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Shirley O. Corriher
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Shirley O. Corriher

Shirley O. Corriher has a B.A. in chemistry from Vanderbilt University, where she was also a biochemist at the medical school. She has problem-solved for everyone from Julia Child to Procter & Gamble and Pillsbury. She has taught and lectured throughout the world. She has long been a writer-- authoring a regular syndicated column in The Los Angeles Times Syndicate's Great Chefs series as well as technical articles in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Her first book, Cookwise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Cooking is a bestseller and won a James Beard Award for excellence. Shirley has received many awards, including the Best Cooking Teacher of the Year in Bon... Read full bio

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Police hope to crack egg-theft case
Raleigh News & Observer, January 28, 2010
...the yolks and whites, and cold egg whites take longer to beat. Also, as food scientist and author Shirley Corriher explains in her book 'Bakewise,' (Scribner, 2008), a warm soufflé base and warm egg whites will make your soufflé rise faster and taller...
Cookbook Buyers Predict Holiday Hits
PublishersWeekly.com, March 16, 2009
...of Baking, which was the cookware chain Sur la Table. Also in the baking category is Bakewise by Shirley Corriher (Scribner), which Clark and Arancibia think could be a big hit. And then theres Hello, Cupcake! Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can...
Serious Rum Cake
Sweet Tooth, September 22, 2009
...major bookstores here in Manila were recently having their sale consecutively. One of my most recent purchase was Shirley Corriher Bake Wise book. I've searched high and low for a rum cake recipe from scratch without those box mixes in them. I've tried...