Francoise Bernard is the grande dame of France's popular cuisine. She began her career more than 50 years ago by creating and publishing thousands of easy, clearly written recipes for housewives. She launched a successful magazine of her recipes and advice, and hosted one of the first cooking shows on French television, and her first cookbook, Mes Recettes Faciles, published in 1963 and still in print, has sold more than one million copies. In 1982, she published Les Recettes Faciles de Patisserie. Jane Sigal is a contributing editor at Food and Wine and has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Fine Cooking.
"Mme. Bernard has taught generations of French women how to cook
simple, homey, economical fare. Here she collects 1,000 of her best
recipes, from croque mignon to soupe à l’oignon." ~New York Times,
"Best Culinary Books of 2010"
"Everyone knows someone—a mother, an aunt, or a friend—who owns a
copy, either new or in tatters, of a book by this star of home
cooking." ~Le Monde
"Françoise Bernard has inspired so many Sunday suppers with my
family—my aunts and grandmothers collected her recipes religiously.
She has an incredible talent for understanding how you can cook
delicious, original, yet simple and often very economical dishes
for a real family celebration or for a quick but inspired
meal." ~Eric Ripert, Executive Chef/Co-Owner, Le
Bernardin
"In the 1960s, Françoise Bernard invented a new way of cooking,
simple and free. Bernard returns today with the work of a lifetime,
a brick of a book of 1,000 recipes, among her most
delicious." ~ParisMatch
"What a great idea to give new life to thismonument of our national
cuisine, which is responsible for teaching several generations of
women how to bring good food to the family table! . . .An eternal
classic, definitely indispensable." ~Elle France
"For generations, French home cooks have turned to Françoise
Bernard for simple, straightforward recipes and down-to-earth
kitchen wisdom, and now we can too. With this collection, the
belovedMadame Bernard shares her vast knowledge of the everyday
food of France and, as she has for millions of French cooks, shows
us how to feed families and friends easily, economically, and
deliciously." ~Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking from My
Home to Yours and Around My French Table
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