Fast French

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FAST FRENCH? This may sound like a contradiction in terms, when French cuisine conjures up visions of slow-braising daubes and elaborate pátisserie. Yet there has always been a faster style of French cooking epitomized by café menüs and the local brasserie, where light stylish dishes are prepared with minimum fuss and maximum flavour. Marie-Pierre Moine, French-born cook and advocate of ease, has compiled this unique collection of over 100 simple recipes that are as authentic as they are fast. Each dish can be made in under 30 minutes from start to finish, with no fiddly preparation and no need for a microwave. Whether you want to prepare fast lunches, family meals, late-night snacks or easy dinner parties, FAST FRENCH has the savoir-faire. Recipes cover starters and light snacks, such as Blue Cheese Croissants with Chiffonnade Salad and Cheat's Chicken Liver Páté. There are alsó mouth-watering arrays of salads and vegetables, with individual chapters on egg dishes, fish courses,... Tovább

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FAST FRENCH? This may sound like a contradiction in terms, when French cuisine conjures up visions of slow-braising daubes and elaborate pátisserie. Yet there has always been a faster style of French cooking epitomized by café menüs and the local brasserie, where light stylish dishes are prepared with minimum fuss and maximum flavour. Marie-Pierre Moine, French-born cook and advocate of ease, has compiled this unique collection of over 100 simple recipes that are as authentic as they are fast. Each dish can be made in under 30 minutes from start to finish, with no fiddly preparation and no need for a microwave. Whether you want to prepare fast lunches, family meals, late-night snacks or easy dinner parties, FAST FRENCH has the savoir-faire. Recipes cover starters and light snacks, such as Blue Cheese Croissants with Chiffonnade Salad and Cheat's Chicken Liver Páté. There are alsó mouth-watering arrays of salads and vegetables, with individual chapters on egg dishes, fish courses, and meat and poultry. The informative Introduction includes shortcut recipes for authentic sauces such as Hollandaise and Mayonnaise. A final chapter features delicious desserts that will end every meal with a flourish. With spectacular photography by Dávid Cili and specially painted trompe l'ceU backgrounds, FAST FRENCH is the ultimate cookbook for Francophiles in a hurry, who demand as much from their food as they do from their lives. Vissza