Monet's Palate Cookbook

Aileen Bordman & Derek Fell. Hardcover with dust jacket. English. First edition. Gibbs Smith, 2015. Secondhand. 176pp. Take a culinary journey in Monets footsteps with this book featuring recipes and photographs from his bucolic Normandy homeforward by Meryl Streep. Monet's Palate Cookbook brings to life Claude Monet's beloved kitchen garden at his exquisite home in Giverny, France. With sixty recipes drawn from Givernys farm-to-table tradition and the artists own cooking journals, the book explores Monets passion for gardening and includes detailed information about the herbs and vegetables he grew. On his two-acre vegetable garden, Monet grew zucchini, cherry tomatoes, radishes, pearl onions, brussels sprouts, asparagus, rosemary and mint. A few of the recipes are of French origin, such as the famous Normandy apple tart. Others are from locations abroad where he traveled, such as the Savoy Hotel in London where Monet acquired their recipe for Yorkshire pudding. Capturing Monet's lifestyle, Monets Palate Cookbook includes beautiful photographs by Steven Rothfeld, descriptions of the house interiors and gardens, French entertaining tips, and more.