Elizabeth David Classics: Mediterranean Food, French Country Cooking, Summer Cooking

This book is a compilation of 3 of Ms. David's earlier works: Mediterranean Foods, French Country Cooking, and Summer Cooking. In each of these 3 works, the author emphasizes the unique aspects of ingredients particular to that region or time of the year. In addition to main dishes and desserts, the author provides ideas for picnic dishes, special occasions, and comments upon appropriate equipment. The introduction is by James Beard, and there are metric, British, American, and liquid measurement conversion tables included in addition to the index.