Aceasta carte contine o selectie de retete, unele foarte simple, altele mai complexe, din Franta si din alte tari. Retetele sunt extrem de simplu de urmarit, fiecare fiind prezentata intr-un chenar, alaturi de o fotografie. Informatiile utile precum timpul de pregatire, gradul de dificultate si diverse sfaturi practice sunt de asemenea prezentate.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small.