Master the art of classic French cuisine with this stunning cookbook filled with 100 recipes
infographics dozens of step-by-step color photographs and a handy illustrated glossary. In
this stunning French cooking bible chef Marianne Megnier-Moreno simplifies the art of French
cooking as she teaches home cooks how to create a range of impressive French dishes.
Megnier-Moreno carefully and clearly takes you step by step beginning with fundamental recipes
for basic stocks (chicken beef fish) sauces (roux béchamel hollandaise) and preparations
(cutting onions cooking eggs preparing clarified butter). She then teaches you the techniques
that are the heart of French cooking: sautéing roasting grilling braising poaching and
more. She follows these hands-on instructions with forty recipes for making classic French
dishes including boeuf bourguignon salmon confit cheese soufflé stuffed mussels pot-au-feu
roast chicken and the perfect hamburger. Magnier-Moreno explains how preparation adds depths
of flavor to each dish breaks down the technique involved in creating it and includes helpful
photos for every step as well as one large full-page photo of the final dish. French Cooking
at Home also contains an illustrated glossary that provides detailed instructions and
photography to help you perfect your culinary skills including plating decorating preparing
meat cutting and cooking methods and key utensils. A sophisticated comprehensive and
accessible visual handbook French Cooking at Home is your essential guide to cooking and
enjoying the best of French cuisine.
