The James Beard Cookbook Author:James Beard In this new, big basic cookbook, James Beard shares his encyclopedic knowledge of food with all the cooks and gourmets of America. Whether he is instructing on the proper way to boil an egg or prepare a souffle, Mr. Beard writes with clarity, authority and good sense. — Both plain and fancy are here, but some of Mr. Beard's most imaginative idea... more »s for entertaining depend upon simplicity. He has provided a lavish selection of meat recipes, and extensive treatment of vegetables, and many other stimulating chapters - in short, the entire range of food preparation.« less