{"product_id":"french-cooking-for-one","title":"French Cooking for One","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn enduring delight for readers and cooks alike.' - \u003cb\u003eNigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So many\nmicro feasts, and every one of them nourishment for body and soul.' - \u003cb\u003eRachel\nCooke\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eKitchen Person\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhether cooking for one on a daily or an occasional basis, cooking well for\nyourself means cherishing yourself and your appetites, joyously giving yourself\npleasure, opening yourself to new experiences. This book will encourage you to\ndo all that. - M. R.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique work of literary and culinary joie de vivre, part food memoir,\npart recipe book, \u003ci\u003eFrench Cooking for One\u003c\/i\u003e is Michele Roberts' first\ncookbook, and a personal and quirky take on Edouard de Pomiane's ten-minute\ncooking classic. Once a food writer for the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman, \u003c\/i\u003eRoberts was\nborn in 1949 and raised in a bilingual French-English household, learning to\ncook from her French grandparents in Normandy. Her love of food and cookery has\nalways shone through in her novels and short stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrench cuisine, classic though it is, still\nholds delicious surprises. From quick bites for busy days to sumptuous main\ncourses for those who enjoy spending more time in the kitchen, the focus\nthroughout is on dishes that are simple and fun to prepare, and results that\nare mouthwatering to contemplate and, of course, to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith over 160 delicious recipes, the majority\nof which are vegetarian, combined with piquant storytelling and feminist wit,\u003ci\u003e\nFrench Cooking for One\u003c\/i\u003e is a working cook's book with French flair, bursting\nwith life and illustrated with the author's original ink drawings, full of\ncharm and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a handbook of classic French\ndishes, \u003ci\u003eFrench Cooking for One\u003c\/i\u003e does something that few, if any,\ncookbooks do: it bears testimony to a singular literary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nGorgeously\nwritten vignettes of Roberts' childhood in Normandy and of her years living in\nPays de la Loire are peppered with anecdotes about intellectual and artistic\nluminaries: an omelette prepared by Gertrude Stein's cook for Picasso; a simple\npasta dish calling to mind the French philosopher Julia Kristeva and the\nScottish poet Alison Fell's images of female orgasm; and Emma Bovary's\nextraordinary wedding cake, among others.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 152 pages | Published November 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986324963677,"sku":"9781068661716","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781068661716.jpg?v=1774498023","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/french-cooking-for-one","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}