Authentic Classic French Recipes Cookbook | Easy Step-by-Step Traditional French Cuisine | Perfect for Home Cooking, Dinner Parties & Gourmet Meals

This is a translation and adaptation of two popular French household books of the twentieth century, Je sais cuisinier and Je sais faire la patisserie. It was earlier published in English as both I Know How to Cook and then The French Cookbook, and has now been extensively abridged, rephotographed and formatted.

The original author, Ginette Mathiot, was a prolific contributor to French home cooking literature. In this particular version of her work, it is easy to find well-known standards such as sole meunière, boeuf en daube, and gratin dauphinois, all of them presented in very approachable recipes.

There are also versions of more complex dishes, such as paté en croute, cuisses de grenouilles sautées, and bouillabaisse, though to be honest, if these are your ambition, it may make sense to seek books which simplify less and offer more detail, such as Richard Olney’s .

Hardcover. Color photographs throughout.