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susanob's review
5.0
Do you like to cook? Do you like French cuisine? Then this is a cook book for you! I have made a handful of recipes from this cook book and they have all been excellent. I loved Rachel Khoo's TV show and was happy to find that she had a companion cook book. The recipes are well written, easy to follow and are accompanied by lovely photos. (I don't like cook books that don't have photos of the dishes.) The ingredients called for in the recipes are ones that I either had on hand or could easily get. All of those ingredients make for a cook book that I will purchase and add to my collection. Bon Appetit!
nakedsushi's review against another edition
3.0
I rarely follow recipes or cook from cook books, but I still enjoyed reading through the little intro paragraphs of each recipe in this book. Before I was even gifted this book, I was a fan of Rachel Khoo's. I watched all the episodes of her show of the same name. There's something about being crammed in that tiny kitchen of hers that makes all her cooking look amazing. I love the water-colored pages and photos in this book.
This book doesn't contain the most authentic of French recipes (there's a recipe for fajitas in here!) but most recipes are French-ish. After reading it, I'm inspired to try my hand at making some savory buckwheat galettes.
This book doesn't contain the most authentic of French recipes (there's a recipe for fajitas in here!) but most recipes are French-ish. After reading it, I'm inspired to try my hand at making some savory buckwheat galettes.
lovelee8's review
3.0
I gave it 3 stars because the photos are beautiful and the writing was good. But there was literally only one dish that I wanted to try, "Cheese, Egg, and Ham Sandwich Muffins". It tasted good, not great and not worth the effort of doing it again. But the pictures were pretty.
rickijill's review
5.0
This week I've been reading and cooking recipes form The Little Paris Kitchen: 120 Simple but Classic French Recipes by Rachel Khoo. I thought this book might be a little more like My Berlin Kitchen and Apron Anxiety, but it's less of a memoir and more of a recipe book than the two others.
Rachel Khoo was living in London working as a fashion publicist when she decided to move to Paris and earn a degree from the prestigious Cordon Bleu. In her book, Rachel aims to make French cuisine more accessible to us, and the recipes are simple enough to cook even during a busy work week. The first three chapters are my favorites: Everyday Cooking, Snack Time, and Summer Picnics. Khoo also includes a very helpful section entitled French Basics where she shares basic recipes, techniques, and pantry items every French Chef Wannabe needs to know. The photography is fantastic in the book, and I especially liked seeing photos of her tiny little kitchen with only two burners and a small oven. I think that's part of the point of this book: you don't need the latest (and largest) gadget to cook basic delicious French food.
Rachel's tiny French apartment was only large enough to book two diners for lunch daily. People from all over the world wanted to eat simple French home cooking while in Paris, and her little apartment "dining room" was a hit with everyone, even Parisians. I would love for Rachel Khoo to feed me one day! Sadly, I read on her blog that The Little Paris Kitchen restaurant is no longer open. I appreciate her love of cooking and her simple approach to French food. I highly recommend this cookbook, and it is probably the best one I've read (and tested!) in a few years.
Rachel Khoo was living in London working as a fashion publicist when she decided to move to Paris and earn a degree from the prestigious Cordon Bleu. In her book, Rachel aims to make French cuisine more accessible to us, and the recipes are simple enough to cook even during a busy work week. The first three chapters are my favorites: Everyday Cooking, Snack Time, and Summer Picnics. Khoo also includes a very helpful section entitled French Basics where she shares basic recipes, techniques, and pantry items every French Chef Wannabe needs to know. The photography is fantastic in the book, and I especially liked seeing photos of her tiny little kitchen with only two burners and a small oven. I think that's part of the point of this book: you don't need the latest (and largest) gadget to cook basic delicious French food.
Rachel's tiny French apartment was only large enough to book two diners for lunch daily. People from all over the world wanted to eat simple French home cooking while in Paris, and her little apartment "dining room" was a hit with everyone, even Parisians. I would love for Rachel Khoo to feed me one day! Sadly, I read on her blog that The Little Paris Kitchen restaurant is no longer open. I appreciate her love of cooking and her simple approach to French food. I highly recommend this cookbook, and it is probably the best one I've read (and tested!) in a few years.
brittshields's review
4.0
Rachel cleverly takes traditional french recipes, puts her own spin on them and makes them accessible for the everyday cook. Probably wouldn't recommend this book to beginner cooks, but there are some simpler recipes for those that aren't so fluent in the kitchen. I've made it a personal goal (in true Julie Powell fashion) to cook every recipe in here before the end of the year. That's how much I enjoy it!
blchandler9000's review
3.0
This is a decent enough cookbook. The recipes are relatively simple and the photography is gorgeous. The recipes we've tried have been successful, and Khoo lists alternative ingredients in many of the entries so you suit the food to your liking. It's not incredibly inspiring, though—I'm not running home from work to use it—and as cute as Rachel Khoo is, there may be a few too many photos of her strolling through Paris.
cimorne's review against another edition
5.0
I really love Rachel Khoo's style and approach to cooking. The recipes are approachable and don't contain a lot of specialty ingredients or kitchen equipment. I like the updates to classic French recipes, like cassoulet soup and foie gras truffles. There is more of an emphasis on desserts than I would like, but I've been happy with all of the recipes I've tried, so I still highly recommend the book.