Savoring France: Recipes and Reflections on French Cooking

by Georgeanne Brennan

Book Overview

A meal in France. Few people can resist the invitation. It might be dinner in a Macon bistro, with the local Pouilly-Fuisse freely poured, or a lunchtime salade nicoise at a rural auberge in Provence,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737020199
• ISBN13: 9780737020199
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Time Life Medical
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.0" x 13.2"

Customer Reviews

Tres Magnifique

What really grabbed me at first glance was the vivid colors and attention to the details in the numerous photographs in this book. Ms. Brennan confided to me recently in a chatroom interview at the French cuisine site that she gained about ten pounds while testing the recipes for the book. The recipes are all very traditional dishes you'd find in homes and bistros all over France and are simple enough for a confident and even a new cook to recreate.Along with the delicious, hearty French recipes are little anecdotes sprinkled throughout that shed light on useful things like using creme fraiche. A perfect gift for a francophile, cook or someone who loves good classic cuisine without hours of preparation involved. The book is so vibrant and lovely you'll want to leave it on the coffee table to make your guests salivate while they wait for dinner.

C'est Magnifique!

This is quite possibly the best cookbook I have ever read! Not only does it have beautiful pictures and wonderful, EASY, delicious recipes, but it has delightful information on the customs, countryside, and people of France. It's a cookbook I actually USE all the time!