Miracle serves the important role of explaining to the author and the reader the mysteries of how French women eat. In college she put on some weight and was sent to her doctor. The author is a French woman who has lived in America for 30 years. On the second go I liked the book a lot more.
Stuck on the plane back from Berlin on Saturday I finished the book. I listened to 2/3rds of this book at least a year ago. The script is being adapted and should be ready soon. In September 2008, Hilary Swank's production company bought the film rights to French Women Don't Get Fat the plan is to make a romantic comedy with Mireille's famous French lifestyle message. In both, through her personal stories and illustrations, she espouses living life to the fullest by embracing quality, sensitivity, seasonality and pleasure while maintaining a healthy equilibrium. She followed up this book in fall 2006 with French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes and Pleasure. Her first book, French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure, became a runaway best seller around the globe in 2005. Internationally best-selling author Mireille Guiliano was for over 20 years the spokesperson for Champagne Veuve Clicquot and a senior executive at LVMH as well as CEO of Clicquot, Inc., the US firm she helped found in 1984 and was its first employee. Filled with stories from Mireille’s childhood in France, her life in Paris, Provence, and New York, and her extensive travels and meals for business and enjoyment, The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook is a beautiful, practical lifestyle guide to living well, eating wonderfully, and getting the most out of life with the least amount of stress. And once again, Mireille offers tips and tricks to reduce one’s waistline (including a secret family recipe from Mireille’s beloved Tante Berthe for a delicious breakfast that melts away pounds effortlessly). Eating pleasurably is just as important as eating healthfully, and Mireille does not neglect dessert and chocolate (essential components of any French woman’s diet) and incorporates advice on entertaining, menu planning, and wine selection.
Organized around Mireille’s three favorite pastimes-breakfast, lunch, and dinner-these recipes emphasize pure flavors, balanced ingredients, and easy cooking methods. Now, in her first-ever cookbook, she provides her millions of readers with the recipes that are the cornerstone of her philosophy-mouthwatering, simply prepared dishes that favor fresh, seasonal ingredients and yield high satisfaction. With French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano wrote the ultimate non–diet book on how to enjoy food and stay slim, sparking a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat offers a long-awaited collection of delicious, healthy recipes and advice on eating well without gaining weight.
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