Product Details

• Published on: 2003-09-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Synopsis
Secrets from an Vegetarian Kitchen is part of an exciting series of cookery books which are now being released at incredible value in paperback. The books reveal the tried and tested secrets passed down from generation to generation through families. These tips and techniques are the key to successful cooking. Nadine Abensur cuisine is colourful, exotic and highly inventive, representing the very best of contemporary vegetarian cooking. Follow her approach and relax; you'll be surprised how enjoyable and easy vegetarian cookery can be. Mouth-watering recipes such as fennel and ricotta terrine, pumpkin soup with spinach and Greek yoghurt and chicory with blueberries and walnuts in a dolcelatte sauce, will suit every occasion, whether it is a simple family meal or a grand dinner party. Her dishes are zesty, dramatic and eclectic, reflecting her French, Moroccan and Jewish origins highlighting Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours, with a liberal sprinkling of Indian and Oriental flavours.

Customer Reviews

Memories from a European, Jewish, Moroccan childhood revisited......
`Nadine's cuisine is colourful, exotic and highly inventive, representing the very best of contemporary vegetarian cooking. Secrets from a Vegetarian Kitchen contains 100 of
her mouth-watering recipes.
There is also a description of the main ingredients and an account of the essential cooking techniques....'

160 shiny pages, split over 9 chapters:-

Tales from a small kitchen
How to cook a vegetable
Unusual ingredients
Basic recipes
Soups
Starters
Salads and vegetables
Main courses
Desserts

with a full index.

Each recipe is well written with an opening relevant note, the number of servings, list of ingredients and a clear method.
I think it would be fair to say that this delightful book is a little sparse on photography with only 20 double-page spreads altogether, but they are truly mouth-watering photgraphs!


Recipes include:-

Harira
Pumpkin Soup with Spinach
Vegetable Sushi
Leek and Almond Terrine
Olive Focaccia
Braised Fennel
Orange and Black Olive Salad
Filled Mushrooms in their Golden Cage
Mushroom Wellington
Spinach Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
Couscous Royale
Grain Dauphinois
Layered Vegetable Filo Pie
Strawberry Risotto
Pastilla
Tofu Marsala
Rose Petal Queen Dream
Chocolate Truffle Cake
Baklawa with Rose Water
Individual Crumbles with Crème Angalise
Lemon Tart
Crème Brulée