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In a French Kitchen: Tales and Traditions of Everyday Home Cooking in France

by Susan Herrmann Loomis
Gotham. Jun. 2015. 352p. index. ISBN 9781592408863. $26.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698191082. COOKING
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Fans of Frances Mayes's Under the Tuscan Sun, Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Bard's Lunch in Paris, and similar odes to the specially situated joy of cooking and eating in Europe will enjoy this latest book from Loomis (On Rue Tatin). Emphasizing simplicity, compatible flavors, and seasonal ingredients, the author provides an insider's view of what really happens in a French home kitchen. Anecdotes about friends, neighbors, and shopkeepers in her village of Louviers, together with useful insights into techniques and crucial topics such as bread, cheese, and wine add flavor to the narrative. Recipes throughout provide readers a chance to try French home cooking for themselves; monthly suggested menus help with planning.
VERDICT For armchair travelers who long for experiences of life in the French countryside and those looking to expand their repertoires of (fairly) easygoing country cooking.
Reviewed by Courtney Greene McDonald, Indiana Univ. Libs., Bloomington , Jun 01, 2015
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