Special Feature: Products Sally Recommends

Anne Willan Book Reviews

 

Cooking With Wine
by Anne Willan and Langdon Clay (Photographer)

Wine, food's natural partner, is also integral to much of the world's best cooking. Recognizing this, Ann Willan's Cooking with Wine offers 200 delectable recipes for dishes both casual and sophisticated; almost better, it provides direct, accessible information on choosing wine; cooking with it (for example, heat changes its character depending on degree); how American vintages stack up against French; and much more. Willan, founder of the renowned La Varenne cooking school and part-time Burgundy resident, is the ideal person to present her fascinating subject; the large-format book, illustrated throughout with color photos, proves to be a perfect vehicle for her lucid investigation.

 

Anne Willan: From My Chateau Kitchen
by Anne Willan

From My Chateau Kitchen revolves around three subjects: the author's life in the 17th-century Burgundian chateau she and her husband own; the work of the farmers, vintners, restaurateurs, and others who live in the area and define its spirit; and Burgundian food, the glorious regional plats that represent a time-honored yet ever-evolving cuisine. Anne Willan, founder and president of La Varenne cooking school (now headquartered at the chateau), skillfully weaves these strands into a romantic but down-to-earth memoir. With more than 300 color photos and 160 adroitly selected recipes, the book offers both armchair excitement and practical kitchen direction. Those drawn to French regional cooking and the life that anchors it will embrace the book.

 

Anne Willan's Cook it Right:
Achieve Perfection with Every Dish You Cook

by Anne Willan

There is an old quip that declares, "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." If there is anyone who shatters that myth, it is world-renowned chef and compelling teacher, Anne Willan. Founder of La Varenne Cooking School, former president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and award-winning author, Willan has been pleasing palates and passing her knowledge to devoted students on three continents for more than 30 years. Willan is respected for her ability to authoritatively and entertainingly demonstrate every aspect of cooking. With so many recipes today simply advising you to "cook until done," her new book, Anne Willan's Cook it Right is especially designed to show how to achieve and recognize exactly when more than 150 different types of ingredients and foods are cooked to perfection. Because failure is an intrinsic part of learning, Willan adds a unique touch by juxtaposing hundreds of photographs and explanations of overcooked and undercooked dishes right next to their perfectly cooked counterparts. "Perfect" is a relative term one person prefers a rare steak while another favors medium so Willan shows alternatives as well.


 

Chicken Classics
(Anne Willan's Look & Cook)
by Anne Willan

Anne Willan's "Perfect" series is the Look and Cook collection in a slightly smaller, paperback format. Here is a stunning new approach to cooking - an approach that guarantees successful results time after time. Every single stage of each recipe is photographed in close-up detail. Even the ingredients and the cooking equipment for each dish are photographed to avoid any confusion or misunderstandings. Tailor-made for novice cooks as well as those wanting to expand their repertoire, each volume in the Perfect series provides a range of tempting recipes and a wealth of advice on essential cooking techniques. Currently available volumes: Perfect Appetizers, Perfect Chicken Classics, Perfect Pasta, Perfect Meat Dishes, Perfect Desserts, Perfect Salads, Perfect Fish Classics, Perfect Chocolate Desserts, Perfect Main Dish Vegetables.


 

In & Out of the Kitchen in Fifteen Minutes or Less
by Anne Willan

None of us has much time to spend in the kitchen, yet we all love to eat well Anne Willan writes in her introduction to In and Out of the Kitchen in Fifteen Minutes or Less. This handy book is her personal solution to the problem. None of the recipes in this collection require the cook to be in the kitchen for more than 15 minutes, and for some recipes, the hands-on time required is even shorter. In some cases, the dish is served immediately after preparation; in others, a short burst of activity is followed by simmering, roasting, chilling or marinating until it is time to complete the process. If you want to cook quickly without sacrificing flavor for speed, In and Out of the Kitchen in Fifteen Minutes or Less is the book for you.


 

La France Gastronomique
by Anne Willan

A tour of France and French cooking, with some of Anne Willan's favorite recipes. A wonderful cookbook and a delightful travel guide highlighting the ten French provinces.


 

La Varenne Pratique:
The Complete Illustrated Cooking Course

by Anne Willan

Unprecedented in both scope and clarity, Anne Willan's La Varenne Pratique (outside North America, published as Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Cookery) is an essential culinary reference for both novice cook and expert. Here in one volume is the answer to every cooking question: how to make a hollandaise sauce (and why egg yolks will only absorb so much oil before the sauce self-destructs); the difference between entrecote and porterhouse; what marinades to use for lamb; which herbs will turn bitter if added at the beginning of a recipe; how to bone a chicken; the roasting times for venison, pheasant and even squirrel; how to fillet a flat fish; when to use a bain mairie; and much, much more. Comprehensive, authoritative, and eminently practical, La Varenne Pratique demands a place in the kitchen of every serious cook.


Pasta: 101 Essential Tips
by Anne Willan

Anne Willan's "Perfect" series is the Look and Cook collection in a slightly smaller, paperback format. Here is a stunning new approach to cooking - an approach that guarantees successful results time after time. Every single stage of each recipe is photographed in close-up detail. Even the ingredients and the cooking equipment for each dish are photographed to avoid any confusion or misunderstandings. Tailor-made for novice cooks as well as those wanting to expand their repertoire, each volume in the Perfect series provides a range of tempting recipes and a wealth of advice on essential cooking techniques. Currently available volumes: Perfect Appetizers, Perfect Chicken Classics, Perfect Pasta, Perfect Meat Dishes, Perfect Desserts, Perfect Salads, Perfect Fish Classics, Perfect Chocolate Desserts, Perfect Main Dish Vegetables.


Perfect Desserts
by Anne Willan

Anne Willan's "Perfect" series is the Look and Cook collection in a slightly smaller, paperback format. Here is a stunning new approach to cooking - an approach that guarantees successful results time after time. Every single stage of each recipe is photographed in close-up detail. Even the ingredients and the cooking equipment for each dish are photographed to avoid any confusion or misunderstandings. Tailor-made for novice cooks as well as those wanting to expand their repertoire, each volume in the Perfect series provides a range of tempting recipes and a wealth of advice on essential cooking techniques. Currently available volumes: Perfect Appetizers, Perfect Chicken Classics, Perfect Pasta, Perfect Meat Dishes, Perfect Desserts, Perfect Salads, Perfect Fish Classics, Perfect Chocolate Desserts, Perfect Main Dish Vegetables.




Note: This information was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the businesses in question before making your plans.

Share this article with a friend:

Free eNewsletter SignUp

Sally's Place on Facebook    Sally Bernstein on Instagram    Sally Bernstein at Linked In




Global Resources

Handmade Chocolates, Lillie Belle Farms

Food411 Food Directory