The French Cook: Soups & Stews
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Holly Herrick loves France and French cooking. And in this cookbook—her third in The French Cook series—she jumps into bowl after bowl of glorious French soups with inspired abandon and a generous dose of classical technique.
Le Cordon Bleu trained chef and former resident of France focuses on the nuances and techniques for expertly layered flavors. Beginning with stocks, she continues with cold soups, classic soups and stews, creamy soups, and consommés in ensuing chapters, each one as delicious as the next.
Similar to sauces (Herrick also penned The French Cook: Sauces), soups are the ideal conduit for creating maximum texture and flavor. Only, with soups and stews, the cooking canvas is much broader and there is a precise yet playful emphasis on presentation and garnishes.
Whether a sumptuous French Onion Soup topped with croutons and bubbling Gruyere, or a riff on a classic sauce in the creamy, velvety Soup Soubise topped with fried shallots, all you need to know about making perfect French soups is neatly tucked between 128 beautiful pages.
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Author Holly Herrick loves to eat, prepare, and write about delicious food. A graduate of Boston College, she started chasing her food writing dreams in Paris, France, where she studied at Le Cordon Bleu and earned Le Grande Diplome in Cuisine and Pastry. A longtime restaurant critic for the Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina’s daily newspaper, Holly has also written many general food and travel features for the newspaper and several magazines, including Southern Living and Bon Appetit. A multi-awarded food writer, Holly is the author of Southern Farmers Market Cookbook and The Charleston Chef’s Table Cookbook: Extraordinary Recipes from the Heart of the Old South. She lives in Charleston. Visit Holly’s web site and blog at www.hollyherrick.com.
