The French Cuisine I Love Author:Jules Jerome Bond Illustrated with color photographs. With about 150 recipes and indexed by food group. French cuisine is being acclaimed - and justly so, as the finest in the world. The love of the French for food, their care in preparing the traditional dishes is proverbial. There is a misconception among many people that the great French dishes have to depend ... more »on hard to prepare sauces and fancy and expensive ingredients. The "haute cuisine" of expensive restaurants and hotels should not be attempted at home - the French don't try; the truly great French cooking is the one found in the homes of the various provinces of France, in small country inns, where simple meals can be great culinary experiences.
Jules Bond, the author of THE FRENCH CUISINE I LOVE, has a lifetime's experience in preparing and delighting in French food. In this book he has collected recipes of the traditional "cuisine bourgeoise" from all parts of France, - from Alsace to the Pyrenees, from the sunny coast of the Riviera to the vineyards of Burgundy. Sample recipes include: Croque Monsieur ... Croutes au Fromages ... Oyster Sauteed ... Chicken Breasts Cordon Bleu ... Creme Brulee ... more.
The text is easy to follow, the recipes call for readily obtainable ingredients and you will be pleasantly surprised at how inexpensively many of these dishes can be prepared. Sixteen pages of full color illustrations complement the text. THE FRENCH CUISINE I LOVE is a guide for all who love to cook and eat the foods of France.« less