[.ca] Cook's Illustrated (ISBN 0964017954)

My joy of cooking:
Cook's Illustrated 1996 Collector's Edition shows that while many avoid cooking due to time constraints, required skill and planning, it is the common labor of transforming those simple beginnings into rich feasts that bring the joy of cooking into perspective. This annual includes 'perfect pancakes', 'roasting chicken 14 ways', 'gravlax made easy', 'how to make a tarte tatin', 'basic knife techniques', 'simple, satisfying beef stew', 'cooking with walnuts', 'solving the mystery of the chewy chocolate chip cookie', 'rating Dijon mustards', 'braised winter vegetables', 'the best coffee-brewing method', 'ranking inexpensive Bordeaux', 'cookbook reviews', 'quick seafood pasta sauces', 'frittatas made easy', 'food processor sausage', 'quick homemade chicken soup', 'simple chocolate decorations', 'magnificent madeleines', 'classic cream pies', 'how to quick-cook carrots', 'rating bacons', 'pepper mill testing', 'rating Tuscan wines', 'secrets of chiffon cake', 'no-knead sandwich bread', 'one-pot chicken pot pie', 'homemade frozen yogurt', 'quick and easy antipasti', 'cooking with fennel', 'how to roast a bell pepper', 'the best way to cook long-grain rice', 'how to grill a steak', 'tasting mail-order steaks', 'rating free-standing mixers', 'cheap, drinkable red wines', 'the ultimate chocolate mousse', 'great grilled vegetables', 'the truth about pressure cookers', 'make perfect French fries at home', 'salad dressing 101', 'simple scallop ceviche', 'useful kitchen gadgets', 'mix-and-match fruit cobblers', 'easy summer salsas', 'grilling chicken legs and thighs', 'rating plain yogurt', 'rating pressure cookers', 'pesto at its best', 'a sampling of German Rieslings', 'macaroons six ways', 'how to cook cabbage', 'how to roast a cheap cut of beef', 'Boston baked beans', 'easy decorative pie edgings', 'mastering the chocolate souffle', 'homemade oven-drive tomatoes', 'memorable meat loaf', 'pie pastry revisited', 'simple stovetop rice pudding', 'rating extra-virgin olive oils', 'rating electronic timers', 'two good ways to cook green beans', 'classic trifle', 'the best baked sweet potato', 'how to cook a country ham', 'the key to cooking mussels', 'freestyle cookie decorating', 'all-purpose holiday cookies', 'winter fruit salads', 'no-cream cream soups', 'make-ahead pan gravy', 'Southern spoon bread', 'rating country hams', 'rating espresso machines', 'tasting true champagnes', and many, many recipes.