Spanish Kitchen [Hardcover]

Jane Lawson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2006

Laden with garlic, olive oil, and exotic spices like saffron, Spanish cuisine is seductive, passionate and utterly delicious. Say hola! to a new way of cooking — and eating — in this stylish new cookbook from popular chef, Jane Lawson.

• For years, the cuisines of France and Italy have stolen the spotlight from their Mediterranean neighbor, Spain. At last, the rest of the world is discovering what Spaniards from Madrid to Seville have savored for centuries.

• Spanish Kitchen is author Lawson’s personal celebration of Spain’s growing reputation as the new center of innovative cuisine in Europe.

• From Tasca (small plates to share) and Cocina (main meals) to Postres (desserts), Lawson has artfully reinvented traditional Spanish dishes with modern flair.

• The food of Spain is meant to be shared. Nibble a tortilla Espanola, savoring its decadent layers of potato; plunge into saffron-scented paella, brimming with seafood and sausage; and dip your spoon into a creamy flan with a friend.

• This delectable cookbook is filled with evocative photography and plenty of easy-to-follow recipes sure to inspire home cooks and travelers everywhere.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (October 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592233716
• ISBN-13: 978-1592233717
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,823,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Lawson takes a traditional dish and adds modern innovations, February 5, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spanish Kitchen (Hardcover)

Jane Lawson takes a traditional dish and adds modern innovations, and her SPANISH KITCHEN reflects the new Spanish kitchen idea, so rather than the usual focus on paella, there are dishes here you won't find anywhere else - but based on classics. A 'Seafood Fideula' thus mirrors paella but is made with noodles, and a 'Shrimp Tortillas with Herbed Yogurt' reflects Moorish influences. Color photos and dishes which are surprisingly easy to prepare with familiar ingredients make this a winning pick for any ethnic cookbook collection, while the focus on innovations offers up something different to cooks who already own Spanish cuisine guides.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More modern than I'd like, February 6, 2011

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M. Braman "Tune-head" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spanish Kitchen (Hardcover)

This book was a very cheap purchase...it was less than 2 dollars used. However, I don't find it to be a very useful book for really cooking Spanish food. It's written by an Austrailian who travelled around Spain. It's not traditional Spanish cooking, and it doesn't try to be, but it has recipes that blend a lot of other cooking techniques together. I'd call the recipes "Spanish Influenced" and that isn't what the book would offer from the cover and title. It will probably go out the door quickly, since I own a lot of cookbooks, and I won't miss it.