French cuisine has a reputation for being delectable to eat but difficult to master. While a certain fuss has its place in high-end restaurants, this book focuses on the simple, splendid food that French cooks prepare at home. The French, who are just as pressed for time as their American counterparts, seek pleasure-filled meals made quickly from easy-to-find ingredients, with no special tools or techniques required. Everyday French Cooking offers you just that. It makes French cooking accessible to any home cook, with plenty of dishes you can make any night of the week. Enjoy making, sharing, and savoring over 150 simple recipes including: Melty Goat Cheese Salad with Honey and Pine Nuts, Chaudière of Scallops with Fines Herbes, Any-Day Chicken Sautá, Filets with Cherry and Red Wine Sauce, Pork Chops with Mustard-Caper Sauce, Roasted Salmon with Leeks, Wine, and Garlic, Classic French pizzas, Easy yet impressive dessert crèpes, Chocolate Pots de Crème, Lemon Tartlets Indeed, this book proves again and again that the joys of the French table are open to everyone. You can cook simply, yet dine beautifully, night after night. Book jacket.