La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange: The Original Companion for French Home Cooking

La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange: The Original Companion for French Home Cooking | Madame Evelyn Saint-Ange, Paul Aratow | Edifying instruction

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	La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange: The Original Companion for French Home Cooking Madame Evelyn Saint-Ange, Paul Aratow Ten Speed Press, 2005 - 786 pages average customer review:based on 36 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

a timeless cookbook for the ages

Well, there's not much I can add to what has already been written on these pages regarding this fine book. As with other great cookbooks which contain much more than recipies, I read it cover to cover before attempting any of the many dishes. There are a few awkward moments with the translation, but other than the totally baffling 'Hunter's Sauce' (pg. 60), your own good sense will guide you through these. It's not, however, the recipies that are the only value of this book, but, as others have mentioned, the delight is in the details, and the working knowledge of the author (you'll understand how the French can eat such rich foods and get away with it - "remove every atom of fat."). Madame will guide you through each painstaking step from beginning to end, from choosing meats and vegetables, seasonings, serving suggestions... in what is a comprehensive, and highly educational course in French cooking. Good cooking takes time and effort, and those willing to put forth the effort will find that Madame has taken the time to inform us, perhaps as never before. Happy cooking

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This cookbook has provided hours of interesting reading. I love to cook, but I am not intuitive. I have to have instruction. I began with Julia Child's books and gradually added Raymond Olivier, Paul Bocuse, Jacques Pepin, and Mapie, Countess Toulouse-Lautrec. I wish I had begun with Madame E. Saint-Ange. Everything is explained with a wonderful lucidity and the sort of detail I would associate with a fine cooking school.

I tried the recipe for Pork Fillet with a Cream Poivrade. It seemed simple enough, inspite of requiring two hours for the sauce. It was one of the best dishes I have ever made.

It will take years to absorb all the lessons in this book. I read a little every night before I go sleep: it makes me dream of fine food I have had in France.

Buy it.

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French quisine has never been made so understandable

This book needs to be in everyones cooking library, it introduces basic french cooking techniques and then naturally expands on tehm, truly a comprehensive cook book.

a quasi Joy of Cooking only French

My most used cookbooks are the Joy of Cooking, Silver Palate and La Bonne Cuisine. All the classic time tested recipes are inside and many are party proof. This one has recipes that are more complex and require tasting before serving to adjust the salt level but that's no big deal. Better to buy it here on Amazon than try to find it in the bookstore.

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