Mediterranean grains and greens : a book of savory, sun-drenched recipes
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060172510
- ISBN: 0060172517
- ISBN: 0060172517
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Physical Description:
xv, 368 pages ; 24 cm
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, ©1998.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-356) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1 A Bowl of Leafy Greens 1 -- 2 Breads and Pastries 10 -- 3 Soups 60 -- 4 Appetizers 92 -- 5 Salads 131 -- 6 Light Meals 158 -- 7 Main Course Dishes 202 -- 8 Side Dishes 279 -- 9 Sweet Greens and Grains 323 -- 10 Sauces, Condiments, and Seasonings 341 -- Appendix A Notes on Wild Edible Greens Popular in the Mediterranean Kitchen 348. |
Summary, etc.: | "Paula Wolfert is passionate about the Mediterranean--its landscape, its people, its culture, and above all, its rich culinary tradition. Her five earlier cookbooks celebrated the sensuous pleasures of the Mediterranean kitchen and introduced a previously uninitiated American audience to an exciting new way of cooking and eating." "In her eagerly awaited Mediterranean Grains and Greens, Wolfert continues that tradition, focusing on the delectable grains and greens-based dishes she discovered as she spent five years traversing the Mediterranean region, from Spain in the west to Israel, Lebanon, and Syria in the east, with stops in France, Italy, Turkey, and Greece." "Here are bountiful breads (Mirsini's Spiced Barley Bread); mouthwatering pastries (Spicy Beef, Olives, and Capers in Semolina Pastry Turnovers); nourishing comfort soups (Garlic Soup with Leafy Greens); crisp salads of mixed greens, cooked green salads, and savory grain salads (Samira's Tabbouleh with Parsley, Bulgur, Cinnamon, and Cumin); unusual desserts (Tunisian Homemade Couscous with Golden Raisins); and accompanying sauces, condiments, and seasonings. Though Mediterranean Grains and Greens is not a vegetarian cookbook, meat, fish, and poultry, when they appear, are used primarily as condiments and flavor enhancers rather than the main focus of a meal." "Throughout, Wolfert explains the historical and cultural significance of her dishes, sharing traditional preparation techniques as well as her adaptations for the American home kitchen. Ever conscious of the availability of ingredients in this country, she recommends readily available alternatives found in grocery stores and farmer's markets. Whether foraging for wild "apron greens" in the Turkish countryside, "listening" to risotto in Venice to tell if it's ready to eat, making homemade rustic pasta on the island of Crete, baking Sardinian flatbread the old-fashioned way, scrambling eggs with kofte along the Euphrates, or preparing the unusual "black paellas" of Valencia, Paula Wolfert shares her adventures in the engaging first-person stories that accompany each recipe. This comprehensive collection invites Paula Wolfert's loyal fans and followers to rediscover the joys of Mediterranean living, cooking, and eating right along with her. Like her earlier works, the enticing, wide-ranging Mediterranean Grains and Greens is destined to become a kitchen classic, a book that every serious cook, armchair traveler, and lover of good food will want to own. Book jacket."--Jacket. |
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Subject: | Cooking, Mediterranean Cooking (Cereals) Cooking (Greens) |
Genre: | Cookbooks. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Woodbury Public Library. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Woodbury Public Library | 641.5918 WOLFERT (Text) | 34018076721366 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | 641.591822 WOLFERT (Text) | 32544072695421 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | S 641.59 WOLME (Text) | 34005078738266 | Storage | Available | - |
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Mediterranean Grains and Greens : A Book of Savory, Sun-Drenched Recipes
Paula Wolfert, a resident of San Francisco, is the author of five previously published cookbooks. She is a contributor to numerous publications, including Gourmet, Food and Wine, Eating Well, Saveur, and the New York Times. She has won the Julia Child Award, the James Beard Award, the M. F. K. Fisher Award, the Tastemaker Award, and was a finalist for Britain's prestigious Andre Simon Award.