Summer Kitchens
Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine
1st Edition
Published on 25. June 2020
352 pages
978-1-5266-2289-1 (ISBN)
Description
'A complete revelation' Nigella Lawson
Olia Hercules owes some of her earliest and fondest memories to the 'summer kitchens' of her parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends in Ukraine. These small buildings are separate from the main house, and always positioned near a fruit plot or veg patch so families can enjoy the home-grown produce as it ripens, and preserve the surplus in preparation for winter.
The number of summer kitchens is dwindling these days, but there is still so much we can learn about making the most of the vibrant summer produce throughout the rest of the year. Summer Kitchens contains recipes such as Borsch with duck and smoked pears, Burnt aubergine butter and tomato toast, Pot roast chicken with herb crème fraîche, Nettle, sorrel and wild garlic soup and Poppyseed babka.
With beautiful photography and writing on the people and lush landscapes of Ukraine, this book will transport you to idyllic summer kitchens past and present.
Olia Hercules owes some of her earliest and fondest memories to the 'summer kitchens' of her parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends in Ukraine. These small buildings are separate from the main house, and always positioned near a fruit plot or veg patch so families can enjoy the home-grown produce as it ripens, and preserve the surplus in preparation for winter.
The number of summer kitchens is dwindling these days, but there is still so much we can learn about making the most of the vibrant summer produce throughout the rest of the year. Summer Kitchens contains recipes such as Borsch with duck and smoked pears, Burnt aubergine butter and tomato toast, Pot roast chicken with herb crème fraîche, Nettle, sorrel and wild garlic soup and Poppyseed babka.
With beautiful photography and writing on the people and lush landscapes of Ukraine, this book will transport you to idyllic summer kitchens past and present.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-2289-1 (9781526622891)
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06/2020
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
€32.50
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Person
Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and forged a career as a chef in the UK. She is the author of the award-winning cookbooks Mamushka and Kaukasis. Her new book, Summer Kitchens, is a return to the people, landscape and recipes that continue to beckon her home.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- THE SUMMER KITCHEN
- A TASTE OF UKRAINE
- Fermenting, pickling and preserving THE SEPTEMBER SESSIONS
- Breakfasts and bites FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET
- Broths and soups A NOURISHING BOWL
- Bread, pasta and dumplings THE ALCHEMY OF FLOUR AND WATER
- Vegetables FROM FIELD AND FOREST
- Meat and fish FROM PASTURE, RIVER AND SEA
- Cakes, desserts and pastries LIFE IS SWEET
- SUMMER KITCHEN MEMORIES
- MENU SUGGESTIONS
- INGREDIENTS
- SUPPLIERS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- eCopyright
