Monet's Table : The Cooking Journals of Claude Monet by Claire Joyes, 1990 HC

CONTENTS FOREWORD THE TASTE OF AN ERA A Turn of the Century Table The development of Monet's cuisine The Rotunda Drawing Room The Hoschedes and Chateau de Rottenbourg LIFE AT GIVERNY Pride of Place Creating a home and a retreat from the world Florimond's Kitchen-Garden Imposing order upon nature, for the benefit of the table LIFE WITH MONET AND ALICE The Family Table Domestic life and the daily routine Picnics and Celebration Lunches Rituals to celebrate the rhythm of the seasons Birds of Passage Family excursions and special visitors THE RECIPES Soups -- Eggs -- Sauces -- Appetizers and Side Dishes -- Poultry -- Meat -- Game -- Fish -- Desserts -- Teas -- Jams -- Preserves INDEX General Recipes