Book excerpt: “The best cookbook no one’s ever heard of.” —Mark Bittman, former New York Times food columnist “One of the great cookbooks of all time.” —The Mail on Sunday The rediscovered classic cookbook on the essentials of authentic, back-to-basics European cuisine—with over 300 recipes from 25 countries, including France, Spain, Greece, Italy, and more Award-winning food writer Elisabeth Luard joyously salutes the foundations of modern Western cooking with recipes collected during more than 25 years of travel and research, many of them spent living in rural France, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy. Divided into 14 sections, The Old World Kitchen includes recipes for: • Vegetable Dishes • Potato Dishes • Corner Cupboard Dishes • Noodles and Dough-Based Dishes • Barnyard and Dairy • Fish and Seafood • Poultry • Small Game • Pork • Shepherd’s Meats • Beef, Reindeer, and Grilled Meats • Breads and Yeast Pastries • Sweet Dishes • The Rustic Kitchen This definitive collection of over 300 time-tested recipes from 25 European countries is an indispensable guide to the simple, delicious, and surprisingly exotic dishes of peasant Europe.