Del Norte Public Library

"Anyone can cook in the French manner anywhere," wrote Mesdames Beck, Bertholle, and Child, "with the right instruction." And here is the book that, for more than forty years, has been teaching Americans how. Mastering the Art of French Cooking is for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food and long to reproduce at home the savory delights of the classic cuisine, from the historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection...

A collection of simple recipes from France, plus cultural and nutritional information.

Contains 120 recipes with step-by-step instructions based on the work of a French cooking school--L'Ecole de Cuisine Francaise Sabine de Mirbeck.

Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city in the 1980s. Finally, after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood.But he soon discovered it's a different world en France.From learning...

An introduction to the cooking of France that features basic recipes for everyday lunches, snacks, dinners, and desserts, as well as holiday and festival foods; presents details on the French dining table and dining traditions; and provides low-fat and vegetarian alternatives.

Tells of Thomas Jefferson's trip to France in 1784, and all the exotic foods he learned about and then introduced to America, including ice cream, macaroni and cheese, and tomatoes.