Realizing that for many cooks time is a vital factor in deciding what to make, the authors have created 150 simple, easy to prepare and relatively inexpensive recipes, using fresh ingredients. Arranged thematically, the recipes cover breakfasts and brunches, light summer and winter meals, formal summer and winter dinners and outdoor eating. Each recipe is finished off with Roux hints on table decoration, wines and creating the right atmosphere. The authors also wrote "French Country Cooking".
Albert Henri Roux OBE (8 October 1935 – 4 January 2021) was a French restaurateur and chef working in Britain. He and his brother Michel Roux (1941-2020) operated Le Gavroche in London's Mayfair, the first restaurant in the UK to gain three Michelin stars. He helped train a series of chefs that went on to win Michelin stars. His son, Michel Roux, Jr., continued to run Le Gavroche until January 2024.