French Kitchen Lessons (Hardcover)

Cat Bude

ISBN 10: 1958417394 / ISBN 13: 9781958417393

Published by Hardie Grant US, 2024

About this Item

Hardcover. French Kitchen Lessons is a celebration of food, farm life, and the seasonsnot only the seasons of the year, but the seasons of life: starting over, finding a place, trying new things, and gathering. In 2010, Cat Bude and her husband left their jobs in the Pacific Northwest, packed up their house and their kids, and moved to Normandy, France. After much looking, they found a run-down, rambling farmhouse, overrun with wild rabbits, and Rabbit Hill Farm was born. As Cat and her family settled into life on the farm, an urge to share the joys of country life led Cat to start the website Rabbit Hill Lifestyle, and eventually she began hosting vintage shopping tours, guided market trips, lavender harvest parties, and cooking classes for readers of her blog traveling to Rabbit Hill.French Kitchen Lessons begins with classic French staples like pastry doughs, mother sauces, and stocks, then teaches you how to transform them into dishes to share at your table every season. Recipes range from traditional like Croques Monsieur and Boeuf Bourgignon, to those with modern twists like a savory Paris-brest and Lemon Poppy Seed Crepes, and are all inspired by the French market-to-table tradition. Travel to a farmhouse in Normandy to learn to cook with the seasons, shop at the green markets, and adapt traditional French cooking techniques with modern twists. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: French Kitchen Lessons (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Hardie Grant US
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1958417394
• ISBN 13: 9781958417393
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

With rich and transporting photography, a back-to-basics approach to French cooking, and an inspiring story of starting over, French Kitchen Lessons is your passport to the abundance and beauty of the French countryside.
 
In 2010, Cat Bude and her husband left their jobs in the Pacific Northwest, packed up their house and kids and moved to Normandy, France. Uprooted and longing for connection, the search for a home base began. They found that and more in the form of a run-down, rambling farmhouse, overrun with wild rabbits. Now restored, and lovingly named Rabbit Hill Farm, this is the center of Cat’s world, and her vehicle for sharing the joys of country life with others, from guided market trips to lavender harvest parties, and cooking classes. 
 
Following the seasons, French Kitchen Lessons begins with classic French staples like sauces, and stocks, then teaches you how to create simple, satisfying, and elegant dishes like Steamed Mussels with Pernod, Summer Vegetable Tian, a Wild Mushroom Omelet, Cider-Braised Pork, and Lemon Poppy Seed Crêpes—all inspired by the French market-to-table tradition.
 
Finding a common language in food and feeding others, French Kitchen Lessons is a celebration of food, farm life, and the seasons–not only the seasons of the year, but the seasons of life: starting over, finding your place, and creating new connections.
 

About the Author

Cat Bude is a writer, photographer, and cooking instructor. She moved to Normandy with her family in 2010 and started the website Rabbit Hill Lifestyle, where she shares her life as an expat in the countryside. Cat offers vintage shopping tours and market excursions, and hosts cooking classes out of her renovated 17th century French farmhouse.