Mimi Thorisson’s beautiful life and gorgeous food are chronicled in A Kitchen in France.
A jealous me wants to hate her gorgeousness — but as I stroll through the pages, I find myself being a little envious but also marveling at how simple and stunning her life and food seems to be.
The photographs are gorgeous and taken by her husband. I’m more of a let’s see the photos of food and not so many of the stunning family and author — but if you got it, flaunt it.
The recipes run the gamut of simple French fare and will be easy to recreate here in the middle of the United States.
The book is organized down by seasons and the recipes that intrigued me the most were the onion tart, roast chicken with crème fraiche and herbs, bugnes with orange flower water, sugar almond tart, mustard roasted poussins, Lyonnaise sausage roll, her Lyonnaise potatoes and pork cheek ravioli with cepes.
The garden cake looks gorgeous — as well as the Caneles de Bordeux and Kouign Amann.
Truthfully, this is one stunning book that can keep us cooking as if we too lived in a small French town.
Update: The author’s second book is coming the Fall of 2016 French Country Cooking: Meals and Moments from a Village in the Vineyards. If it is half as beautiful, it will be a must have.
Yes, definitely envy-inducing, but beautiful!
This looks like a book I would really enjoy. Hi Jenny, I am slowly making my way around the cyber blogging world and reconnecting with friends that I have made through facebook. I want you to know that I have subscribed to your email and will be keeping in touch via your blog. I needed to free up some time and FB was a huge time sink hole for me. I hope i will hear from you every once in a while. Have a good week Sherron
Sounds like a lovely cookbook. I am so intimidated by French cooking, but little by little it is winning me over thanks to French cooking shows.
How would you compare this to “French Comfort Food”; are the recipes similar?
I’m always done for when a reviewer says, “broken down by seasons.” Love the review. I, too, am a bit intimidated by French cooking, but this book sounds like a lovely addition to my cookbook collection and one I would enjoy reading. Thanks, Jenny.