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The two hundred delectable recipes herein are just the appetizer: Rarely has a cookbook so thoroughly addressed a subject in such charming detail. Joan Reardon has uncovered delicious and creative recipes and elusive fact and helpful hint. These tidbits make Oysters much more than a cookbook, but a true cooking companion to be savored cover-to-cover. And with more than seventy-five quotes by literary lions from Shakespeare to Thurber--as well as gourmands such as Waverly Root and Julia Child--it's even something of a Quotable Oyster; and with a color-identification section, it's also a valuable field guide.

The recipes concentrate on traditional American cuisine, but also include adventurous side trips to the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia:

* Appetizers-beyond nine sauces for the half shell, such classics as Rockefeller and Casino, as well as canapes and finger foods

* Soups-a classic bisque, four chowders, and twenty others *salads and sides-from an intriguing Nicoise update or a traditional mousse to five ways to pair oysters with potatoes

* Breads and pastries-for breakfast, lunch, and light dinners, three dozen sandwiches, pancakes, crepes, breads, and pastries

* Entres-croquettes and fritters, stir-fries and sautes; but also dozens of dishes with oyster highlights.

This is the only book solely dedicated to the popular and delicious oyster. It will delight every oyster lover.

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Rarely has a cookbook so thoroughly addressed its subject in such charming detail. Joan Reardon has uncovered not only every creative recipe for preparing oysters, but every elusive fact and helpful hint; the oyster's history as a comestible; as well as quotations from oyster lovers who celebrate these sweet morsels of the sea, from Shakespeare to Julia Child. Such tidbits make Oysters much more than a cookbook; it is a true cooking companion. With its color identification section, displaying photographs of North America's most distinctive oysters, and its glossary, defining dozens of varieties, Oysters allows anyone to order with authority in any restaurant or oyster bar.With erudition and elegance, Reardon provides over 185 recipes - old and new, featuring traditional American cuisine, as well as adventurous side trips to the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia."Appetizers" includes nine sauces for the half shell, classics such as Oysters Rockefeller and Casino, as well as canapés and finger foods, including Wanton Wantons and Oyster Beignets."Soups" spans the spectrum with twenty classic and innovative bisques, chowders, stews, and gumbos from Green Pea and Oyster Bisque to Oyster Stew en Croûte."Salads & Vegetables" includes Oyster Niçoise and Oyster Mousse, and twenty intriguing dishes - from Stuffed Artichokes to Corn Soufflé."Breads & Pastries" tempts with pancakes, crepes, and sandwiches - from Not So "Po" Boy loaf to Beguiling Brioche."Oyster Entrées" ranges from croquettes and fritters to stir fries and sautés - boasting French Fried Oysters in Beer Batter Broth or Scalloped Oysters with Mushrooms."Oysters & Entrées" offers thirty-eight dishes with oyster highlights, such as Corn Bread, Apple, and Oyster Stuffing, Hangtown Fry, and five oyster-pasta combinations.Oysters is an essential and deeply pleasurable volume for every person who appreciates this most tender and delicate of seafood. (81/4 X 81/4, 262 pages, color photos)
About the Author:
Joan Reardon is the author of M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, and Alice Waters: Celebrating the Pleasures of the Table and has been a reviewer for The Los Angeles Times; she's currently a food-book reviewer and is working on a biography of Fisher (scheduled publication in 2001). Reardon is also a professor of English.

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  • PublisherLyons Pr
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 1558219447
  • ISBN 13 9781558219441
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages246

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