West of Ireland Summers, a Cook Book: Recipes and Memories from an Irish Childhood [Paperback]

Tamasin Day-Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1999

In a vivid account of summers spent in the remote beauty of west Ireland, Tamasin Day-Lewis conjures up the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of family holidays. Her passion for cooking is evident in the dishes -- some traditional, others created by Day-Lewis to utilize the fresh local ingredients.

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WEST OF IRELAND SUMMERS was in THE INDEPENDENT'S 'The Ten Best Summer Cookbooks' on 4 August 03): 'This one, recalling the author's childhood summer is as suitable for the sun-lounger as it is for the kitchen. Day-Lewis presents traditional Irish recipes, as well as her own new ones, while Simon Wheeler, wh --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Tamasin Day-Lewis is one of Britain's finest food writers. She has produced and directed many television documentaries and appeared in two television series entitled 'Tamasin's Weekends' and 'Great British Dishes'. She also writes for Vogue, Stella, Saveur and Sainsbury's magazine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Pub (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570982805
• ISBN-13: 978-1570982804
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,143,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > European > Irish

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4.0 out of 5 stars The New Irish Cuisine, August 9, 2000

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John F. Stacks (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: West of Ireland Summers, a Cook Book: Recipes and Memories from an Irish Childhood (Paperback)

When I was first in Ireland more than a decade ago, the country was by and large a culinary wasteland. That has changed dramatically in recent years, as young chefs across the country have started first-rate restaurants. Along with that welcome development have come a group of Irish cookbooks that are also world class. The two-volume set called Gourmet Ireland by the couple that run the Belfast restaurant called Roskoff were, until now, the best of those books. Tamasin Day-Lewis'West of Ireland Summers is, I think, even better than the "Gourmet" pair. I had the good fortune to have been given the book just before I left for three weeks in the West of Ireland (Co. Clare) and prepared meal after meal according to Day-Lewis' instruction. I was impressed, to say the least. I'm thinking especially of the mussel chowder that I made twice during our stay, and the braised lamb shanks. Fabulous! I had the advantage of testing her book while sitting in the very part of the country about which she writes, and had the added advantage of being able to buy the wonderfully fresh mussels, and scallops (with their roe), and oysters and crab and prawns and, of course, the lamb every day. But don't wait to get to the West of Ireland to buy and use this book. I left my copy in the house in Clare, but am just now ordering a copy to keep here in the U.S. Tamasin Day-Lewis is, I believe, a sister to the actor? That's not important at all. What is important is, for example, the seafood risotto recipe in her book. The best I've ever had.