SynopsisElevate classic cooking techniques with eclectic, rock n' roll twists from a quirky celebrity chef.Loreal Gavin's background is unique and combined with a strong, quirky personality, she elevates eclectic recipes for a hardcore cooking crowd by embracing old school techniques but putting her personal spin on recipes to make them her own. Think Nascar meets gourmet. Loreal teaches readers the rules of cooking meats and sweets so they know how to break them. She highlights chef techniques with variations, corresponding to key moments in her career.Loreal provides the knowledge and science behind these recipes, as well as budget friendly tips, specific lessons that made her a better cook and ways to amp up recipes to take your cooking to the next level. From becoming trained in classical French cuisine, to working in a butcher shop, then attending culinary school for pastry, The Butcher Babe Cookbook is the story of Loreal's culinary journey behind her career so far. Learn recipes like her Beef Tongue Tacos, Corndog Casserole, Rootbeer Pig Belly Bites, Mini Turducken and Ambrosia Ice Cream Bars. This book will have 100 recipes and 60 photos., Take Your Recipes Up a Notch, Y'all Loreal Gavin, a.k.a. The Butcher Babe, shows you the delicious collision of down home dishes and classic French cooking in this incredible collection of new comfort food recipes. This Southern belle's specialty of baking, butchery and bourbon will have you showing your kitchen some lovin' with fun, flavorful and soulful recipes. From her culinary beginnings of cooking with her grandma and imbued with stories of her journey as a chef, Loreal's unique point of view gives her knowledge that spans from traditional French cuisine to butchery and pastry. There's plenty of meat, dessert and, of course, bourbon to go around as you delight in the mix of traditional and nostalgic favorites like Corndog Casserole and Crustacean Crab Cakes, and in mouthwatering new recipes like Root Beer Bites, Bourbon-ana Bread Pudding and Affogato Where My Keys Are. Learn the culinary rules, and Loreal will show you how to break them.
LC Classification NumberTX714