This collection of recipes represents the French home cooking as passed down through generations of food-loving families. Inspired by their mother, who passed on the secrets of her native Normandy cuisine, the book has been put together by Michel and Albert Roux. Divided into twelve regional chapters, each introduction gives an overview of the region and its culinary traditions. Typical recipes follow and each chapter concludes with a list of ingredients indigenous to that area.

Realizing that time is a vital factor in deciding what to make, the authors have created 150 simple and relatively inexpensive recipes. Arranged thematically, the recipes cover breakfasts and brunches, light summer and winter meals, formal summer and winter dinners and outdoor eating.

As well as Michel and Albert Roux, the talents of the leading food photographer Anthony Blake, the world-famous illustrator Paul Hogarth and Michael Broadbent, Master of Wine have combined to make New Classic Cuisine the culinary event of the 1980s.

A superb collection of 150 ultimate desserts for the home cook, this lavish book is the culmination of Roux's 35-year career as a chef. Every recipe is laid out in an accessible, easy-to-follow way, with details of ingredients, special equipment, and methods of preparation. 120 color illustrations. 25 drawings.

With more than 30 years experience as a chef at the top of his profession Michel Roux has garnered a vast wealth of culinary knowledge and expertise.

Pastry dispels the myth that pastry-making is complicated and beyond the reach of many cooks. Designed in an easy-to-follow format, this chunky compilation presents all the classic pastries in the simplest possible way, along with an inspiring collection of original recipes. Trained in the classic French style, and with more than thirty years experience as a top chef, Michel Roux has a wealth of culinary expertise to offer on this subject. Each chapter is based on a particular dough and starts with a step-by-step technique spread. The recipes that follow use the basic pastry in a variety of ways - both sweet and savoury. Recipes range from great classics, such as quiche lorraine, pecan pie and lemon tart, to contemporary ideas for canapés, seafood pastries and filo croustades. Classics are given a modern twist, while innovative recipes offer new flavour combinations or a lighter style of cooking. Superbly illustrated throughout, this cookbook is destined to become the new authoritative guide to pastry-making.