The Hands On French Cookbook:
Connect with French through Simple,
Healthy Cooking
by
Elisabeth de Châtillon
Non-fiction
Healthy Coobook,
French and English language
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Published June 2, 2021
at Hands On French
156 pages
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Buy it here:
Amazon United States
Paperback, Kindle
Amazon France
Paperback, Kindle
SYNOPSIS
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’s Note: I chose 10 recipes especially for your cooking as well as language lessons. Cooking the recipes will help you actively learn the language: “What the hand does, the mind remembers…” My favorite quote from Maria Montessori. That is why this book has been inspired by TPR (Total Physical Response), a fun, hands-on teaching tool that allows you to learn a language by incorporating specific physical tasks with commands. It’s the same way you learned your native language through looking, listening, responding and doing. You can make this cookbook your own. Learn actively some French at your own pace while cooking simple and easy recipes to follow. By the way, since it is a bilingual book in French and English, French readers will also learn English words and phrases.
Some main dish and dessert recipes include:
Crustless Quiche with Yellow Squash, Ricotta and Parmesan Buckwheat Crepes with Salmon, Potatoes Gratin, Silky Chocolate Mousse, Yogurt Cake, Kings’ Galette with Almond Cream.
Last but not the least, I wanted readers to hear how to pronounce the French words and phrases, so I recorded myself reading the main recipes in French. To listen to the recordings that go with this book, please visit This will help you practice the French pronunciation as you read this book at your own pace.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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 enjoys 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 her website.
Follow her on Facebook and Instagram
Review copies are available in pdf format.
Just connect with the author
elidechatillon at comcast dot net
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