La Vie Rustic: Cooking & Living in the French Style

The James Beard Award–winning author celebrates the traditions of French country living with evocative essays and simple, seasonal recipes.

Following an approach to daily cooking that’s rooted firmly in the French tradition, author Georgeanne Brennan crafts recipes driven by the seasons and the outdoors. Paired with lovely lifestyle photography, this inspiring cookbook weaves together her personal experience, stories, and tips about how to create a sustainable life—one that celebrates the relationship between the land and the table, and among food, family, and friends—no matter where you reside.

Inside you’ll find delectable dishes that combine ingredients from forest, field, sea, and stream in casual meals for friends and family like green garlic and new potato soup, homecured olives, chestnut and pork stew, foie gras terrine, chicken liver pâté, beef braised in red wine and bone marrow, frozen meringues and fruit cream, snail stuffed mushroom, wild mushroom soup, Crème Brûlée with Black Truffles, lavender pepper goat cheese, and more.

With lovely recipes and tips for sustainable living, La Vie Rustic allows you to live the French lifestyle in your home!

© 2017 Weldon Owen (Ebook): 9781681883076

Release date

Ebook: March 7, 2017