned cooking instructor James Peterson
 
Have you ever purchased bundles of ingredients at the farmers’ market only to arrive home and wonder what on earth to do with your bag of fiddlehead ferns, zucchini flowers, bamboo shoots, or cactus...

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Vegetables, Revised
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 400 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Vegetables; Cooking - Reference
978-1-60774-205-0 (1-60774-205-5)

March 27, 2012 | $21.99

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Vegetables, Revised
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607742050
Our Price: $21.99


A master class on vegetables with award-winning cookbook author and renowned cooking instructor James Peterson 
 
Have you ever purchased bundles of ingredients at the farmers’ market only to arrive home and wonder what on earth to do with your bag of fiddlehead ferns, zucchini flowers, bamboo shoots, or cactus pads? Treat yourself...

Also available as a hardcover.

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Kitchen Simple
Written by James Peterson

Hardcover | 256 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Quick & Easy; Cooking - Culinary Arts & Techniques; Cooking - Reference
978-1-58008-318-8 (1-58008-318-8)

August 9, 2011 | $34.00

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Kitchen Simple
Written by James Peterson

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580083188
Our Price: $34.00
   Quantity: 1 


Hundreds of recipes designed to get exceptional meals on the table in under an hour
 
With Kitchen Simple, James Peterson, one of America’s most celebrated cookbook authors and renowned cooking instructors, delivers a definitive resource for the busy home cook. Elevating routine, weekday fare into exciting culinary creations, Peterson proves unequivocally that...



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Kitchen Simple
Written by James Peterson

eBook | 256 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Quick & Easy; Cooking - Culinary Arts & Techniques; Cooking - Reference
978-1-60774-049-0 (1-60774-049-4)

August 9, 2011 | $17.99

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Kitchen Simple
Written by James Peterson

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781607740490
Our Price: $17.99


Hundreds of recipes designed to get exceptional meals on the table in under an hour
 
With Kitchen Simple, James Peterson, one of America’s most celebrated cookbook authors and renowned cooking instructors, delivers a definitive resource for the busy home cook. Elevating routine, weekday fare into exciting culinary creations, Peterson proves unequivocally that...



Also available as a hardcover.

book cover
Meat
Written by James Peterson

Hardcover | 336 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Meat; Cooking - Reference; Cooking - Poultry
978-1-58008-992-0 (1-58008-992-5)

October 26, 2010 | $40.00

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Meat
Written by James Peterson

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580089920
Our Price: $40.00
   Quantity: 1 


Award-winning author James Peterson is renowned for his instructive, encyclopedic cookbooks—each one a master course in the fundamentals of cooking.
 
Like well-honed knives, his books are indispensable tools for any kitchen enthusiast, from the novice home cook, to the aspiring chef, to the seasoned professional. Meat: A Kitchen Education is Peterson’s...

Also available as an eBook.

book cover
Baking
Written by James Peterson

Hardcover | 400 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Baking; Cooking - Pastry; Cooking - Desserts
978-1-58008-991-3 (1-58008-991-7)

September 29, 2009 | $49.00

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Baking
Written by James Peterson

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580089913
Our Price: $49.00
   Quantity: 1 


The learn-to-bake master class in a book.

The craft of baking is based on good technique. Learn the fundamentals well, and you can bake perfect cakes, cookies, tarts, breads, and pastries each and every time.

That's the premise of Baking, revered cooking teacher James Peterson's master course in baking fundamentals. In more than...

Also available as an eBook.

book cover
Cooking
Written by James Peterson

Hardcover | 560 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Courses & Dishes; Cooking - Reference; Cooking - Quick & Easy
978-1-58008-789-6 (1-58008-789-2)

October 1, 2007 | $52.00

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Cooking
Written by James Peterson

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580087896
Our Price: $52.00
   Quantity: 1 


In an era of outfitted home kitchens and food fascination, it's no wonder home cooks who never learned the fundamentals of the kitchen are intimidated. Twenty years ago, James Peterson could relate, and so he taught himself by cooking his way through professional kitchens and stacks of books, logging the lessons...

Also available as an eBook.

              
              



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