Discover the joy of cooking simple and delicious French meals at home with Michel Roux, the celebrated chef and author of numerous award-winning cookbooks. Journey into the heart of Michel Roux's home kitchen as he shares the mouth-watering everyday recipes he enjoys cooking and eating with his family and friends, including hearty breakfasts, quick lunches, simple suppers and weekend feasts. With a mix of family classics that have been passed down through the generations of the legendary Roux family, newer dishes that Michel loves to cook with his wife and daughter, and his own childhood favourites, this is accessible French food to cook at home. Drawing on his years of experience as a chef and restaurateur, at the core of each recipe is the use of simple, fresh ingredients and carefully crafted flavour combinations. Each with clear instructions and helpful tips to ensure success in your home kitchen. Alongside each of the delicious meals selected for different times of the week, is a collection of five seasonal menus, each perfect for special family celebrations at home. Recipes include: * Cheese & ham soufflés * Fresh tomato soup * Roast cod cheeks with watercress salad * Mussels Provençal * Roast chicken legs with orange * Spiced lamb shoulder * Courgette gratin * Roast vegetable tart tatin * Souffléd pancakes * Chocolate mousse
This new edition of a bookshelf staple is a beautifully illustrated compilation of the best 100 egg recipes. Each chapter focuses on a way to cook eggs, from boiling, frying, poaching to baking and scrambling, and illustrates how to make the perfect omelette, mousse, soufflé and custard. Classic egg recipes are given a modern twist such as Hollandaise Sauce, Eggs Benedict, Lemon Soufflé, Crème Caramel and Pavlova with Summer Fruits. Exciting dishes boast new combinations of flavours or showcase a lighter, simpler style of cooking such as Soft Boiled Duck Egg with Asparagus Spears, Poached Egg Caesar Salad and Pistachio Crème Brulée.
Don't be afraid of offal. Some of the greatest of all French classics involve organ meats such as brains and sweetbreads." - Michel Roux Jr Celebrated chef Michel Roux Jr passionately believes that we are missing out. At a time when food shortage is a global concern, health fears over processed meat are making headlines and the cost of living is higher than ever, he can't understand our reluctance to utilise every part of an animal's carcass. Brains, organs, intestines, hooves - items that are traditionally viewed with distaste in our society - are an integral part of French and world cuisine. With this book, the two-star Michelin chef hopes to change the way we think about offal and demonstrate that, with a little time and effort, it can be used to produce enticing and delicious food to impress friends and feed families. The book will contain recipes ranging from the simple sweetbreads Michel's mother fed him as a child, to the more adventurous dishes in the style served at his award-winning restaurants. Dishes range from La Salade Aveyronnaise (Warm salad with sweetbreads and Roquefort) or Soupe aux abattis (Giblet soup), to Cervelle de veau zingara (Calves' brains with zingara) or Langue de boefu au persil et cares (Salted ox tongue with caper parsley sauce).
In this generous compendium, legendary chef and bestselling author Michael Roux has gathered together more than 250 superb recipes from his extensive repertoire. Mouth-watering contemporary dishes are featured, along with interpretations of great classics - food for all seasons and for all occasions. Seafood risotto with crustacean essence, Poussins scented with ginger and lemon grass, and Wild mushroom cappelletti with herb salsa are just a few of his tempting savoury dishes. Michel is an expert on pâtisserie and desserts, so there is no shortage of delectable sweet recipes, from simple classics to impressive soufflés, mousses and tarts. Step-by-step recipes guide you through specific techniques, and with these photographic sequences - showing the correct texture, colour and volume at each stage of preparation - the perfect omelette, meringue, pâte sucrée and hollandaise sauce are easily achievable. Instructional and inspirational, beautifully designed and photographed, this ultimate collection is an essential addition to every cook's library.
Cheese has been a lifelong passion for Michel Roux, initially inspired by early visits to French markets and fuelled by extensive travels around the world discovering new cheeses. Here he offers a wealth of advice on cheese and a fantastic collection of over 100 recipes for inventive canapés, comforting soups, tempting starters and snacks, sensational salads, original fish and meat dishes, mouth-watering pasta, rice and vegetable dishes, and delectable desserts. In addition to the great cheese classics, such as fondue, tartiflette, Parmesan soufflés and gnudi, Michel offers a host of creative ideas with original flavour combinations: try Roquefort pizza with pear, honey and almonds; roasted peppers with halloumi; or filo-wrapped feta and watermelon, for example. The recipes are versatile too, so you can use whichever cheeses are available to you. The ultimate guide to cooking with cheese from a legendary chef, this is a book for all cheese lovers.
A superb sauce can transform even the simplest dish into an impressive creation. This comprehensive collection of over 200 sauces by Michel Roux, proprietor of the 3 Michelin-starred Waterside Inn, has already attained classic status as an essential in every good cook's kitchen. The techniques and methods of sauce making are explained simply and clearly, many illustrated with step-by-step instructions. A comprehensive directory which recommends the most suitable sauces for key dishes and ingredients, is also included.
Michel Roux Jr's delicious collection of French recipes for the modern home cook. Michel Roux Jr is one of the best-known and most loved French chefs in Britain. He runs the renowned two-Michelin star restaurant Le Gavroche in London, as well as a number of other restaurants, and has presented many popular food programmes on TV. In The French Revolution, Michel revisits the classic dishes from his traditional French upbringing, but takes a modern approach that adapts his favourite recipes to suit home cooks today who are looking for light, healthy and easy-to-make options. Gone are the very rich creamy sauces, heavy meat dishes and complicated cooking techniques, as Michel replaces these with recipes that delight the palate without threatening the waistline. For instance, a delicate pea tart with filo-like brik pastry, a new hollandaise sauce containig hardly any butter and lots of clever low-calorie dressings. Michel also features recipes that can be made in one pot for speed and convenience, such as the delicious Poulet Basquaise - a fragrant, simple stew of chicken, peppers and spices. Other dishes can be put together from store cupboard ingredients for a quick mid-week supper - such as Chickpea and harissa soup, to be served alongside one of his many simple salads, tempting vegetable dishes or speedy desserts. These are not restaurant dishes - this is the food that Michel and his family cook and eat at home. In his beautiful new book, Michel brings the great cuisine of his native land into the 21st century - truly a French food revolution!
Michel Roux has a justifiable reputation as someone who knows everything there is to know about food, how it should taste and how it should be cooked. He is very serious-minded about cooking and his masterly performances on MasterChef have created a wide and admiring fan base. 'MasterChef shows cooking as it should be and it's very good at showing the passion and skills required in becoming a chef and you learn something about food.' For food has always been at the forefront of his life and the recipes in this book are a distillation of his vast knowledge and experience, made available to the home cook.
The creation of Albert and Michel Roux, Le Gavroche opened in 1967. At the time, it was the only restaurant of its kind - serving classical French food with the highest standards of cooking and service - in London. Now run by Michel Roux Jr., it retains its two Michelin stars, and continues those high standards for which it has always been famous. Michel Roux Jr's style is 'modern French' - classical French cooking with a lighter and less rich approach, and subtly influenced by Mediterranean and Asian flavours and ingredients. This critically acclaimed book is a unique slice of culinary history - a selection of the best of Le Gavroche's cooking over the last thirty years with ten delicious seasonal recipes carefully chosen for cooking at home.
The creation of Albert and Michel Roux, Le Gavroche opened in 1967. At the time, it was the only restaurant of its kind -- serving classical French food with the highest standards of cooking and service -- in London. As the River Caf� has set the standard by which Italian cooking is appreciated in Britain, so Le Gavroche represents the finest classical French cooking. Now run by Michel Roux Jr., it retains its two Michelin stars, and continues those high standards for which it has always been famous. Michel Roux Jr's style is 'modern French' -- classical French cooking with a lighter and less rich approach, and subtly influenced by Mediterranean and Asian flavours and ingredients. This book is a slice of culinary history -- a selection of the best of Le Gavroche's cooking over the last thirty years with 200 seasonal recipes carefully chosen for cooking at home.
Sauces have always played an important role in cooking. They complement and enhance so many foods, adding nuances of flavour and taking dishes to new heights. With his wealth of culinary knowledge, Michel Roux is recognised as a master at the art of sauce-making and his original Sauces, published over a decade ago is revered as a classic. Here, in this modern user-friendly format, Michel takes a fresh new look at sauces, updating great classics from his original volume and presenting an enticing range of new recipes, which are easy to prepare and especially designed to suit today's fresher, lighter dishes.
Michel and Albert Roux are a culinary legend. In this book they turn their attention to the French art of Patisserie, pooling half a century of their collective knowledge and experience to create, not a general cookery book, but a culinary bible. The Roux brothers guide even the modest cook through the making of the simplest pastry to the most mouth-watering confection, achieving results once within the realm of only the professional chef. With practical advice, tips and hints, the authors set out the various pastry, sponge and dough bases used for desserts and breads, and the creams and fruit-flavoured sauces that complement them. The main recipe section comprises Cold desserts and sweets, Hot desserts and sweets, Hot and cold fruit tarts, Ice creams and sorbets, Petits fours and canapes and finally Cakes. Each recipe lists the equipment needed and provides practical advice on preparation, with hints on presentation, storage and freezing. Finally, the Roux brothers reveal the techniques behind their spectacular, decorative sugar work.
Michel Roux's desserts have made him famous throughout the world. He considers the course to be one of the most important parts of the meal - akin to the final act of a play. For this glorious book, Michel Roux has chosen ten of his favourite desserts, including Blackberry Clafoutis and Pear and Ginger Sabayon, to cook at home, some simple, some challenging, all delicious and designed to tempt almost everybody's palate at the end of a meal.
A superb sauce can transform the simplest dish into a really special creation. This text is part of a series by accomplished chef Michel Roux, which, together, provide the ultimate guide to sauce-making in a series of fool-proof recipes. The recipes range from the simplest and most modern vinaigrettes, to rich classics such as bearnaise or rich chocolate sauce, each is explained simply and clearly and many include step-by-step illustrations. This text focuses on sauces for meat, poultry and game.
Master chef Michel Roux here dispels the myth that pastry-making is complicated and beyond the reach of most chefs. Designed in an easy-to-follow format, this chunky compilation presents all of the classic pastries in the simplest possible way, along with a collection of recipes.
Created by a master chef and marathon runner, a collection of one hundred recipes demonstrates the vital link between food and the body's ability to perform at its peak, and includes information on diet and what not to eat before a marathon run. Reprint.
As well as Michel and Albert Roux, the talents of the leading food photographer Anthony Blake, the world-famous illustrator Paul Hogarth and Michael Broadbent, Master of Wine have combined to make New Classic Cuisine the culinary event of the 1980s.
In this book, Michel Roux displays his matchless skill in the art of making desserts and discloses to the reader professional secrets which will ensure perfect results. Every recipe is laid out in the most accessible and easy-to-follow way, giving full details of ingredients, special equipment and a comprehensive description of the method of preparation. After an introduction detailing essential equipment and ingredients, the book begins with a section on basic recipes including pastry, meringue and sponge bases. The recipes that follow are divided into chapters on, for example, creams, mousses and sauces. Finally a list of suppliers provides a useful source for any special equipment or ingredients.
A superb sauce can transform the simplest dish into a really special creation. This text is part of a series by accomplished chef Michel Roux, which, together, provide the ultimate guide to sauce-making in a series of fool-proof recipes. The recipes range from the simplest and most modern vinaigrettes, to rich classics such as bearnaise or rich chocolate sauce, each is explained simply and clearly and many include step-by-step illustrations. This text focuses on sauces for salads and cold dishes.
A superb sauce can transform the simplest dish into a really special creation. This text is part of a series by accomplished chef Michel Roux, which, together, provide the ultimate guide to sauce-making in a series of fool-proof recipes. The recipes range from the simplest and most modern vinaigrettes, to rich classics such as bearnaise or rich chocolate sauce, each is explained simply and clearly and many include step-by-step illustrations. This text focuses on sauces for fish and shellfish.
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