Simple. Delicious. And Very French

Finally! French Cuisine Made Easy. Simple. Delicious. And Very French Brings Out Your Inner Julia Child. Maybe you fell in love with Paris. A sunny morning people-watching at a café, you swooned over butter croissants and café crème for breakfast. Or a crisp salade Niçoise for lunch. Or a warm dish of Pot au Feu in a cozy bistro during a misty evening on the Seine. By happenstance, a talented Parisian chef and an American editor met through an Indianapolis organization, the Association of International Women (now IWI). Yolande Favreau opened the eyes, ears and taste buds as she tutored refresher French to her small conversation group. Her class syllabus expanded to include elements of French culture and cuisine. Yolande and her husband Jean-Claude eventually moved back to their large, quintessentially Haussmann-style Paris apartment. Her French group members have remained longtime friends. Watching Yolande swiftly and confidently create 4-course dinners and confections in her kitchen, American editor Lisa Dane was impressed and somewhat intimidated. “But no…it is easy!” Yolande asserted as she flew around her kitchen. And so, an idea was born. Could Yolande Favreau create a cookbook of EASY French recipes for the busy American Francophile without enough time, talent or training? A cookbook of recipes, each containing relatively few ingredients, taking minutes (rather than hours) to assemble? Never one to dodge a challenge, Yolande agreed to share some of her chef secrets. Simple. Delicious. And Very French is a cookbook full of recipes that are easy and, most importantly, authentically French. Parisian Yolande Favreau has classical expertise, cooking and baking scrumptious meals and pastries that delight her family and friends. This cookbook is filled with easy and delectable recipes using just a few ingredients but with plenty of French flair. Who doesn’t love a creamy, warm soup on a chilly day? Guests will swoon over Velouté aux Champignons (Creamy Mushroom Soup). The Bœuf Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy) recipe has the same tender deliciousness à la Julie & Julia without spending hours in the kitchen. And desserts have been simplified but not sacrificed in flavor. Sample the Fondant Chocolat Gingembre (Chocolate Ginger Pudding), Choux à la Crème and Éclairs au Chocolat (Cream Puffs and Chocolate Eclairs) and classic Madeleines. For Boomers who love France and French cuisine, for Millennials who have international tastes but not enough time to cook, for Foodies, or people who simply don’t like to cook but need a few recipes to impress, Simple. Delicious. & Very French is the go-to source. The easy, step-by-step recipes fit a busy American lifestyle and still provide that certain “je ne sais quoi” élan of classic French cuisine.