Up the ante at your next dinner party with these staff favourites for cooking French fare in the comfort of your own home.
Cooking in Provence by Peter Knab
Indulge in more than 70 recipes from Le Baou d'Infer cooking school in Provence, run by author Knab and chef Alex Mackay. From Sautéed Ceps and Chestnuts in Red Wine Sauce to Figs in Blackberry Coulis and Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Herbs, the selection features the best of the region's cuisines. Even better, the recipes are interspersed with sumptuous pictures and bios of local markets and personalities.
From My Grandmother's Kitchen: Authentic French-Country Home Cooking by Charlotte de Saint Alban
This is a favourite, mostly because the recipes come from the grandmother of the author, and reflect the flavours of French cooking from about 1893 to 1940, as well as kitchen details that epicures will adore. In keeping with today's mod cons, de Saint Alban has updated the recipes for contemporary kitchen habits. The best: a reproduced section of the original handwritten journal is included.
On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town by Susan Herrmann Loomis
Part cookbook, part memoir, On Rue Tatin is a classic dedicated to the joy of day-to-day life in Louviers, a small Normandy town. Author Loomis details the renovation of her French home, overcoming obstacles-from uninvited guests to taciturn local residents-with the help of her baking skills.
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