Author(s): Carole Clements, Elizabeth Wolf-Cohen
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Publication Date: 1998-11
Pages: 256
Review: I wholeheartedly agree with the reviews that have already been posted. This is a GREAT cookbook. Almost every recipe is worthy of serving to company, which is the highest compliment given in our household. We have donated French dinners to charities using the recipes in this book and the response from the public is fantastic. You will wow your friends and family with the dishes from this book.
The book is well planned and has beautiful photographs. If you only buy one French cookbook, this is the one!I own quite a few gourmet cookbooks. You know, the kind where you really have to put some effort into the cooking to turn out a dish you would receive somewhere in some great restaurant from the left bank of Paris. So finding this cookbook was heaven sent. This cookbook is my prized possession. I have referred it to everyone I know. If you really like cooking well, but you want simplicity, this book is for you. The pictures are so beautiful. I am not a fan of cookbooks that don’t show you the photograph of the intended end result, or the visual steps during the preparation. This cookbook is loaded with all that, plus photographs of the French countryside, people, and history. I love that extra background info. I have prepared a lot of dishes from this book and the outcome has been superb. This book teaches you the basics you need for fine French cooking.
The book divides the contents into sections: soups and salads; vegetables and side dishes; eggs and cheese, fish and seafood; poultry and game; meat dishes ( the stews are delicious!!); pastry and cakes; and desserts (oh my God, you MUST try the Rich Chocolate Cake recipe…it is a chocoholic’s dream come true. I must have been asked for this recipe a thousand times.)Bon Appetit!I’ve had this cookbook for over ten years now, and I still refer to it monthly and for cooking inspiration. I absolutely agree with other reviewers that it is the best french cookbook around. The step by step pictures and instructions make this cookbook invaluable and make even complicated dishes doable. Owning over 100 cookbooks, this is the one that I turn to most often. One can turn out a marvelous French dinner and not spend a huge amount of time preparing it. I have yet to try a recipe that isn’t excellent and I have prepared many of them. Highly recommend this book. Not being able to buy a new one now, have ordered used to give as gifts. They have all arrived in excellent condition.My daughter bought this cookbook in Paris and brought it home for Christmas. After looking through it, I decided I had to have it myself as there were too many recipes I wanted to try and I couldn’t write them all down. Now, whenever I show the book to any of my friends, they have to order it too!
The recipes are clear and easy to follow. The pictures are lovely. The dishes I have tried so far are pure delights to the tongue! It is fun to just sit and look through it and plan a dinner party! I take a yearly trip to Paris to visit my daughter and this book helps me cope with my ordinary life the rest of the year!
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