This Good Food: Contemporary French Vegetarian Recipes from a Monastery Kitchen [Hardcover]

Victor-Antoine D'Avila-Latourrette (Author)

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Over a hundred new French vegetarian dishes representing a monk's fare relies heavily on fresh fruits and vegetables and French-based sauces to create hearty main dishes and fine vegetable-based side dishes. The seasonal arrangement assures easy access to both fresh ingredients and recipes. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Hardcover; First Editiion edition (March 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879514833
• ISBN-13: 978-0879514839
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,686,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delight for the senses and the soul, June 1, 1998

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Lucie Melahn (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Good Food: Contemporary French Vegetarian Recipes from a Monastery Kitchen (Paperback)

Those of us who love to cook sometimes love to just curl up with a cookbook on a quiet night and READ. this book is wonderful for these times... it is infused with a sense of calm, joy, peace, a love of nature and simple pleasures. I love how the recipes are arranged according to season, so that the ingredients and richness of the meals are in sync with changing weather and ingredients throughout the year. and reading the section about fresh herbs made me run out to the local garden center to buy basil. best of all, there's not a bad recipe in the bunch. unlike many vegetarian cooks who seem to want to smother everyhthign with cumin and miso, Brother Victor is a master of simplicity. the recipes have one or two perfectly chosen herbs to bring out natural flavors, subtly and iwth restraint. i highly recommend this book!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Feast for Vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike!, January 26, 2005

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This review is from: This Good Food: Contemporary French Vegetarian Recipes from a Monastery Kitchen (Paperback)

This cookbook is by and far my favorite vegetarian book. My husband is a vegetarian but he hates beans. Finding a vegetarian cookbook whose recipes aren't nearly completely beans can be a challenge.

The emphasis on fresh foods, foods in season, and hearty recipes makes this cookbook an excellent investment. Just reading it makes your mouth water! If I had to have one vegetarian cookbook in my collection, this would be it, hands down.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, nutritional recipes that are great., August 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: This Good Food: Contemporary French Vegetarian Recipes from a Monastery Kitchen (Paperback)

I cherish all of the books written by this author--there is only one that I do not have. He writes clearly and the recipes are easy to assemble and to follow. Because the ingredients used are fresh, the end result is delicious and hearty. All I can say is that the monks in this monastery eat VERY WELL!!!! They have a very talented Chef who obviously loves all aspects of his work and his vocation.