Book menu for My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme
ISBN of edition I read: 9780307474858
Food mentioned in My Life in France:
This is just a highlighted list: there are way too many delicious-sounding dishes in this book to list here!)
Moules marinieres, 5, 25
Boeuf Bourguignon, 5, 244
Canard a l'orange, 5
Sole meuniere, 15
Oysters on the half-shell, 18
Wine
Pouilly-Fume, 19, 49
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 29
Moselle, 40
Champagne, 54, 222
Montrachet, 54
Blanc de Blanc and cassis, 105
Salade verte, 19, 49
Cheese
Fromage blanc, 19
Camembert, 44
Cantal, 44
Brie, 44
Croissants, 24, 66, 67, 279
Pears, 25, 104
Grapes, 25
Rognons sautes au beurre, 28
Grenouilles a la provencale, 29
Sausages, 40
Hard-boiled eggs, 40
Baguettes, 40
Sole a la normande, 48
Prune (dessert), 49
Crepes flambees, 49
Strawberries, 54, 58, 222, 233
Cherries, 54
Crepes Suzettes, 64, 114
Cafe-au-lait, 66
Cheese tarts, 66
Coquilles Saint-Jacques, 66
Charlotte aux pommes, 66, 80
Charlotte Malakoff, 67, 237
Quiche Lorraine, 80
Creme Chantilly, 80
Souffle Grand Marnier, 80, 82, 108
Gateau de demi-siecle, 129-130
Aigo bouido, 195
Desires du roi (desset), 217
Pommes a la sevillane, 226
Tarte aux pommes, 227, 287
Bavarois a l'orange, 237
Mousseline au chocolat, 237
Reine de Saba, 258
Pouding pelerin, 297
Tarte au citron, 326
Books/authors mentioned in My Life in France:
Joy of Cooking / Irma Rombauer, 5, 137
Alice B. Toklas, 54, 99
Ernest Hemingway, 54
Colette, 57
Racine, 59
Moliere, 59
Larousse Gastronomique, 59, 118, 146, 213
La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange, 67
Clementine in the Kitchen / Samuel Chamberlain, 99
Honore de Balzac, 102
Happy Journeys / Thornton Wilder, 108
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 108
Candide, 120
Franz Kafka, 214
Ann Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, 244
Magazines mentioned in My Life in France:
Gourmet, 5
Vogue, 13
New York Post, 30
Time, 84, 148, 155, 275
Newsweek, 84
The New Yorker, 84, 155
Harper's, 118, 151
Fortune, 118, 155
Life, 128
Reader's Digest, 136
Cuisine et Vins de France, 138
Movies mentioned in My Life in France:
I Confess, 186
Music mentioned in My Life in France:
"Sur le Pont d'Avignon", 50
Discussion questions for My Life in France:
There are many photos throughout this memoir. Do you have a favorite?
Libraries/librarians mentioned in My Life in France:
pages 134, 181, 183, 194,
