Bisous and Brioche
Classic French Recipes and Family Favorites from a Life in France
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
Nominated for a 2021 Taste Canada Award and now available in paperback, Bisous & Brioche will transport you to a rustic French cottage surrounded by vineyards—no matter where in the world your kitchen might be.
For years readers of Laura Bradbury’s bestselling Grape Series memoirs have been clamouring for the secrets behind all the mouthwatering meals described in the stories about her life in Beaune, Burgundy. Together with her friend, photographer and cookbook author Rebecca Wellman, Laura shares recipes that have been handed down through her husband Franck’s family or passed on by French friends and neighbours, and that now feature regularly on the menu at her house.
Bisous & Brioche features classics like vinaigrettes, madeleines, crêpes, crème fraîche, tarts, cassoulet, coq au vin—dishes whose names alone will warm the heart of any Francophile. The recipes are served up with anecdotes about their arrival in Laura’s life and are accompanied by Rebecca’s sun-soaked photos of market visits, meal prep, and lazy lunches in the vineyard.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Chef Bradbury (The Grape Series) shares stories of her life in Burgundy, France, and time-tested recipes from her French husband's family in this charming debut. The recipes are for some of the greatest hits of French cuisine: beef bourguignon, coq au vin, salade Ni oise, and bouillabaisse among them. She updates dishes without making them difficult to cook, such as suggesting that vegetables be roasted before being added to a broth to deepen flavor. Her cassoulet takes a few hours to prepare instead of a few days, thanks to the use of gelatin to thicken a liquid base that begins with store-bought stock. The ingredient primer is key to achieving the best results and keeping readers' pantries stocked with the right foods and spices (such as the French version of allspice called quatre pices, for which a recipe is included). Between Wellman's lovely photos and Bradbury's strong storytelling skills ("The full glory and versatility of dijon mustard didn't reveal itself to me until I arrived in Burgundy, but when it did it was like a religious conversion"), this book is sure to satisfy those hungry for scenic beauty as well as accessible, unfussy French cuisine.
