{"id":20222,"date":"2015-08-18T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=20222"},"modified":"2019-06-23T13:35:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T20:35:33","slug":"in-a-french-kitchen-melon-salad-with-shallot-vinaigrette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/in-a-french-kitchen-melon-salad-with-shallot-vinaigrette\/","title":{"rendered":"In A French Kitchen – Melon Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Muster enough energy to grate a zucchini from the garden and scoop out some melon balls and you’ll be blessed with a gorgeous and refreshing salad perfect for these steamy dog days of summer. Straight from the French countryside of Normandy, Susan Hermmann Loomis shares an array of mouthwatering dishes along with evocative stories, everyday tips, secrets, and eighty-five other recipes in her book, In A French Kitchen<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n One by one, you’ll meet the busy people, Susan’s friends and neighbors, from her adopted home of Louviers, France and the surrounding villages and towns of Normandy. French cooks make it look so simple, but how do they do it? Discover how French cooks turn even the simplest ingredients into a scrumptious meal without using fancy pots and pans or spending hours in the kitchen, and still look put together in the process.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Susan Herrmann Loomis goes straight to the source and insists that it is the French love of food, not a love of cooking itself, that propels them to produce meals daily. But it has to be good food that delights the senses – not just food for sustenance. They take care in choosing ingredients, planning and producing variety, making time, and insisting that family and friends sit at the table and enjoy meals.<\/p>\n