| French cooking in ten minutes? Yes, it can be done! | | | | though, is that we are taken by the hand and shown |
| Our modern life moves fast. Yet in 1930, Edouard de | | | | how to prepare the basics. Dr. de Pomiane explains |
| Pomiane - scientist, doctor, cooking show host, food | | | | how to make a simple white sauce, then takes us |
| author - wrote a little French cookbook called "French | | | | further to transform it into a Bearnaise sauce or a |
| Cooking in Ten Minutes" because life was so hectic | | | | Mornay sauce. He gives us the confidence to cook! |
| back then. (Oh, how we grow nostalgic for what we | | | | And he does so with clear, simple instructions infused |
| think of as the "quieter, simpler" past!) | | | | with a light humor. |
| Just finding time to eat, let alone preparing a meal, is | | | | How would you like to be able to put together the |
| sometimes a challenge. So here we are in a busy | | | | following meals in ten minutes or less? |
| world eating fast food, take-out food or a quick | | | | - Noodles Czechoslovakian style, rib steak with onions, |
| microwave meal when what we really want is a good | | | | cucumbers with sour cream, cheese, fruit |
| old fashioned home cooked meal made with fresh | | | | - Smoked sausage and olives, loin lamb chops, |
| ingredients. Cooking quick and delicious home cooked | | | | sauteed potatoes, green salad, cheese, fruit |
| meals can be done with a little planning, and Dr. de | | | | - Mussels with saffron, buttered spinach, tomato salad, |
| Pomiane shows us how. He writes for those who | | | | omelet flambe, fruit |
| have only an hour for lunch or dinner, giving them the | | | | - Creme of mushroom soup, frankfurter sausages, |
| chance to eat a delicious meal and still have time to | | | | potato salad, cheese, coeur a la creme |
| enjoy a good cup of coffee and a nice chat. | | | | Many of his foods begin with pre-cooked meat and |
| Edouard de Pomiane was born in 1875 and raised in | | | | canned food. After all, you can't roast a chicken in ten |
| Paris. He was a medical doctor whose specialty was | | | | minutes. But you can bring home a rotisserie chicken |
| gastroenterology - digestion and stomach juices. This | | | | from the deli and use it to prepare a delicious lunch or |
| led him to an interest in preparing food. So his writing | | | | dinner using a recipe from "French Cooking in Ten |
| occasionally includes bits about how and why food is | | | | Minutes." Even if you never make any of these |
| cooked the way it is. | | | | recipes, you will enjoy reading this book for its sensible |
| The best part of this gem of a French cook book, | | | | ideas and friendly style. |