The hands on French cookbook

 

Title of the book: The Hands on French Cookbook; connect with French through simple, healthy cooking 

Author: Elisabeth de Chatillon

Publisher: Self published

Publishing Date: 2020

ISBN: 978-0-578-68382-9

Summary:

If you think French food is complicated, decadent, and heavy, think again! If you think learning and exploring another language is difficult or boring, think again! And if you think cooking French food and learning French at the same time is impossible, teacher and home cook Elisabeth de Châtillon is here to prove you wrong. It might sound too good to be true, but The Hands On French Cookbook is full of healthy, simple French recipes that you can make for friends and family while you learn not only the French language but also a little bit about French culture in a relaxed, fun, tasty way. 

Author Info:
(From goodreads)

Elisabeth de Châtillon was born in France, has an MA in Education and Marketing, and has taught extensively in both the USA and Europe. She is also an accomplished home cook who en-joys sharing her love for French cooking by feeding her family and friends simple, good food. Her book, THE HANDS ON FRENCH COOKBOOK, was born from her combined love of teaching and cooking—and a desire to share that love and knowledge. When Elisabeth isn’t working or cooking, she likes stepping on her yoga mat, meditating, swimming in the ocean and lakes, walking in the beautiful outdoors, and traveling. She currently lives in Nashville, TN, with her husband, Ron, and Minou, her bilingual cat. For more information, visit www.handsonfrench.com.

Personal Opinion:

When it comes to French language I am pretty much a newbie, and this book does take advantage of that, in a good way. The book is written in English but most of it is in French, although the author does include English translations in the recipes and stories, so yes a substantial amount of knowledge of French language is necessary, especially when ones knowledge is small and I had to flip back and forth a lot in the book to figure out what the words and phrases mean. Yet its an awesome learning tool because of the healthy recipes and the necessary action that will cause the reader to remember what word means what action, especially in something so necessary as cooking and food.   

This was given for review 

4 out of 5
(0: Stay away unless a masochist 1: Good for insomnia 2: Horrible but readable; 3: Readable and quickly forgettable, 4: Good, enjoyable 5: Buy it, keep it and never let it go.)