Basic French Cooking
by Len Deighton
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'LEN DEIGHTON''BASIC FRENCH COOKERY COURSE' No one has more logically or appealingly cracked the code to French cookery than Len Deighton. Now, in this redesigned and updated new edition, his culinary classic, 'Basic French Cookery Course', is looking better than ever. Through the minefield of menus and 'cartes des vins' he steers a reassuring course, outlining:* a lexique of French/English culinary terms plus* a guide to the French menu and wine list* a comprehensive and easy-to-follow show more chart of sauces* French cheese, charcuterie, butchery and ways with the vegetable* his 50 celebrated cookstrips that ingeniously reveal techniques and vital food facts at a glance 'Basic French Cookery Course' solves the mysteries of French cuisine... while retaining its mystique. Here is everything you want to know about French home cooking presented in a form so usable and appealing you will wonder how you ever got along without it. show lessTags
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Len Deighton was born in London, England on February 18, 1929. He served in the Royal Air Force Special Investigations Branch and graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1955. Before becoming the master of the modern spy thriller, he worked as an airline steward and as an illustrator. His first novel, The Ipcress File, was published in 1962. show more His other novels include Funeral in Berlin, Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match, Spy Hook, Spy Line, and Spy Sinker. He also writes television plays and cookbooks. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Penguin Handbooks (PH117)
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- 1965
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- Known variously as "Où est le garlic", "Basic French Cooking" and "Basic French Cookery Course".
The 2010 reissue will be entitled "Len Deighton's French Cook Book".
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