When French Women Cook: A Gastronomic Memoir with Over 250 Recipes

Brand: Ten Speed Press

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UPC:
9781580083652
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2010-08-10
Release Date:
2010-08-10
Author:
Madeleine Kamman
Language:
english
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Part memoir, part cookbook, this classic of food literature is an immersion course in authentic, regional French home cooking from a world-renowned culinary authority.

As a young woman, Madeleine Kamman developed her passion for food by working in the kitchens of Frances most respected regional cooks. She dedicates one chapter to each of these remarkable women, who nourished her appetite for the tradition, rigor, and deeply personal nature of cooking. Her exuberant memoiroriginally published over 30 years agotells of collecting mussels at the shore, churning butter from the milk of village cows, gathering mushrooms in nearby woods, and then transforming them into glorious meals under the tutelage of her beloved mentors. Over 250 recipes for the simple dishes Kamman learned at their sides accompany her evocative reminiscences of a bygone era in rural France. Now in paperback, this classic is required reading for anyone who wants to know more about la cuisine franaise and the life, times, and tastes of a woman who helped to shape American cooking.