From her tiny country restaurant where she cooks solo, and the little nearby property where she grows her food, Annie Smithers brings a year of seasonal French farmhouse-inspired menus. In Annie’s Farmhouse Kitchen, Annie draws on her three decades of experience to guide readers through the art of planning a menu, mastering timing and mise en place, and taking joy from the careful processes, charm and rituals of each season. Food as a vehicle for Annie’s farmhouse kitchen Annie Smithers bringing together loved ones is at the heart of every menu, with glorious dishes of simple, rustic food for the shared table. Throughout, Annie offers a gentle reassurance that practice is key, whether mastering the richest chocolate marquise, the most excellent shortcrust pastry, or a perfect roast duck.