The Penguin Dictionary of Cookery Author:Rosemary Hume, Muriel Downes Can you always understand your cookery-book? Do you know what it means when it talks of basting, blanching, barding, marinading, or glazing? Or includes in a recipe, a roux, a bouquet garni, a mirepoix, or court-bouillon? What is the difference between a casserole, a fricassee, and a ragout? Are you nonplussed when instructed to use a spatula, a... more » terrine, or a bain-marie? In this dictionary, you will find over a thousand English and foreign culinary terms explained, including dishes, sauces, ingredients, and kitchen equipment. The authors are the principals of the English Cordon Bleu School.« less