French recipes brought to life by our old friend Melissa Clark. Renee thinks this book feels more intentionally complex than others Melissa Clark has written and we remember a lovely meal shared from its pages. Pretty sure it’s our only episode with a truly surprised gasp in it.

Recipes mentioned in this episode:

  • Classic salade niçoise (page 82)
  • Sweet potato aligot with fried sage (page 44)
  • Classic fromage fort with chives (page 50)
  • Campari olive oil cake (page 262)
  • Sweet potato and bacon quiche with parsley (page 119)
  • Scalloped potato gratin (page 245)
  • Roasted beet, caraway and creme fraîche salad with arugula (page 69)
  • Chicken liver mousse with bourbon (page 191)
  • Savory gruyere bread with ham (page 55)
  • Poule au pot pie (page 185)
  • Classic tarte flambée (page 126)
  • Lentil stew with garlic sausage and goat cheese (page 208)
  • Delicate pea and lettuce soup with ricotta and tarragon (page 92)
  • French-rye chocolate cake with spiced crême anglaishe (page 265)
  • Rustic buckwheat apple ginger cake (page 259)

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