Plat du Jour

French Dinners Made Easy

Embrace everyday cooking with Susan Loomis’s Plat du Jour, her appealing take on the French formule. Discover the pleasures of cooking―and eating―with this French approach to everyday meals. Featured on bistro menus and dinner tables throughout France, the plat du jour is the centerpiece of a two-course meal, a formula that Susan Loomis cleverly presents here. By pairing substantial main dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignon, Poule au Pot, and Bouillabaisse, with just the right starter, side, and/or dessert, Plat du Jour makes getting dinner on the table as easy as un, deux, trois

This is a long-awaited collection of classic recipes by Loomis, an American-born cooking teacher and author who resides in Paris. She has perfected these iconic dishes and shares what she’s discovered while living in France, cooking for family, friends, and students. In addition to the recipes, the cookbook includes helpful tips and intriguing details about French culinary history. It’s a must-have for any aspiring home cook with a craving for simple French cooking.


Review

“Plenty of alluring plates of food for cold months are what the cooking teacher Susan Herrmann Loomis, who is based in France, provides in her new book, Plat du Jour. The seasonally focused recipes are mostly center-of-the-plate fare, including chicken braised in wine with leeks and cream, scallops with celery root purée, classic beef bourguignon, Basque lamb and sweet pepper stew, and even some vegetable showstoppers like potato and chive soufflé, and endive and leek gratin.”
― Florence Fabricant, The New York Times


About the Author

Susan Herrmann Loomis is the award-winning author of In a French KitchenOn Rue Tatin, and French Grill. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Bon Appetit, and Cooking Light. She lives in Paris, France.

  • Publisher : Countryman Press (January 12, 2021)
  • Language : English
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