You might have to look at the Web sites that deal in used books, since this came out in 1990, but try Simple Cuisine: The Easy, New Approach to Four-Star Cooking by Jean-Georges Vongerichten (published by Prentice Hall Press, may now be available through Simon & Schuster; ISBN 0-13-195059-2). It has four "building blocks": juices, vinaigrettes, flavored oils, and vegetable broths, and then chapters on using them. J-GV was just getting known when this came out; now, of course, he's a superstar. :chef:
"Notorious stickler" -- The New York Times, January 4, 2004