Dinner Chez Moi
50 French Secrets to Joyful Eating and Entertaining
Elizabeth Bard
- Tips,
- tricks
- and
- recipes
- to
- make
- your
- feasts
- and
- fetes
- more
- French,
- from
- the
- New
- York
- Times
- bestselling
- author
- of
- Lunch
- in
- Paris
- and
- Picnic
- in
- Provence.When
- Elizabeth
- Bard,
- a
- New
- Yorker
- raised
- on
- Twizzlers
- and
- instant
- mac
- and
- cheese,
- fell
- for
- a
- handsome
- Frenchman
- and
- moved
- to
- Paris,
- she
- discovered
- a
- whole
- new
- world
- of
- culinary
- delights.
- First
- in
- Paris,
- then
- in
- a
- tiny
- village
- in
- Provence,
- Elizabeth
- explored
- the
- markets,
- incorporating
- new
- ingredients
- and
- rituals
- into
- her
- everyday
- meals
- and
- routines.After
- 15
- years
- of
- cooking
- in
- her
- own
- French
- kitchen,
- making
- French
- friends
- --
- and
- observing
- her
- slim
- and
- elegant
- French
- mother-in-law
- --
- Elizabeth
- has
- gathered
- a
- treasure
- trove
- of
- information
- that
- has
- radically
- changed
- her
- own
- eating
- habits
- for
- the
- better.
- She
- realized
- that
- what
- most
- Americans
- call
- "dieting"
- --
- smaller
- portions,
- no
- snacking,
- a
- preference
- for
- seasonal
- fruits
- and
- vegetables,
- and
- limited
- sugar
- --
- the
- French
- simply
- call
- "eating."
- And
- they
- do
- it
- with
- pleasure,
- gusto,
- and
- flair.With
- wit,
- sound
- advice,
- and
- easy-to-follow
- recipes,
- Bard
- lets
- her
- readers
- in
- on
- a
- range
- of
- delightful
- --
- and
- useful
- --
- French
- secrets
- to
- eating
- and
- living
- well,
- including
- hunger
- as
- the
- new
- foreplay,
- the
- top
- five
- essential
- French
- cooking
- tools
- and
- 15
- minute
- meals
- popular
- throughout
- France,
- and
- the
- concept
- of
- benevolent
- dictatorship:
- why
- French
- kids
- eat
- veggies,
- and
- how
- to
- get
- yours
- to
- eat
- them,
- too.
- Whether
- you're
- ready
- for
- a
- complete
- kitchen
- transformation
- or
- simply
- looking
- for
- dinner
- party
- inspiration,
- Dinner
- Chez
- Moi
- is
- a
- fun,
- practical,
- and
- charming
- how-to
- guide
- that
- will
- add
- a
- dash
- of
- joie
- de
- vivre
- to
- your
- kitchen
- --
- and
- your life!
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