Plat du Jour: French Dinners Made Easy

Embrace everyday cooking with Susan Loomis’s Plat du Jour, her appealing take on the French formule.

Discover the pleasures of cooking—and eating—with this French approach to everyday meals. Featured on bistro menus and dinner tables throughout France, the plat du jour is the centerpiece of a two-course meal, a formula that Susan Loomis cleverly presents here. By pairing substantial main dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignon, Poule au Pot, and Bouillabaisse, with just the right starter, side, and...