When Julia Child told Dorie Greenspan, "You write recipes just the way I
do," she paid her the ultimate compliment. Julia's praise was echoed by
the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, which referred to
Dorie's "wonderfully encouraging voice" and "the sense of a real person
who is there to help should you stumble." Now in a big, personal, and
personable book, Dorie captures all the excitement of French home
cooking, sharing disarmingly simple dishes she has gathered over years
of living in France.
Around My French Table includes many superb renditions of the great
classics: a glorious cheese-domed onion soup, a spoon-tender beef daube,
and the "top-secret" chocolate mousse recipe that every good Parisian
cook knows--but won't reveal. Hundreds of other recipes are remarkably
easy: a cheese and olive quick bread, a three-star chef's Basque potato
tortilla made with a surprise ingredient (potato chips), and an utterly
satisfying roast chicken for "lazy people." Packed with lively stories,
memories, and insider tips on French culinary customs, Around My French
Table will make cooks fall in love with France all over again, or for
the first time.