Leith's cookery bible (3rd ed.)

Covering soups, first courses, vegetable dishes, salads, main courses, stocks, sauces, dips, spreads, puddings, cakes, breads, biscuits, preserves, canap s, snacks and garnishes, the Leiths Cookery Bible is truly exhaustive.

In it you will find a perfected recipe for almost any dish you are looking for - Steak Tartare, Beef Bourguignonne, Peking Duck, Gazpacho, Dauphinoise Potatoes, Chicken Kiev, Thai Red Curry, Cassoulet - and for any occasion, be it a quick supper or cocktail party, picnic, three course meal or afternoon tea.The 1,400 recipes range from timeless classics such as Cheese Souffl and Steak and Kidney Pie to more innovative recipes such as Salmon and Plaice Ravioli and Red Onion and PolentaTart, and come from every part of the world, from Scotland to the South Pacific.

In addition there are clear, illustrated instructions on how to perform every culinary operation from preparing a game bird to skinning a squid.