At Josie's - French Creole Recipe Book
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Originally from Reunion Island and now based in France, the chef invites you to explore her family kitchen. This cookbook includes: 12 main dishes 5 delicious starters 4 exotic desserts All carefully selected to take you on a journey without leaving your kitchen. From sausage rougail to fish cari, crispy samosas, chili candies, and a delicious yogurt cake, each recipe is presented simply, with personal tips for rediscovering the true flavors of the island.
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About this book
At Josie's is a compact cookbook by Boqetly Reore, a chef originally from Réunion Island who now lives in France. The book collects recipes from her family kitchen, organized into starters, main dishes, and desserts. Réunion is a small French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, where Creole cooking draws on French, Indian, Chinese, and East African food traditions. That mix of influences gives the island's cuisine a distinct character, visible in the range of dishes gathered here.
The collection includes 21 recipes in total: five starters, twelve main courses, and four desserts. Among them are sausage rougail, a tomato-based dish common across Réunion households, and fish cari, a curry-style preparation that reflects the island's Indian Ocean roots. Samosas and chili candies appear alongside a yogurt cake, showing how the cookbook moves between savory and sweet. Each recipe is presented with personal tips from the author, aimed at home cooks working with ingredients available outside the island. The book is a short, focused introduction to a regional cooking style shaped by centuries of migration and exchange across the Indian Ocean.
