{"product_id":"french-cooking-for-one-michele-roberts","title":"French Cooking For One - Michèle Roberts","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrench cuisine, classic though it is, still holds delicious surprises. From quick bites for busy days to sumptuous main courses for those who enjoy spending more time in the kitchen, the focus throughout is on dishes that are simple and fun to prepare, and results that are mouthwatering to contemplate and, of course, to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWith over 160 delicious recipes, the majority of which are vegetarian, combined with piquant storytelling and feminist wit, \u003cem\u003eFrench Cooking for One\u003c\/em\u003e is a working cook's book with French flair, bursting with life and illustrated with the author's original ink drawings, full of charm and humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMore than a handbook of classic French dishes, \u003cem\u003eFrench Cooking for One\u003c\/em\u003e does something that few, if any, cookbooks do: it bears testimony to a singular literary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGorgeously written vignettes of Roberts' childhood in Normandy and of her years living in Pays de la Loire are peppered with anecdotes about intellectual and artistic luminaries: an omelette prepared by Gertrude Stein's cook for Picasso; a simple pasta dish calling to mind the French philosopher Julia Kristeva and the Scottish poet Alison Fell's images of female orgasm; and Emma Bovary's extraordinary wedding cake, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis slim volume printed on woodfree coated paper, with sewn binding for durability fits easily on busy kitchen shelves and is ideal for readers on the go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLes Fugitives, 2024\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover, 152pp\u003cbr\u003e190 x 130mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenderbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54893684064633,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/8029\/files\/Tenderbooks-24_76112ff4-73d3-4135-bd78-ea104f93ba1e.jpg?v=1737468895","url":"https:\/\/tenderbooks.live\/products\/french-cooking-for-one-michele-roberts","provider":"Tenderbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}