Hot Sun, Cool Shadow

More than a decade ago, Angela Murrills and husband Peter Matthews began their love affair with the Languedoc, an area in southern France near the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees. One of Europe's oldest and most historic regions, it is rich with wonders including wild white horses, Roman ruins, and Carcassonne, Europe's greatest fortified town. What really drew them to this area, however, was the locals' love of food and wine. As their dream of owning a French home intensified, they began to discover another way of livinga slower one based on gastronomic pleasure and the really important things in life: hunting for mushrooms, morning trips to the bakery and heated debates about the best way to make cassoulet. Capturing the essence of the slow food movementthe discovery and preservation of authentic culinary traditionsHot Sun, Cool Shadow is an unabashed celebration of the joys of food and life's simple pleasures. Fortified by mouthwatering recipes and charming duotone illustrations, Murrills' savory prose pays homage to the connection between the history, the food, and the people of the Languedoc.Murrills, Angela is the author of 'Hot Sun, Cool Shadow', published 2008 under ISBN 9780762747474 and ISBN 0762747471.