Carol Colbert grew up in France, where she learned to cook from her mother, who had learned to cook from her mother. Their treasured recipes and timesaving secrets, simplified and refined over busy generations, are presented in this succinct introduction to preparing delicious French food. This is the hearty and wholesome French cooking found in bistros and homes across France, dishes such as Salad Nicoise, Cream of Asparagus Soup, Ham and Cheese Quiche, Beef Burgundy, Filets Mignon with Shallots and Red Wine Sauce, and Gratineed Scalloped Potatoes. With Colbert's time-tested techniques, even formerly intimidating dishes such as Cheese Souffl and Creme Brulee are easily conquered without stress or extravagant means. She also includes foolproof recipes for essential French sauces, from hollandaise sauce to irresistible Chantilly dessert sauce. With Easy French Cooking in hand, American cooks of any expertise - or none - can look forward to many a satisfying meal a la francaise. And afterward? A dessert of Pears with Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce, of course.
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An excellent addition to any French Cuisine cookbook shelf.,
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Carol Colbert's Easy French Cooking holds no color photos but needs little embellishment. Over seventy recipes from the author's own country have been simplified from their original versions, some with substituted ingredients, and provide easy dishes in 3-6 steps.
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So Simple and Yummy!,
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I love this book. We've made 3 recipes from it so far that were all simple with only a few ingredients - they have all been delicious! Highly recommend!
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I feel like a chef !,
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It's a great cookbook. The recipes are very easy to follow. You can make great diners in no time. A 10!
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Whole mushrooms, diagonal cuts of carrots and celery, disks of yellow turnip (rutabaga), whole radishes, slices of fennel-anything in the vegetable family that you particularly like-can be arranged carefully on a pretty tray with the bowl containing this dip in the center. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pinch pepper, pinch ground nutmeg, light green parts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Béarnaise Sauce, Béchamel Sauce, Balsamic Dressing, Salmon Fillet, Spicy Provençal Sauce, Beef Burgundy, Crème Brûlée, Hollandaise Sauce New!
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Whole mushrooms, diagonal cuts of carrots and celery, disks of yellow turnip (rutabaga), whole radishes, slices of fennel-anything in the vegetable family that you particularly like-can be arranged carefully on a pretty tray with the bowl containing this dip in the center. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pinch pepper, pinch ground nutmeg, light green parts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Béarnaise Sauce, Béchamel Sauce, Balsamic Dressing, Salmon Fillet, Spicy Provençal Sauce, Beef Burgundy, Crème Brûlée, Hollandaise Sauce New!
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