French Farmhouse Cookbook
by Susan Herrmann Loomis
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As much a book of inspiration as a collection of over 250 uncommonly delicious recipes, French Farmhouse Cookbook captures the rustic and richly flavored farmhouse cooking that is the basis of French cuisine and a perennial inspiration of French chefs. The author visited and lived among farmers, cheesemakers, ranchers, and vintners from the Pyrénnées to Alsace-Lorraine, from Normandy to Provence. The result is a stunning portrait in recipes, lively essays, and a wealth of astucesótips show more passed down through generations of cooks. Here are dishes prepared by lifelong cooks--not chefs--intended to satisfy, not impress. "Susan Loomis's new book is that rare thing: a cookbook that expresses accurately the milieu of its recipes. It is a timely and beautiful reminder that we have to connect back to the land in order to recover a sustainable future."--Alice Waters, author of Chez Panisse Vegetables. Main selection of the Book of the Month Club's Good Cook Club. 55,000 copies in print. show lessTags
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Great book. Full of interesting recipes. The author manages to capture the soul of the French country farmhouse in this book. From wild greens soup,to duck with artichokes and spring onions to Quince jelly. Indispensable.
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An internationally recognized journalist & chef, Susan Herrmann Loomis is also the author of six books, including "Farmhouse Cookbook" (more than 90,000 copies sold) & "The Great American Seafood Cookbook" (more than 70,000 copies sold). A regular contributor to national publications such as "The New York Times" & "Gourmet", she lives with her show more husband & their two children in Louviers, France, where she owns & operates On Rue Tatin, a cooking school. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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