Mma Ramotswe's Cookbook [Hardcover]

Stuart Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2009

'This woman who was everything to him - mother, Africa, wisdom, understanding, good things to eat' - Mr Matekoni on 'Precious Ramotswe'. Pull up a chair and join Mma Ramotswe at the table as she celebrates the flavours of the bestselling series "The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency". Discover the favourite recipes of our 'traditionally built' heroine and her friends, accompanied by lavish photography - sumptuous stews for sharing, fabulous fruit cakes for eating under shady trees, with redbush tea of course, and the spices, traditions and culture of Botswana that make every meal together special. Welcome Precious, her friends and the sunshine of Botswana into your kitchen. It offers a traditionally-built feast for all the senses! It features a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith. It includes photography by Mats Ogren Wanger and Ulf Nermark.

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About the Author

Stuart Brown lives in Edinburgh and is a charity worker and journalist and a former BBC Producer. His work regularly takes him to Africa and the United States.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Polygon Press (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184697139X
• ISBN-13: 978-1846971396
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #891,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stuart Brown lives in Edinburgh and is a charity worker and journalist and a former BBC Producer. His work regularly takes him to Africa and the United States.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At long last, Botswana on the world's platter!, February 13, 2010

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Julia Majaha-Jartby "traditionally cheerful" (Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This is a very colorful book for the coffee table or for trying southern African culinary. The beautiful pictures and concise recipe texts take the reader around in Mma Ramotswe's style. The book captures the movements of the traditionally-built Mma Ramotswe in a graceful manner. For me, a Motswana living abroad, it triggers the nostalgia of the happiness that cooking is meant to bring to our daily lives. The only little snag for cooks using the metric system is the need to convert to imperial measures.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Botswana in your kitchen, January 23, 2010

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M B Fay "jivagil" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews

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A really delightful book with interesting tidbits of information about Botswana as well as truly useful, tasty, and easy to make recipes. Nice photos, too. I made the Car-Patchy-Oww! meat dish and it was good. If I can cook something from this book, ANYBODY can do it! The fans of Alexander McCall-Smith and Mma. Ramotswe will really like this book. It is a wonderful addition to the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency library!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For fans of Mma Ramotswe, a delicious read, December 26, 2009

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Ann Marlowe (New Haven, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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Devotees of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency will eat this up. The photography of Botswana's people, places, and foods is lush, and the writing is even better. Stuart Brown's lively text merges seamlessly with quotes from McCall Smith's books. As for the recipes, they're not really the main point here, but all are clearly presented and many are inviting. And if you ever need to know how to roast a haunch of springbok, here you go!