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Essential Pepin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Edition: 2011
63
Recipes
39
Recipe reviews
4.0
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5.0
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Jacques Pepin's 2011 collection contains over 700 recipes, with 63 indexed on Cookbooker. The 39 member reviews of individual recipes average 4 out of 5 stars, with the most-reviewed dishes being Pear Gratin, Chicken Ballotine Stuffed with Red Rice or Spinach, Cheese, and Bread, and Sautéed Shallots and Haricot Verts. The cookbook itself received a 5 out of 5 rating

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  1. Chicken Ballotine Stuffed with Red Rice or Spinach, Cheese, and Bread
    ⭐ 5.0 · 2 reviews · Page 253
  2. Pear Gratin
    ⭐ 5.0 · 2 reviews · Page 506
  3. Chicken in Tarragon Sauce
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 262
  4. Fromage Fort
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 85
  5. Hot or Cold Leek Soup
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 12
  6. Mushrooms in Puff Pastry
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 444
  7. Piquant Steamed Broccoli with Lemon Sauce
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 416
  8. Quick Almond and Plum Cake
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 541
  9. Rice-Stuffed Zucchini
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 460
  10. Salmon Fillets in Basil Sauce
    ⭐ 5.0 · 1 review · Page 194
  11. Baguettes
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 132
  12. Caramelized Roast Pears
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 6
  13. Cauliflower Soup
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 16
  14. Chicken Chasseur
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 264
  15. Cream of Tomato Soup with Basil Oil
    ⭐ 4.0 · 1 review · Page 8

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9 years ago
This is a delicious cake and as the name implies it comes together quickly. The flavor of the sweet/tart plums in the tender almond cake is... Read review
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11 years ago
Not at all what I was expecting, this is a delicate European savory custard flavored with pumpkin, not a pumpkin-forward American side dish.... Read review
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This is warming and delicious. I have used this basic recipe/technique for various potato based soups and it always comes out velvety smoot... Read review
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