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You'll be cooking French food in no time thanks to Laura Calder's friendly and witty introductions to each of the recipes in her charming cookbook, French Food at Home. Calder lives in Paris where she works as a correspondent for Vogue Entertaining & Travel, and where she taught herself to cook the same way most of us learned--by feeding herself and her friends. Who among us can't relate to her description of Mushroom Toasts: "It's a starter when other people are around, but if I'm alone, I just tilt the whole pan into a high, rubbly heap on my plate, dig in, and call it dinner." And how many of us recognise ourselves when she confesses of Burgundy Eggs (a heavenly concoction of eggs poached in red wine served with a hearty sauce that she adores): "Oh, how I did not want to make these when I first came to France; I thought nothing on earth sounded so vile."
Almost all of Calder's recipes are barely a page long, and that's only because of those frank and funny introductions. Her recipes for dishes such as Camembert Salmon, Scallops in Velvet, and The Lemon Tart of My Dreams, are simple, approachable, and manageable. The ingredients are easy to find, and she's always suggesting options. Calder's is a sunny and welcome addition to the list of French cookbooks already out there, and happily, chefs of any skill level will enjoy her company in the kitchen. --Leora Y Bloom, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After reading countless number of cookbooks where the recipes go on and on, it's refreshing to come across Ms. Calder's succint recipes. Whilst a few of the recipes may not be for the complete novice, most could be managed by anyone with a bit of a brain and some coordination ;-)
The head notes are witty and engaging, making you want to cook this dish or that one. And she has clearly grasped the importance of the little things that the French value, as her page on salad shows.
While many other cuisines are more fashionable at the moment, this book shows that French cooking can be modern, delicious and most importantly, imminently do-able. Get this book, you'll enjoy it for its recipes and more rarely in the culinary literary world, its writing.
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Any one of the recipes are worth the cost of the paper back version of the book. Apart from the excellent and easy to follow recipes the comments by Laura Calder really bring out her personality in the same way that her television series does.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I like this book, the recipes look great but would look better with some visual aids to water the mouth. I have watched Laura Calder on the food network and her show French Food at Home inspired me to buy the book rather than scribble them down on the back of old envelopes. I didn't realise how the book was printed, although it is an interesting read, I would have thought twice about buying it had I known.
Her recipes are really good and I do enjoy the results this book produce, so that's the main thing.
Her recipes are really good and I do enjoy the results this book produce, so that's the main thing.
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