Food Sleuth Shirley Corriher shares treasured insider tips for cooking up everything from perfect chocolate chip cookies to Rich Porcini Risotto

(Atlanta, GA) Award-winning cookbook author Shirley O. Corriher has released "Shirley O. Corriher's Kitchen Secrets Revealed!", a DVD that spills the beans on kitchen wonders from how to make perfect chocolate chip cookies (chewy or crispy) to billowy soufflés (Shirley's case for soft egg white peaks vs. firm is very convincing).

Known as "America's Food Sleuth", Shirley is recognized worldwide as a food scientist, cooking authority and accomplished chef. In "Shirley O. Corriher's Kitchen Secrets Revealed!" she goes public with cooking principles, secrets, and treasured tips to help any cook take their kitchen pursuits to the next level. Shirley takes viewers into the kitchen on this DVD and weaves practical advice grounded in food science with motherly counsel. "Sometimes you just need to be patient-it takes a Zen moment", says Shirley as she anxiously awaits time to turn a chicken breast in the sauté pan. Turns out it's actually not necessary to chisel food from the pan- in this case the meat will release on its own - when it's time to turn it. These and other practical tips combine to make the DVD a fascinating anthology of the "who knews?" of cooking.

 Jacques Pepin gives Shirley's first DVD the thumbs-up. Pepin says, "Shirley is serious about her cooking, and you will learn as you enjoy this delightful DVD". Alton Brown says, "It's impossible to be with Shirley without getting all excited about the possibilities cooking offers". Corriher's eclectic base of fans pays tribute to her unique personal style. She's a pop culture "foodie" icon and has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and is a regular guest on Good Eats. She frequently turns up on Turner South's Home Plate as well as many other shows on PBS and the Food Network.

"Shirley O. Corriher's Kitchen Secrets Revealed!" includes step by step instruction and recipes for Crème Patisserie, Crème Anglaise, Creamy Soufflés, Spicy Broccoli with Chile Oil, Four Minute Asparagus, Rich Porcini Risotto, Chicken Breasts with Lemon Pan Sauce, Perfectly Tender Marinated Shrimp, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and her famous Touch of Grace Biscuits.

The DVD is packed with information that every cook needs, including:

o The mystery of how proteins cook

o The awesome power of starch

o The real secret to non-stick cooking (hint: it's not a 'non-stick' pan!)

o And how the cookie crumbles...or not!

Shirley Corriher is the author of the award winning cookbook, CookWise which has sold over 180,000 copies. She writes a column for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate and she has garnered numerous awards, including being named "Cooking School Teacher of the Year" by Bon Appétit Magazine. "Shirley O. Corriher's Kitchen Secrets Revealed!" is available in book stores and gourmet shops and on line at www.kitchensecretsrevealed.com.

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