French Comfort Food
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The cooking instructor and author of Cuisine Niçoise shares traditional French comfort food recipes from French Onion Soup to Burgundy Beef Fondue.
While France is famous for its haute cuisine, the French also take pride in the culinary traditions of their regional heritage—the timeless dishes that remind them of home. In French Comfort Food, Hillary Davis collects cherished recipes from friends she made while living in France, with added tips and information from her hundreds of well-worn French cookbooks.
Here are family recipes handed down through generations as well as modern remakes of classic favorites. There are recipes for family meals and dinners with friends. You’ll also find fondues and souffles, soups and stews, brunches, breakfasts, and desserts. Drawn from Normandy, Alsace, the Alps, and elsewhere across the country, these recipes will inspire you to bring the home-cooked flavors of France to your own kitchen.
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"Some of the best comfort food is French," food journalist, cooking instructor, and blogger Davis (Cuisine Ni oise) writes in her introduction to this savory valentine to French cooking, "and it is not that hard to make at home." She proves her point again and again, showing readers how they can transform their home into a private French bistro with dishes such as a rustic caramelized onion and Roquefort clafouti, classic French onion soup gratin e, and duck breasts with black cherry sauce. Simple pleasures like a crusty baguette with melted chocolate or a perfect croque madame dominate the offerings, though Davis doesn't shy away from more formidable fare, such as a pork and vegetable stew with dumplings that requires a whopping 33 ingredients or a visually impressive layered vegetable omelet cake that calls for three omelets stacked upon one another. Davis does what she can to ease prep and cook times (slow cookers are employed for traditional cassoulet) without sacrificing the all-important flavor. Even though some dishes require more time and preparation than others, readers will find their patience rewarded with memorable results.
