Cuisine Niçoise: Sun-Kissed Cooking from the French Riviera

Cuisine Niçoise: Sun-Kissed Cooking from the French Riviera

<DIV><p>From easy weeknight meals to more elaborate Sunday dinners, learn the recipes and cooking style from the "other" French cuisine---the one that forms the foundation of the Mediterranean diet and celebrates local, fresh and light. Cuisine Niçoise is designed with olive oil, rather than butter and cream; is light, rather than bathed in rich sauces. And it uses fresh, locally sourced produce.</p><p>Hillary Davis---food writer, cooking instructor, creator of the popular food blog Marché Dimanche, and resident of the Niçoise area for over eleven years---introduces us to Cuisine Niçoise the cooking from the south of France, from the region surrounding the city of Nice, in her compelling new cookbook.</p><p>Filled with information, tips, stories and recipes---Cuisine Niçoise is a complete guide with over 100 recipes and gorgeous color photographs, and includes:</p><p>Sidebars about ingredients, culture and shopping.</p><p>Additional recipes from three cutting-edge Niçoise chefs.</p><p>A section on typical Niçoise ingredients.</p><p>Contact information on restaurants and the hours of open-air markets.</p><p>Recipes include:</p><ul> <li>Creamless Creamy Chickpea and Sage Soup</li> <li>Naked Meatballs</li> <li>Mini Pan Bagnat</li> <li>Candied Olive Polenta with Tomato Salad</li> <li>Traditional Salade Niçoise</li> <li>Savory Rice Pudding with Spinach and Parmesan</li> <li>Pistou Tomato Tart in a Basil Crust</li> <li>Salmon with Summer Vegetables and White Wine Sabayon</li> <li>Limoncello Cake with Towering Meringue</li> <li>Peach and Raspberry Salad with Dark Chocolate Sorbet</li> <li>Madame's Peaches and Cream Tart</li></ul></div>