In a French Kitchen: Tales and Traditions of Everyday Home Cooking in France
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592409652 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Among her books are On Rue Tatin, a narrative about her life in France, with recipes, which won the IACP Award for Best Literary Food Writing for 2002. Susan Herrmann Loomis is a France-based, award-winning journalist, an author and cooking school proprietor with nine books to her credit, and a profession
In a French Kitchen is a crash course in cooking and living well.” – Luke Barr, author of Provence "With practical tips, delicious recipes, and real stories from real people, In a French Kitchen is a wonderful guide for producing honest, simple, and chic meals, à la française. This book will inspire us to adapt at least a little bit of the lifestyle she describes with such heartfelt eloquence. Susan Herrmann Loomis has revolutionized the way I cook for my family!"—Ann Mah, author of Mastering the Art of French Eating “A warm invitation to the French table a tempting and helpful guide to delectable food.” —Kirkus Reviews. In this book she distills those lessons with warmth, clarity, and
Delectable Sheila Viehl As the daughter of a chef I learned to cook from an expert who was happiest in the kitchen. If Dad taught me anything, it's that there is no better meal you can serve your family than one you prepare at home with a little time, thought and love. I didn't inherit my father's wizardry with. Southerncooker said Home French Cooking - Enjoyable Stories and Recipes. I have a few of Susan Herrmann Loomis’s cookbooks and they are fun to read as well as cook from. I was thrilled awhile back when a surprise package arrived in the mail. Not expecting anything I was delighted to open it to find I’d won an advanced reader copy of this book from. Jaylia said A book to savor. If you’ve ever wondered how do the French do it, how they cook wonderful food, even after a long day at work, while dressing glamorously and staying slim, this is the book for you. Part memoir, part recipe collection, part cultural observations, and part French home kitchen how-to
A delightful celebration of everyday life in France through the lens of the kitchens and cooking of the author’s neighbors, who, while busy and accomplished, still manage to make every meal a sumptuous occasion. Even before Susan Herrmann Loomis wrote her now-classic memoir, On Rue Tatin, American readers have been compelled by books about the French’s ease with cooking. Loomis takes lessons from busy, everyday people and offers tricks and recipes to create a meal more focused on quality ingredients and time at the table than on time in the kitchen.. French cooks have the savoir faire to get out of a low-ingredient bind. With In a French Kitchen, Loomis—an expat who long ago traded her American grocery store for a bustling French farmer’s market—demystifies in lively prose the seemingly effortless je ne sais quoi behind a simple French meal. They are perfectly a