title: Preserving Basics: 77 Recipes Illustrated Step by Step (My Cooking Class)
author:  Jody Vassallo 
description: It is truly like having a one-on-one session with a cooking teacher. (Elizabeth Lambert <i>Cookbook Digest</i> 2012-03-01)
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  CONTENTS
  
  
  [COVER](cover.html)
  
  
  [LIST OF RECIPES](listofrecipes.html)
  
  
  [ABOUT THE AUTHOR](about_author.html)
  
  
  [TITLE PAGE](title.html)
  
  
  [INTRODUCTION](introduction.html)
  
  
  [SNACKS & BRUNCH](chapter_001.html)
  
  
  [SOUPS & STARTERS](chapter_002.html)
  
  
  [THE MAIN COURSE](chapter_003.html)
  
  
  [**FISH**](chapter_003a.html)
  
  
  [**POULTRY AND MEAT**](chapter_003b.html)
  
  
  [**VEGETARIAN**](chapter_003c.html)
  
  
  [SIDE DISHES](chapter_004.html)
  
  
  [DESSERTS](chapter_005.html)
  
  
  [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS](acknowledgements.html)
  
  
  [COPYRIGHT](copyright.html)
  
  
  
  
  
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  LIST OF RECIPES
  
  
  
  
  
  [Ainsley’s special red-wine spaghetti bolognese](chapter_003b18.html)
  
  
  [Andalucian garlic bread](chapter_004m.html)
  
  
  [Artichoke and Gorgonzola Pizza](chapter_003c3.html)
  
  
  [Asian salmon laksa](chapter_002d.html)
  
  
  [Baconeese corn muffins](chapter_