What a fabulous book, both in its photography and content. La Tartine Gourmande, Recipes for an Inspired Life, is a beautiful read, filled with foods for all times of day, snacks and desserts included. Oh yes, desserts! Like the Spiced Panna Cotta below, the recipe of which can be found here.
The book has inclinations toward French food, due to the author's French heritage, however the recipes are simple and accessible (really, isn't most French cuisine like that anyway? Fresh ingredients, simple and traditional techniques, etc.).
Beatrice Peltre writes in a friendly, upbeat manner and her charming stories and vignettes pepper each chapter, reflecting on her upbringing in France and her experiences in the US and abroad.
I like that her recipes use fresh ingredients and are also encouraging of gluten-free diets. Peltre herself has a gluten intolerance, so many of her recipes use flours other than wheat-based ones. Yet the recipes don't seem fussy or weird; I doubt I'd miss wheat much if cooking my way through this book.
While I've yet to really knead my way through the recipes, I did have a chance to make her Nutty Maple and Vanilla Granola.
Super-delicious, really easy, and great for her yogurt and fruit parfaits.
I'm certain it's will be my go-to granola recipe from now on. The pumpkin seeds are a wonderful addition.
La Tartine Gourmande is a great companion to my kitchen, and I look forward to trying more of Bea's recipes throughout the year.
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Disclosure: I received a copy of La Tartine Gourmande for review purposes. All opinions are my own.
would like to make Cherry Tomato tartlets tatin!
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Sweet potato and carrot pancakes sound yummy!
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Meyer lemon tart sounds so good.
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I've been following the La Tartine Gourmande blog for years and the homemade yogurt sounds AMAZING!
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I would love to try the sweet potato and apple soup recipe.
ReplyDeleteI would like to try the Spiced Panna Cotta with Raspberries.
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