Rustic French Cooking

Red Fruit Clafoutis
Red Fruit ClafoutisSweet Treats with Bonne Maman: Cakes, Cookies, Crêpes and more by Ilona Chovancova

Red Fruit Clafoutis excerpted from Sweet Treats with Bonne Maman: Cakes, Cookies, Crêpes and more by Ilona Chovancova. Photography by Ilona Chovancova.

Sweet Treats with Bonne Maman: Cakes, Cookies, Crêpes and more by Ilona Chovancova

Sweet Treats with Bonne Maman celebrates this iconic brand with a selection of delicious bakes to make and share!

Founded in 1971, Bonne Maman has become an instantly recognizable institution. With products available in 125 different countries, it remains a top-selling preserves brand across the World and has become synonymous with being a quality product, available to all.

This book brings together a selection of Bonne Maman’s most delicious treats, including bakes such as marble cake, banana bread, madeleines, cookies, linzer biscuits, shortbreads and double chocolate muffins…perfect for snacks and to share with family and friends!

Sweet Treats with Bonne Maman: Cakes, Cookies, Crêpes and more by Ilona Chovancova is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.  

Red Fruit Clafoutis

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Camembert en Croûte with Lardons and Potatoes
Camembert en Croûte with Lardons and Potatoes

Camembert en Croûte with Lardons and Potatoes excerpted from The Fromagerie: Secrets and Recipes from a Swiss Cheesemaker by Claude Luisier. Photography © Sophie Dumont.

The Fromagerie: Secrets and Recipes from a Swiss Cheesemaker by Claude Luisier“Be curious, explore, but above all, take pleasure in the cheese.”
— Claude Luisier

Step into the world of expert cheese affineur Claude Luisier, who brings together more than fifty of the finest French and Swiss cheeses in this beautifully curated guide. Each page celebrates the art of cheese with tasting notes, production insights, and stories of the artisans who bring these treasures to life.

Journey from the snow-covered peaks of the Alps to the green pastures of Normandy and discover an irresistible selection of cheeses, from Raclette and Roquefort to Chaource and Comté.

Explore new ways to enjoy your favourites with recipes such as
• Spinach, Bleu d’Auvergne and Pine Nut Tartlets
• Croque Monsieur with Morbier and Truffled Ham
• Beetroot Carpaccio with Fresh Goat’s Cheese Cream
• Alpine Raclette Spring Rolls with Apricot Chutney
• Asparagus, Cured Ham and Arradoy Sheep’s Cheese Salad (more…)

Salted Caramel Walnut Tart
Rustic French Cooking Made Easy: Authentic, Regional Flavors from Provence, Brittany, Alsace and Beyond , Salted Caramel Walnut Tart, Photography by Audrey Le Goff and Karly Schaefer.

Rustic French Cooking Made Easy: Authentic, Regional Flavors from Provence, Brittany, Alsace and Beyond , Salted Caramel Walnut Tart, Photography by Audrey Le Goff and Karly Schaefer.

This collection of 60 unbelievably easy, delicious recipes represents the best of essential French home cooking, with an amazing variety of dishes from traditional regional cuisines.

Leave haute cuisine to fussy French restaurants, and dive into simple, comforting classics. Audrey Le Goff, founder of the blog Pardon Your French, dispels the myth that real French cooking is tricky and complicated. Home cooks interested in the popular French approach to cooking for health and happiness, will delight in these authentic, approachable recipes, while devoted French cooking fans will discover delicious staples rarely tasted outside of the French family kitchen.

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