![]() ![]() More than 300 recipes are included, and they come from all over Europe, from Iceland east to Scandinavia, and south to Italy, not skipping a country in between. (Did I mention most recipes are meant to serve 6 or more strapping farmers?) Each recipe is followed with suggested substitions, which comes in handy when you do not have sorrel or you don't care for prunes. Luard gives suggestions for compatible side dishes and wine, as well as what to do with leftovers. Each recipe is clear, concise and easy to follow. Reading this book, you will learn how a foie gras is judged while still in the duck, how a pig filled a winter larder and how to choose a perfect earthenware dish for Romanian Tocana de pui (chicken pot roast).As a practical cookbook, it is wonderful. She describes in detail the development of peasant cooking, and each recipe is prefaced with an interesting aside or personal story. ![]() Luard takes both a scholarly and a very practical approach to the subject. If you read cookbooks for pleasure, this book is simply a must-have. While this book is currently not in print, I would urge anyone looking for recipes from the Old World to take a chance on this book.Įlisabeth Luard has written a captivating book. Perfect if you are cooking for a good deal of people. It is also nice because many of the dishes are inexpensive to prepare and make great quanities. This book is wonderful because you get to learn a bit about each culture, sometimes what they ate with a particular recipes, or when it was served. She takes her time with each recipe stating where it comes from, the approximate year, and sometimes additional hints and tips on the recipes. For example the vegetable section is broken down into hot soups, cold soups, stews, fried and roast vegetables, boiled, stuffed, salads, mushrooms, olive snd olive oil dishes, seaweed. Each section has several different areas of recipes. Broken down into 14 different sections this book is likely to have just what you are looking for. This book is very large containing about 300+ recipes. ![]()
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