Product Description

Following the success of "The French Kitchen", Joanne Harris and Fran Warde have collaborated once more to write a French cookbook with a difference. This time they have taken their inspiration from the rural markets of Gascony. Tomatoes as nature intended them to be - large, misshapen and bursting with taste - sun-ripened melons, locally produced foie gras, air-dried goat's cheeses rolled in herbs, organic honey, persimmons and floc (a uniquely addictive combination of freshly pressed grape juice and aged Armagnac), all form the basis of a deliciously simple collection of recipes that recapture all the sensations and flavours of summertime. Traditional dishes like cassoulet, beef bourguignon and creme caramel, as well as creative reinterpretations of old favourites - chilli duck with orange salad and wild mushroom tartlets - all combine to make "The French Market" a recipe for success.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31946 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 259 pages

From the Back Cover
Following the success of The French Kitchen, Joanne Harris and Fran Warde have collaborated once more to write a French cookbook with a difference. This time they have taken their inspiration from the rural markets of Gascony.

Tomatoes as nature intended them to be – large, misshapen and bursting with taste – sun-ripened melons, locally produced foie gras, air-dried goat’s cheeses rolled in herbs, organic honey, persimmons and floc (a uniquely addictive combination of freshly pressed grape juice and aged Armagnac), all form the basis of a deliciously simple collection of recipes that recapture all the sensations and flavours of summertime.

Traditional dishes like cassoulet, beef bourguignon and crème caramel, as well as creative reinterpretations of old favourites – chilli duck with orange salad and wild mushroom tartlets - all combine to make The French Market a recipe for success.

About the Author
Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted CHOCOLAT (made into a major film starring Juliette Binoche), BLACKBERRY WINE, FIVE QUARTERS OF THE ORANGE, COASTLINERS, HOLY FOOLS, JIGS & REELS, SLEEP, PALE SISTER and, with Fran Warde, THE FRENCH KITCHEN. She lives in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, with her husband and daughter. Fran Warde's career has been fuelled by a passion for food. Trained as a chef, she worked at the Cafe Royal, on an Australian prawn trawler, ran her own cookery school and then moved into food styling and food writing. She was the food editor at RED magazine and is the author of FOOD FOR FRIENDS, EAT, DRINK, LIVE and THIRTY MINUTE ITALIAN. She lives in West London with her husband and two children.

Customer Reviews

More recipes from a French Kitchen
Joanne Harris and Fran Warde serve up another delicious volume, taking their inspiration, this time, from the rural markets of Gascony.

Attractive hardboard covers open to 254 pages of semi-shiny pages with superb full-colour photography throughout - but - there are not many of the featured dishes, which may prove slightly negative for those who like to see what they are aiming for on the plate!
Having said that it is easy to forgive this, as there are a large number of on-location shots and featured ingredients which intersperse the text and remind us of rustic France.

Split over five chapters, with informative passages heading each:-

Soups & Savouries
Salads & Vegetables
Fish
Meat, Game & Poultry
Desserts

sandwiched between an introduction and a comprehensive index, (including an alphabetical list of recipes by their French title with the English translation)... along with conversion tables.

Each chapter opens with relevant notes to the section.

Each recipe has the French title and an opening note, the preparation time and cooking time (if applicable), the number of servings, the list of ingredients and the method.
Sometimes there is more than one recipe to a page.

I was particularly impressed with the fish chapter of this imaginative book, which includes:-

Bouquet au Citron (Atlantic Prawns with Lemon/Lime) - taking a mere five minutes to prepare and five minutes to cook!
Daurade au Vin Blanc (John Dory in White Wine and Asparagus)
Maquereau à la Dijonnais (Mackerel with Leeks and Dijon Mustard)

Special mention to my favourite recipe:-

'Flétan a La Bordelaise' - Halibut in Red Bordeaux Wine.
This is an unusual way of cooking fish, full of depth and
flavour. Other varieties of fish can be used, such as salmon,
brill and cod, but halibut works perfectly, gently simmered in
herbs and wine.'

Familiar 'old faithfuls' are also featured, e.g. :-

Boeuf Bourguignon
Canard a L'orange
Crème Caramel
Croissants
Pâté de Foie
Tarte Belle Hélène
Cassoulet (Toulousian version)
Poulet Chasseur
Terrine de Campagne

The French Market
Wow! What a beautiful book. The photography is fabulous and the recipes look pretty straight forward. I was transported to a sunny French market on Christmas morning and didn't want to leave!
Highly recommended

French Market
This is an excellent book for any who love France and French markets and food, with lots of personal observations by the author on the recipes and foods.