The Cooking of Southwest France: Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine
by Paula Wolfert
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"An indispensable cookbook." --Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue When Paula Wolfert's The Cooking of Southwest France was first published in 1983, it became an instant classic. This award-winning book was praised by critics, chefs, and home cooks alike as the ultimate source of recipes and information about a legendary style of cooking. Wolfert's recipes for cassoulet and confit literally changed the American culinary scene. Confit, now ubiquitous on restaurant menus, was rarely served in the show more United States before Wolfert presented it. Now, Wolfert has completely revised her groundbreaking book. In this edition, you"ll find sixty additional recipes--thirty totally new recipes, along with thirty updated recipes from Wolfert's other books. Recipes from the original edition have been revised to account for current tastes and newly available ingredients; some have been dropped. You will find superb classic recipes for cassoulet, sauce perigueux, salmon rillettes, and beef daube; new and revised recipes for ragouts, soups, desserts, and more; and, of course, numerous recipes for the most exemplary of all southwest French ingredients--duck--including the traditional method for duck confit plus two new, easier variations. Other recipes include such gems as Chestnut and Cèpe Soup With Walnuts, magnificent lusty Oxtail Daube, mouthwatering Steamed Mussels With Ham, Shallots, and Garlic, as well as Poached Chicken Breast, Auvergne-Style, and the simple yet sublime Potatoes Baked in Sea Salt. You"ll also find delicious desserts such as Batter Cake With Fresh Pears From the Correze, and Prune and Armagnac Ice Cream. Each recipe incorporates what the French call a truc, a unique touch that makes the finished dish truly extraordinary. Evocative new food photographs, including sixteen pages in full color, now accompany the text. Connecting the 200 great recipes is Wolfert's unique vision of Southwest France. In sharply etched scenes peopled by local characters ranging from canny peasant women to world-famous master chefs, she captures the region's living traditions and passion for good food. Gascony, the Perigord, Bordeaux, and the Basque country all come alive in these pages. This revised edition of The Cooking of Southwest France is truly another Wolfert classic in its own right. show lessTags
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Javaczuk gave me this cookbook after our honeymoon in Normandy decades ago. Haven't tried many, but talk about some glorious things to do with apples and/or Calvados!
Packing away now as we declutter the house, preparing to put it on the market.
Packing away now as we declutter the house, preparing to put it on the market.
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- The Cooking of Southwest France: Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine
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- France; Southwest France
- Original language
- English
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