Product Overview
Discover the delicious flavors of the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa in this book from bestselling cookery writer Diana Henry. A culinary exploration of the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa "A glorious and magical feast for the senses" - Claudia Roden "An all-time classic. The book I'm happy to return to, over and over again. It's an utter joy to cook from, as it is to dig deep into the stories" - Yotam Ottolenghi "Diana Henry manages to guide you through recipes with very little instruction, because she's so precise with her working" - NEW YORK TIMES In Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons, Diana Henry has gathered together dishes that combine flavors in ways long forgotten - or not yet discovered - in many Western kitchens. Colorful, aromatic and perfumed ingredients, from leathery pomegranates with their insides bursting with ruby seeds, to flower-waters that allow you to drink in the scent of a garden, combine to bring an intoxicating whiff of warmer climes to your table and pleasure to your kitchen. CONTENTS INCLUDE: The Spice Trail Jewelled Persian rice; Harissa-marinated lamb with spiced mash & cinnamon onions Fragrance of the Earth Thyme, oregano & citrus roasted poussins; Lemon & rosemary cake A Bowl of Fresh Herbs Chermoula tuna with pomegranate couscous; Chilled avocado & coriander soup Sweet Cloves & Liquid Gold Catalan black rice; Salt-baked potatoes with crme frache & new season's garlic The Sweet & the Sour Pearl divers' rice; Adam's Caf's North African pickles Of Sea & Salt Pasta with two anchovy sauces; Rhone Ferryman's beef with camargue red rice Plundering the Stores Lamb & mint pilaf with Turkish cherry hosaf; Raisin & sherry ice cream Fruits of Longing Provenal roast lamb with figs, goat's cheese & walnuts; Moroccan lamb & quince tajine Curds & Whey Sweet potatoes with marinated feta & black olives; Ricotta ice cream with pomegranate Food from the Hearth Lamb pizza with preserved lemons; Piadina with caramelized onions, walnuts & taleggio Pith & Skin Pork with feta & spinach stuffing & cardamom-spiced oranges; Amalfi lemon & honey jam Heaven Scent Meringue & rose cake with summer berries; Mangoes with orange blossom & sweet labneh
