A unique work of literary and culinary joie de
vivre, part food memoir, part recipe book, French Cooking for One is a
personal and quirky take on Édouard de Pomiane's classic. With over 160
recipes, including a majority of vegetarian ones, with piquant
storytelling and feminist wit, this is a working cook's book with French
flair, bursting with life.

French cuisine, classic though it is, still holds delicious
surprises worth exploring. Whether cooking for one on a daily or an
occasional basis, cooking well for yourself means cherishing yourself
and your appetites, joyously giving yourself pleasure, opening yourself
to new experiences. This book will encourage you to do all that.

From
quick bites for busy days to sumptuous main courses for those who enjoy
spending more time in the kitchen, the focus throughout is on dishes
that are simple and fun to prepare, and results that are mouthwatering
to contemplate and, of course, to eat.

Mixed in with
the recipes are stories and vignettes of Michèle Roberts’ childhood in
Normandy and her life in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, plus original ink
drawings full of charm and humour.