bonne femme

American  

[bawn fam] / bɔn ˈfam /

adjective

French Cooking.

1. prepared in simple style, as in a cream sauce containing mushrooms.

   fillet of sole bonne femme.

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Etymology

Origin of bonne femme

First recorded in 1815–25, bonne femme is from French à la bonne femme literally, “in the manner of a good housewife”

Example Sentences

I bought the bar a round and a double order of garlicky poulet bonne femme for whomever wished to eat.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2015

Bocuse preaches in favor of provincial simplicity in the tradition of the bonne femme who relies more on basic ingredients than complicated technique.

From Time Magazine Archive

We may compare Fr. bonhomme, which now means generally an old fool, and bonne femme, good-wife, goody.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

She manifested her existence sometimes by complaining of the romping of the children overhead, who called her the "bonne femme."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 by Various

On her head was a drawn bonnet of green silk, lined with white silk, of a style called a la bonne femme.

From The Brotherhood of Consolation by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott