Synopses & Reviews
"You can almost smell the lavender as you follow Brennan's love affair with the province that became her second home and shaped [her] culinary persona. Brennan is a talented storyteller." -- San Francisco Chronicle
Amid the quirks and charms of the French countryside, Georgeanne Brennan began her life in Provence with the not-so-simple task of tracking down a herd of goats and the lost recipe for making cheese from their milk. From odd out-of-towner to truffle hunter and community feaster, from novice fromagère to celebrated chef and cookbook author, she learned the traditional ways of one small village-- savoring the richness of food, nature and la vie provençale.
"Fascinating... Brennan revels equally in the preparation and consumption of the regional cuisine
You can almost hear her lips smacking." The New York Times Book Review
"Georgeanne Brennan's romance with Provence continues to deepen, and the result of her long residence there is an intimacy with local people, food, and folkways. I would love to pull up a chair to her table." -- Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun
GEORGEANNE BRENNAN is the author of numerous cooking and gardening books, and the recipient of the James Beard Foundation Award and the IACP/Julie Child Cookbook Award for her writing. She lives in northern California and Provence, where she has a seasonal cooking school.
Review
PRAISE FOR
A PIG IN PROVENCE "You can almost smell the lavender as you follow Brennan's love affair with the province that became her second home and shaped the culinary persona of this cooking teacher and food author. Brennan is a talented storyteller."—
San Francisco Chronicle "Georgeanne Brennan's captivating memoir reminds me of why I, too, was enchanted by Provence. She beautifully captures the details of living in a place where the culture of the table ties a community together—where everyone knows the butcher and the baker, and everyone depends on the farmers."—Alice Waters, owner, Chez Panisse
Synopsis
From the publisher of Under the Tuscan Sun comes another extraordinary memoir of a woman embarking on a new life this time in the South of France. Thirty years ago, James Beard Award-winning author Georgeanne Brennan set out to realize the dream of a peaceful, rural existence en Provence, She and her husband, with their young daughter in tow, bought a small farmhouse with a little land, and a few goats and pigs and so began a life-affirming journey. Filled with delicious recipes and local color, this evocative and passionate memoir describes her life cooking and living in the Proven al tradition an entrancing tale that will whet the appetite and the spirit perfect for foodies, Francophiles, or anyone who's dreamed of packing their bags and buying a ticket to the good life.
Synopsis
Georgeanne Brennan moved to Provence in 1970, seeking a simpler life. She set off on her many adventures in Provençale cuisine by tracking down a herd of goats, a cool workshop, some rennet, and the lost art of making fresh goat cheese. From this first effort throughout her time in Provence, Brennan transformed from novice
fromagère to renowned, James Beard Foundation Award-winning cookbook author and food writer.
A Pig in Provence is the story of how Georgeanne Brennan fell in love with Provence. But its also the story of making a life beyond the well-trodden path and the story of how food can unite a community. In loving detail, Brennan tells of the herders who maintain a centuries-old grazing route, of the community feast that brings a town to one table, and of the daily rhythms and joys of living by the cycles of food and nature.
Sprinkled with recipes that offer samples of Brennans Provençale cooking, A Pig in Provence is a food memoir that urges you to savor every morsel.
Synopsis
Thirty years ago, this award-winning author and her family set out to realize the dream of a peaceful, rural existence. This evocative and passionate memoir--filled with delicious recipes and local color--describes her life cooking and living in the South of France.
About the Author
GEORGEANNE BRENNAN is the author of numerous cooking and gardening books, and the recipient of the James Beard Foundation Award and the IACP/Julie Child Cookbook Award for her writing. She lives in northern California and Provence, where she has a seasonal cooking school.
Table of Contents
introduction page vii
Chapter 1 A Personal History of Goat Cheese page 1
Salade au fromage du chèvre avec croûtons frites page 32
Goat Cheese Salad with Fried Bread
Chapter 2 A Pig in Provence page 35
Porc à lancienne avec moutarde et câpres page 60
Braised Pork Shoulder with Mustard and Capers
Chapter 3 Fungal Obsessions page 63
Poulet au genièvre farci aux champignons sauvages page 92
Juniper-Rubbed Chicken Stuffed with Wild Mushrooms
Chapter 4 Bouillabaisse for All page 95
Bouillabaisse toulonnaise page 118
Bouillabaisse, Toulon Style
Chapter 5 Long Summer Meals page 121
Soupe au pistou page 148
Vegetable Soup with Basil-Garlic Sauce
Chapter 6 The Essence of Garlic and Le Grand Aïoli page 151
Le Grand Aïoli page 164
An Aïoli Feast
Chapter 7 Sheep and Pieds-et-Paquets page 167
Gigot dagneau aux herbes de Provence page 188
Leg of Lamb with Rosemary, Thyme, and Lavender
Chapter 8 Wedding Tarts page 191
Tarte aux tomates page 205
Tomato Tart
epilogue page 207