French Dishes For American Tables

This cookbook offers a wide variety of classic French recipes that have been adapted for American palates. But it's not just the recipes that make this book special. The author takes the time to explain key cooking terms and techniques, ensuring that even novice cooks can master French cuisine. With 'French Dishes for American Tables,' you'll be whipping up coq au vin, bouillabaisse, and tarte tatin in no time.

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The excitement of French home cooking, simple dishes, includes many superb renditions of the great classics: a glorious cheese-domed onion soup, a spoon-tender beef daube, and the "top-secret" recipes that every good Parisian cook knows-but won't reveal. Over 500 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." French Dishes For American Tables will make cooks fall in love with France all over again, or for the first time.

The excitement of French home cooking, simple dishes, includes many superb renditions of the great classics: a glorious cheese-domed onion soup, a spoon-tender beef daube, and the "top-secret" recipes that every good Parisian cook knows-but won't reveal. Over 500 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." French Dishes For American Tables will make cooks fall in love with France all over again, or for the first time.

Embrace everyday cooking with Susan Loomis’s Plat du Jour, her appealing take on the French formule. Discover the pleasures of cooking—and eating—with this French approach to everyday meals. Featured on bistro menus and dinner tables throughout France, the plat du jour is the centerpiece of a two-course meal, a formula that Susan Loomis cleverly presents here. By pairing substantial main dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignon, Poule au Pot, and Bouillabaisse, with just the right starter, side, and/or dessert, Plat du Jour makes getting dinner on the table as easy as un, deux, trois! This is a long-awaited collection of classic recipes by Loomis, an American-born cooking teacher and author who resides in Paris. She has perfected these iconic dishes and shares what she’s discovered while living in France, cooking for family, friends, and students. In addition to the recipes, the cookbook includes helpful tips and intriguing details about French culinary history. It’s a must-have for any aspiring home cook with a craving for simple French cooking.