Cooking with Herbs & Spices [Hardcover]

Linda Tubby (Author), Manisha Gambhir Harkins (Author), Peter Cassidy (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2006

With so many exciting varieties of herbs and spices now available, cooking with them has never been so inspiring. There are enticing recipes for Soups and Salads, such as Mint and Parsley Salad, and original Starters and Light Meals like Baked Ricotta and Herb Terrine. Main Courses include Fried Bream Thai-Style and Coriander Chicken with Fenugreek, while Vegetables includes Sage Buttered Baby Leeks and aubergine Imam Bayildi, Pasta, Rice and Bread are given wonderfully intense flavours in dishes such as Purple Basil Ravioli with Truffle Butter and Perfumed Persian Pulow. Finally, Sweet Things features the indulgent Fig on a Cushion with Thyme-scented Syrup and the delicious Mexican Chocolate with Vanilla Cream. *A unique collection of delicious recipes from around the globe. *Luscious photography by Peter Cassidy.

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About the Author

Peter Cassidy is a London-based photographer and food lover. He specializes in food and travel and his work appears in books and magazines, including Food and Travel, Livingetc., and FHM, For Ryland Peters & Small he has photographed Easy Sushi, Salads, Grill Pan Cooking & Cooking with Apples & Pears.

Manisha Gambhir-Harkins won the Guild of Food Writers' Award for Food Journalist of the Year in 1999. She has appeared on BBC Radio and Carlton Food Network Television.

Linda Tubby is a leading London food writer and food stylist. Her work appears in magazines such as "Food and Travel", "BBC Good Food", and "Waltrose Food Illustrated".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small (October 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845972325
• ISBN-13: 978-1845972325
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,609,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid photos and delicious recipes all combined with a plethora of information!, March 19, 2009

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foodieman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking with Herbs & Spices (Hardcover)

This is one of my favorite cookbooks! It has some of the best food photography I've ever seen, making it both very easy and very hard to pick a recipe to make since you know what each dish looks like, but EVERYTHING looks good.

I'm an avid cook, and love to cook with all sorts of herbs and spices, but this book taught me quite a bit, which is something I love in a cookbook. It's more than a collection of fantastic recipes, it also has excellent introductions and a glossary with loads of information about the herbs and spices used and the exotic dishes themselves. You'll find herbs and spices you'd never heard of, like epazote, sumac, and ajowan seeds, as well as familiar favorites like cinnamon, thyme, and parsley. Each recipe is also very detailed to make it easy to follow, with lots of good tips thrown in to improve the results.

The recipes inside span a wide variety of cuisines, but each is authentically presented. About half the dishes are authentic foreign recipes, from Thai to Persian, while the other half are interesting original creations. So far I haven't found a single recipe that hasn't turned out fantastically well.

In short, I'd definitely recommend it! It's also a great gift for any cook.

5.0 out of 5 stars cooking with herbs and spices, August 9, 2010

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This review is from: Cooking with Herbs & Spices (Hardcover)

Excellent recipes! Advice. This is a real winner for cooking with herbs and spices!