Carole Bumpus - Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table: Book Two Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, Brittany, Loire and Auvergne: Savoring the Olde Ways

PRAISE FOR

BOOK TWO of
SEARCHING for FAMILY and TRADITIONS
at the FRENCH TABLE

For those of us who love France and also who have a deep respect and interest in the tales of the older generations, this book is a real gem. Carole and Josiane are invited into many households on their travels, and they provide wonderful snapshots of the families, their history, and that of the regions. The book is overflowing with descriptions of the wonderful regional produce and tales of times gone by.... The author has generously ended the book with a collection of some of the wonderful recipes for us to enjoy making in our kitchens, whilst embracing the flavors and traditions of French family life.... I would highly recommend this excellent book, and I am sure it will be enjoyed by anyone loving France, cooking, traditions, and history. A French culinary extravaganza!

TheColumbiaReview.com

PRAISE FOR

BOOK ONE of
SEARCHING for FAMILY and TRADITIONS
at the FRENCH TABLE

... engaging.... Bumpuss writing is perspicuous and economical.... The recipes, too, are enticing and detailed, and the book as a whole should appeal to Francophiles and ambitious cooks. A culinary adventure thats enhanced by familial and regional histories.

Kirkus Reviews

Mouth-wateringly delicious, evocative, and utterly charming.

French Book Worm, on Good Life France.com

These are stories of history and change, of cherishing traditions partly because of the sense that they may not continue forever, making them even more precious and Bumpuss recording of them even more vital....

Jeannette Ferrary, author of MFK Fisher and Me:
A Memoir of Food and Friendship

Caroles enthusiasm for the regions people, history, and culinary traditions leaps from the pages in this down-to-earth exploration of north-eastern France. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a glass of wine and dig in!

Fiona Valpy, author of The French for Love

This book is a gem.... If food, France, history, and culture interest you, then dont miss this book that perfectly combines all of these and more.

The French Village Diaries

Warning: Do not read this book if you are hungry or within reach of a credit card. You will end up cooking (and eating) all of the included recipes, or buying a ticket for the next flight to France, or bothall while devouring this book. Because, much like the dishes and stories she describes, Carole Bumpuss writing is simply delectable.

Pink Pangea

An evocative, charming, and mouth-watering journey into the heart of France. Recipes and traditionsfrom sea scallops to cream and almond tarts, to lamb-shaped Alsace cakes and a ride in a 1940s Deux Chevauxare perfectly matched with wines and cheeses from the regions. Retired family therapist Carole Bumpus shares joyous proof that families that eat together stay together, and simple pleasures make for lasting memories.

Deborah Lawrenson, author of
The Lantern and 300 Days of Sun

If you love all things French or just a good travelogue with a culinary angle, Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book One is for you. This wonderfully written culinary and travel memoir, the first in a planned series, combines a love for French culture and food with the personal reflections and stories of families the author meets during a road trip through Paris and three other regions.... Bumpus gives us a very personal glimpse into the people, places, and food of four regions of France. The narrative is engaging, highly descriptive, entertaining, warm-hearted, sometimes funny, and often touching. Her curiosity about what holds European families together reveals levels of the human experience that may focus on the culinary connections but goes far beyond a familys kitchen table. Highly recommended.

Kimberlee J Benart, Readers Favorite

This gorgeous bookpart travel memoir, part collection of regional French recipesconnects food to families and families to their ancestral lands. An intimate, enlightening, and satisfying read... From family stories of the French Resistance to dishing on President Chiracs favorite meal, this enjoyably intimate travel memoir will appeal to Francophiles and foodies everywhere.

Martha Conway, author of The Underground River: A Novel

SEARCHING for
FAMILY and TRADITIONS
at the FRENCH TABLE

Copyright 2020 by Carole Bumpus

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SEARCHING for
FAMILY and TRADITIONS
at the FRENCH TABLE
Book Two

I dedicate this book to my husband, Winston Bumpus, who has supported my love of culinary travels, my lust for discovering a good story, and my desire to share these stories with the world. My Book Sherpa, Extraordinaire! And to my son, Andrew Smith, who, along with my husband, has listened to me, helped me with recipe testing, and encouraged me at every turn. Both have their own stories waiting to be revealed, but in the meantime, they have supported my dream.

And, to my dear friend, Josiane Selvage, who took me by the hand and continued to lead me on this most incredible edible journey! As she says, We need to take more trips soon, so I dont have to rely on my own diaries. My life, and the lives of my family since Josiane, have never been the same. And we are all better people because of it.

I am more modest now, but I still think that one of the pleasantest of all emotions is to know that I, I with my brain and my hands, have nourished my beloved few, that I have concocted a stew or a story, a rarity or a plain dish, to sustain them truly against the hungers of the world.

M.F.K. Fisher

CHAPTER ONE
Paris and Ever Northward, Dunkirk

CHAPTER TWO
A Band de Pcheurs

CHAPTER THREE
Karyns Kitchen, Rouen

CHAPTER FOUR