I’m an avid reader of the blog Chocolate & Zucchini (it’s about food! and France!), so I’ve been dying to get my hands on Clotilde Dusoulier’s cookbook of the same name. I finally picked it up, and it is absolutely adorable! (An odd description of a cookbook, I know, but it’s so petite and the photography is beautiful and each recipe comes with a little back-story, which I love…gaaah, if I ever reproduce I hope my kid is as cute as this cookbook.)
The book is a nice mix of simple and more complex dishes and desserts. Some may seem a bit exotic, and many seem to feature sardines (ew), but I’m looking forward to trying them out when I’m feeling adventurous. My only complaint is that the book doesn’t really seem to have any clear organizational pattern – no clear-cut appetizer/main-dish/dessert sections – but I suppose that’s part of its charm.
However, I’ve made three recipes so far – the gougères (cheese puffs), the gateau au yaourt (yogurt cake – so moist and delicious and EASY!), and the sablés au citron (lemon butter cookies), and each one has turned out fantastically.
In short, Clotilde’s enthusiasm for delicious food is absolutely infectious, and her recipes are spot-on and incredibly appetizing. I highly recommend it!
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