In the green kitchen
Subtitle: techniques to learn by heart
By: Alice Waters ; photographs by Hirsheimer & Hamilton
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Publishers; Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780307336804
Subjects: Cooking (Natural foods); Sustainable living; Natural foods; Vegetarian cooking; Slow food movement
Description: Features basic cooking techniques and natural food recipes, each demonstrated by chefs and friends of the author, including Lidia Bastianich, Thomas Keller, and Deborah Madison.
Notes: "In the Green Kitchen presents ... essential cooking techniques to be learned by heart, plus more than 50 recipes -- for delicious, fresh, local, and seasonal meals -- from Alice and her friends"--Page 4 of cover.

"Contributors: Darina Allen, Dan Barber, Lidia Bastianich, Rick Bayless, Paul Bertolli, David Chang, Traci Des Jardins, Angelo Garro, Joyce Goldstein, Tanya Holland, Thomas Keller, Niloufer Ichaporia King, Peggy Knickerbocker, Jim Lahey, Deborah Madison, Clodagh McKenna, Jean-Pierre Moullé, Joan Nathan, Scott Peacock, Cal Peternell, Gilbert Pilgram, Claire Ptak, Oliver Rowe, Amaryll Schwertner, Fanny Singer, David Tanis, Bryant Terry & Anna Lappé, Poppy Tooker, Charlie Trotter, Jerôme Waag, Beth Wells"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is the green kitchen?; title: Stocking the organic pantry; title: Green kitchen techniques. Washing lettuce ; Dressing a salad ; Flavoring a sauce ; Pounding a sauce ; Whisking mayonaise ; Making bread ; Toasting bread ; Poaching an egg ; Simmering a stock ; Peeling tomatoes ; Boiling pasta ; Cooking rice ; Simmering beans ; Wilting greens ; Blanching greens ; Steaming vegetables ; Pickling vegetables ; Skinning peppers ; Shucking corn ; Roasting vegetables ; Filleting a fish ; Roasting a chicken ; Braising ; Grilling a steak ; Baking fruit ; Seasoning for flavor ; Cooking equipment; title: Friends & cooks.