About Serge de Thaey

Serge de Thaey is a professional organic restauranter, who has for a long time established a steady stream of visitors to his ecological centre Living Earth.  He has developed many forms of organic and vegetarian cooking for individuals and professionals both in France and Quebec, and he has been influential in establishing the inclusion of organic meals in school cantines in Isere.  His books include...

Cuisine bio pour fruits de saison : 130 Recettes salées et sucrées

Fig salad with feta and basil, vegetarian tagine with quince, greengage rounds, chocolate fondant with cherries... These are some of the 130 original recipies that are easy to make, delicious and are light in sugars and fat. Recipies that are just as suitable for every day as they are for parties, fruit plays its part with importance.  To benefit from their virtues, Serge de Thaey recommends that you choose organic, seasonal produce that is locally produced. This book gives you the opportunity to rediscover the benefits of apricots, chestnuts, raspberry and twenty other fruits that are grown in France. For each fruit, we discover it's history, seasonality, the best varieties, nutritional values and how to store and use it.

The Way to Good Soup !

The return of the soup, which is good news for all because soup is hearty, varied and sociable food. Soup can be served as a starter, main meal or even a desert.  Those presented by Serge de Thaey are all health recipes, using organic produce and avoiding the addition of fats and the main ingredients are vegetables, cereals and fruits. The book is full of pleasant surprises and the recipes will add colour to our tables all year round. The dull brothel that some of us may have had as a child has been replaced by a bouquet of delicate flavours, and the earthy cooking brings us recipes that are clear, simple and accompanied by Serge's interesting comments, based on the fruits of his experience.  Rejuvenating the traditional recipes, he brings us an imaginative collection of recipies which turn seasonal produce into a wonderful marriage of flavours.