Roast Lamb in the Olive Groves : A Mediterranean Cookbook

Mediterranean cuisine meets idyllic island life. __Roast Lamb in the Olive Groves__ presents the quintessence of Mediterranean cooking: healthy, fresh ingredients used in delicious flavor combinations that are easy to prepare. Try your hand at real tzatziki and tasty dolmades; learn a fuss-free way to prepare grilled meats and seafood; cook up one of Belinda's warm pies on a cold winter night; and mix a glorious daiquiri for a warm summer evening with friends. Belinda's recipes are inspired by her time spent on the island of Paxos, a getway in the Mediterranean where by happy accident of history and geography, Greek and Italian cuisines meet. The robust, traditional flavors of Greek food are lifted with Italian style and panache, delivering a treasure trove of tastes. __Roast Lamb in the Olive Groves__ shows how the ancient can be very modern indeed. A collection of delicious Mediterranean recipes. A mix of modern and traditional Greek recipes, all inspired by the quaint and picturesque island of Paxos. This cookbook will appeal to fans of Mediterranean cuisine as well as those inspired by Greek island life. On the sleepy and beautiful Ionian island of Paxos, the local people still follow the old ways. They cook from ancient recipes: simple dishes, handed down the generations until they seem to have become part of the collective unconscious - in which good ingredients are allowed to speak for themselves. The food on this little island is special, because by happy accident of history and geography, Paxos is the place where Greek and Italian cuisines meet. Here, you have the simplicity and robust flavours of traditional Greek food, lifted with Italian style and panache. The result is the quintessence of Mediterranean cooking - healthy, fresh ingredients used in delicious flavour combinations that are easy to prepare. Try your hand at real Tzatsiki and tasty Dolmades; learn a fuss-free way to prepare grilled meats and seafood; cook up one of Belinda's warm pies on a cold winter night, and mix a glorious daquiri for a warm summer evening with friends. How many times have you fallen in love with something you have tasted on holiday, only to be disappointed when trying to recreate it at home? Roast Lamb in the Olive Groves not only brings a treasure-trove of tastes home safely, it shows how these dishes can be made dazzling and inspiring for modern cooks to serve at home. In sparkling, original recipes that are true to the spirit of Paxiot cooking, it shows how the ancient can be very modern indeed. On The Sleepy And Beautiful Ionian Island Of Paxos, The Local People Still Follow The Old Ways. They Cook From Ancient Recipes: Simple Dishes, Handed Down The Generations Until They Are Instinctive - In Which Good Ingredients Are Allowed To Speak For Themselves. The Food On This Little Island Is Special, Because By Happy Accident Of History And Geography, Paxos Is The Place Where Greek And Italian Cuisines Meet. Here, You Have The Simplicity And Robust Flavours Of Traditional Greek Food, Lifted With Italian Style And Panache. The Result Is The Quintessence Of Mediterranean Cooking - Dishes That Are Simple To Prepare, With Fresh, Healthy Ingredients In Imaginative Combinations. Learn How To Make Real Tzatziki; Roast Lamb On A Spit And Prepare Octopus; Cook One Of Belinda’s Warm Pies On A Cold Winter Night, Or Concoct Fresh Watermelon Daiquiris For Friends On A Warm Summer Evening. Many Times, You Fall In Love With Something You Have Tasted On Holiday, Only To Be Disappointed When Trying To Recreate It At Home. Roast Lamb In The Olive Groves Not Only Brings A Treasure-trove Of Tastes Home Safely, It Shows How These Dishes Can Be Made Dazzling And Inspiring For Modern Cooks To Serve At Home. In Sparkling, Original Recipes That Are True To The Spirit Of Paxiot Cooking, It Shows How The Ancient Can Be Very Modern Indeed. The beautiful Greek island of Paxos is special: after 400 years of Venetian rule, this is where Greek and Italian cuisines meet. Here, the simple, robust flavours of Greece have been infused with a little Italian style and panache. On Paxos, the islanders still follow the old ways, foraging, tending animals and cooking ancient, simple dishes – dishes that taste glorious. They remind us of something that, deep down, we always knew – that food is better, when it is truthful. Writer and cook Belinda Harley brings us a treasure-trove of traditional recipes, and precious food lore that has almost died out in the modern world of convenience foods; then in fresh, original recipes, she uses their ingredients to create sparkling new dishes to inspire cooks at home. Part cookbook, part aromatic slice of Greek life, this is one of the most enchanting and evocative food books to appear for a long time. ebook A Celebration Of Mediterranean Island Culinary Traditions Places An Emphasis On Healthy Ingredients And Simple Flavor Combinations And Includes A Variety Of Dolmades, Grilled Seafoods And Seasonal Cocktails.