This illustrated cookbook makes a wonderful gift and a memento for both locals and tourists. The illustrator has captured various landmarks around South Africa to accompany the many local recipes she has garnered from cooks around the country. Recipes include traditional Xhosa, Zulu, English, Afrikaans, Cape Malay, Indian, Portuguese and contemporary South African dishes.
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'Lehla is one of those amazing friends who is always full of fun, passion, love, patience and artistic talent. That's her personality and her cookbook reflects it perfectly-cook with a big smile on your face, a dollop of love, plenty of passion and masses of colour.' --Michaela Strachan
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LEHLA ELDRIDGE is a talented young illustrator and part-time actress who spends time between the UK and South Africa. As a cook she has spent a significant part of her life in and around kitchens, including a pub kitchen, London cafés and catering at her father's summer art school in Italy. She has also mastered the art of cooking for large numbers. The South African Illustrated Cookbook is Lehla's first book and she currently lives in Cape Town.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
south african gem.,
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This review is from: The South African Illustrated Cookbook (Paperback)
Lehla eldridge's 'The South African Illustrated Cookbook' is a slim paperback volume that a friend sent me as a gift.It nestles modestly between Delia Smith and Jamie Oliver on my kitchen shelf, those two enormous volumes (so difficult to read in bed) are not consulted as often or as lovingly. I love South African food, the warmth of the colours of it, the melting sunshine taste of it in the mouth, and this book captures perfectly the bright informality of the African table. Beautifully and humorously illustrated with watercolour impressions of people, markets, dogs and dishes, this is a must for anyone who enjoys the complete cooking experience from the first word of a carefully collected recipe to the last mouthful with friends and wine. And you can read it in bed. Lehla Eldridge has produced a gem.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderfully imaginative compendium of recipes,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The South African Illustrated Cookbook (Paperback)
Expertly compiled and wonderfully illustrated with watercolor drawings by Lehla Eldridge, The South African Illustrated Cookbook is a wonderfully imaginative compendium of recipes drawn from the culinary cultures of the Xhosa, Cape Malay, Zulu, English, Indian, Afrikaans, Portuguese, and new integrated South Africa. From Nontobeko's Steam Bread; Butternut Soup; Karen's Grilled Line Fish with Gourmet Smoortie; and Darling Evita's Dried Fruit Bobotie of Reconciliation; to Coconut Chicken; Jose's Pan-fried Fillets of Ostrich with Port and Cranberry Sauce; Langebaan Cinnamon Pumpkin; and Baked Pears in Red Wine; The South African Illustrated Cookbook offers mouth- watering, appetite satisfying dishes for every course of the family meal. This is a unique and highly recommended cookbook, ideal for multicultural dining clubs and ethnic cookbook collections.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ORIGIONAL AND UNIQUE,
By Mr Anthony M Rogers (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The South African Illustrated Cookbook (Paperback)
This cookbook does what many others have been unable or unwilling to do. It takes the reader on a senstive journey through South Africas beautiful people and the cuisine in a delightful pictorial way. Lehla is a great artist and a great chef. Lets hope she does many more books
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