This book presents more than 300 recipes. These recipes are illustrated in full colour & teamed with step-by-step technique shots. It reviews mailing to food, travel, & lifestyle magazines/media. French Lessons is a comprehensive & colourful guide to mastering French cooking. Drawing on his training & experience under the tutelage of Raymond Blanc & experience in the kitchens of French restaurants throughout Europe this beautifully designed all-encompassing volume demystifies French cooking, explaining each technique in clear language as Justin guides home cooks through each recipe. The heart of the book is 23 individual lessons, each based on a particular course or technique. Chapters include Basic Stocks & Soups, Sauces & pastries, & also Steaming, Poaching, Braising, Grilling & Frying. Sweeter courses are Sorbets & Ice Creams, Fruit & Chocolate. This is a must-have for all serious kitchen bookshelves. ...

French Lessons is a comprehensive & colourful guide to mastering French cooking from New Zealand`s popular & innovative chefs. Drawing on his training & experience in the kitchens of French restaurants in Europe & Australia, Justin North has compiled this beautifully designed, all-encompassing volume that demystifies French cooking, explaining each technique in clear language as Justin guides home cooks through each recipe. A guide to the basics, listing essential ingredients & equipment, this book guides readers to the heart of the book: 23 individual lessons, each based on a particular course or technique. Chapters include basic Stocks & Soups, Sauces & Pastries, Steaming, Poaching, Braising, Grilling & Frying. Sweeter courses are Sorbets, Ice Creams, Fruit & Chocolate. French Lessons contains more than 300 recipes. They are simple & straight forward, & each comes with Justin`s recommendations for accompaniments. Recipes are illustrated in full colour throughout, & are teamed with step-by-step technique photos to ensure clarity & understanding. This is a must-have for every kitchen bench top & will become a well-worn companion to anyone interested in French cookery & expanding their repertoire. ...

Sometimes the lessons you learn unexpectedly are the ones that affect you the most. Josie arrives in Paris in the hope of healing a broken heart. Riley, a lonely housewife, is struggling to feel connected to her husb&, & her new country. Jeremy, a loyal, neglected husband of a famous actress, has accompanied his wife as she films on location, yet he feels increasingly isolated from her world. As they meander along the grand boulevards & intimate, winding Parisian streets with their French tutors
- Josie with Nico, a sensitive poet, Riley with Philippe, a shameless flirt; & Jeremy with the beautiful Chantal
- each succumbs to unexpected passion & unpredictable adventures. When long-buried secrets come to bear & relationships are challenged
- can their lives ever be the same again?


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The only thing that lasts is love, even when it`s gone. Three French tutors meet at a small cafe that spills out onto the sunny Parisian backstreet of Rue du Paradis. Nico, Philippe & Chantal meet here every Wednesday morning, before leading their students along the grand boulevards, winding alleyways & sweetly perfumed jardins of the city of lights. But today`s lesson will be very different
- & none of them are remotely prepared. Josie arrives in Paris desperate, alone, & hopeful that this trip might mend her broken heart. Ex-pat Riley is a long way from home & drifting further & further away from her husb&. Could Philippe provide the distraction she craves
- & can she gain the courage to break free? Jeremy is the dutiful husband of his famous actress wife. While she is busy filming on the banks of the Seine, he is content playing second fiddle. Until he meets Chantal... In the haze of a Paris summer, long-buried secrets rise to the surface & relationships are challenged. Can the lessons learned in one day change all of their tomorrows?

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Having travelled across West Africa for over ten years, Peter Biddlecombe`s often hilarious account of a long & lingering liaison dangereuse with the sixty per cent of the continent that is French-speaking is a highly readable, hugely entertaining introduction to the je ne sais quoi of French Africa. In countries such as Togo, Mali & Burkina Faso, Biddlecome encounters old-fashioned camel butchers, modern witch doctors who run mail-order companies, gold smugglers & counterfeiters who send their sons to Oxford. He also experiences a delicious foie gras of places: from eerie voodoo ceremonies in the old slave port of Ouidah to Italian ice-cream parlors in the middle of the Sahara desert. & Biddlecombe reveals not only Francophone Africa`s politics, often bizarre business traditions & culture, but also provides a mass of practical advice on everything from how to eat a water-rat to talking your way through a road block in the middle of an attempted coup. ...

The Lingo™ range features beautifully designed, quality playing cards with the world’s most popular foreign languages. Inside Lingo™ you’ll find a stack of essential translations for your next overseas adventure. Lingo™ has your trip covered, from basic greetings & introductions to eating out, moving around or finding a place to stay. Practical translations accompanied by intuitive, easy to learn pronunciations. ...

Marco Polo: The phrase books with Insider Tips! Never be lost for words again! Easy communication with the help of 'point to' picture icons Insider Tips: how to avoid faux pas abroad & 'blend in with the locals' Practical tear-out slip (Cheat Sheet!) with key phrases fits easily in a pocket or purse Eating & Drinking
- order the right meal with the menu decoder, including local specialities Up-to-date vocabulary including topics like Facebook, Skype, Sat Nav & Smart phones Never be lost for words again
- comprehensive dictionary section A whole chapter on slang & colloquial expressions

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In 1466 in the reign of Louis XI, Lyon was established as the home of the French silk industry which flourished over three centuries. This journal bears one of 3 designs exactly printed to recreate the appearance of traditional luxurious silk fabrics. These books have a subtly weighted magnetic strap for secure closing, satin ribbon page markers & a memento pouch. Smythe sewn, 160pages, acid-free paper, 92x 140mm. ...

In 1466 in the reign of Louis XI, Lyon was established as the home of the French silk industry which flourished over three centuries. This journal bears one of 3 designs exactly printed to recreate the appearance of traditional luxurious silk fabrics. These books have a subtly weighted magnetic strap for secure closing, satin ribbon page markers & a memento pouch. Smythe sewn, 160pages, acid-free paper, 92x 140mm. ...

The perfect companion for travelling to the France, this French phrase book contains everything you need to know in a way that's concise, accessible & easy-to-underst&. There are 2, 000 essential phrases, plus a 2, 000 word dictionary, themed sections, with pronunciation tables, word lists & grammer guides & easy-to-use two-colour text, with English terms in black & foreign terms in red for clarity, plus phonetic pronunciation in italic. ...