Beatrice Peltre

Not only is this a gorgeous book, the book deserves high marks for the coherence of the directions,the variety of the recipes and the lusciousness of the food. I have yet to hit a recipe that wasn't divine. I thought the biggest challenge would be locating the different types of flours that many of the recipes call for, but for the most part this has not been a problem. I did not find the author's voice as appealing as Childs's, Dorie Greenspan's or David Tanis's, but still her style is not without some charm. Besides this point in a cookbook is not such a big deal. There are very few meat recipes, so meat lovers, beware. I was more than fine with that.… (mer)

Not only is this a gorgeous book, the book deserves high marks for the coherence of the directions,the variety of the recipes and the lusciousness of the food. I have yet to hit a recipe that wasn't divine. I thought the biggest challenge would be locating the different types of flours that many of the recipes call for, but for the most part this has not been a problem. I did not find the author's voice as appealing as Childs's, Dorie Greenspan's or David Tanis's, but still her style is not without some charm. Besides this point in a cookbook is not such a big deal. There are very few meat recipes, so meat lovers, beware. I was more than fine with that.… (mer)

Not only is this a gorgeous book, the book deserves high marks for the coherence of the directions,the variety of the recipes and the lusciousness of the food. I have yet to hit a recipe that wasn't divine. I thought the biggest challenge would be locating the different types of flours that many of the recipes call for, but for the most part this has not been a problem. I did not find the author's voice as appealing as Childs's, Dorie Greenspan's or David Tanis's, but still her style is not without some charm. Besides this point in a cookbook is not such a big deal. There are very few meat recipes, so meat lovers, beware. I was more than fine with that.… (mer)