Shanti's review
Chocolate and Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen
by Clotilde Dusoulier
Shanti's review
Chocolate and Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen by Clotilde Dusoulier
Shanti's review
rating:
bookshelves:
cooking
recommended for: those interested in cooking and recipes with a background story
I'd been following Clotilde's blog for about a year when her first book was released and I ordered it from Amazon to be delivered to me in Japan. Living in Asia, part of the fascination was undoubtedly just the craving of non-Japanese food in any form. Had I been in any other country, I'm not sure if I would have followed the blog for so long, or indeed have ordered the book.
But, I do like the style of the book. If I ever write my cookbook, this is exactly how I'd planned to do it...with stories. I really feel that food is one of the many threads that we weave our social lives with and don't see any separation between food and our personal culture. What we eat is an expression of who we are. How could it be otherwise?
The reason that I gave it only 4 out of 5 stars is that there are quite a few meat-based recipes in here that I most like, won't use. Otherwise, my partner and I have already made about half a dozen of the recipes and they have all come out nicely.
But, I do like the style of the book. If I ever write my cookbook, this is exactly how I'd planned to do it...with stories. I really feel that food is one of the many threads that we weave our social lives with and don't see any separation between food and our personal culture. What we eat is an expression of who we are. How could it be otherwise?
The reason that I gave it only 4 out of 5 stars is that there are quite a few meat-based recipes in here that I most like, won't use. Otherwise, my partner and I have already made about half a dozen of the recipes and they have all come out nicely.
