from fyrefly98

Summary: Susan Herrmann Loomis is an American expat who lives in a small town of Louviers in France. She's written cookbooks and memoirs about French food, but this book is meant to answer the basic question: How do French cooks do it? How do they live regular, busy lives and still manage to put ...

from dschander

In a French Kitchen is a collection of anecdotes and recipes from and inspired by French cooks. Loomis gathers examples of how her friends in France learn to cook, shop for ingredients, and prepare and plan their meals. Although many in the US do not have the opportunity to do the same (shopping ...

from booklovercook

Another great book for my fellow Francophiles. I really liked this one because it is more than just an American's view of life and food in France; it is stories and recipes of actual French people (told to us by an expat American, but you know...) It really gives you a window into what it is like...

from almigwin

I usually love personal idiosyncratic cookbooks, and here is one from a cooking teacher who has lived, cooked and taught in France for many years. She must be a delightful friend, because her book is filled with recipes from her friends. My favorite one is a take on the Moroccan party pie B'Still...

from justmeRosalie

This has become one of my very favorite books. If you've ever wanted to visit France of if you just need to get away for a bit, this wonderful little book can take you away on a reading vacation. I felt like I was actually in France with the author as she took me on shopping trips, explained what...