Foolproof Mediterranean Cookery: Step by Step to Everyone's Favourite Mediterranean Recipes

By Claudia Roden

Book Overview

Throughout the Mediterranean region--from the South coasts of Spain and France through Italy to Greece, Turkey, and the Middle East, and along the coast of North Africa--people are passionate about the food they eat and produce. The result is a rich variety of dishes made from sun-ripened fruit and vegetables, olive oil and garlic, meat and fresh herbs, and seafood and grains. In Foolproof Mediterranean Cookery, award-winning author Claudia Roden brings you 40 classic recipes from the region. All the dishes use readily available ingredients and there's even a special menu section at the back of the book to help you plan your perfect meal.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0563534966
• ISBN13: 9780563534969
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.1" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great food, easy recipies

I love this cookbook! My husband and I heard about the Mediterranean diet, so we thought we'd experiment a little. This cookbook has great recipies and is easy to follow. Great commentary on the use of ingredients and the cuisine itself. The only thing I don't like is some of the measurements are not standard, or it will call for "8 tomatoes" instead of a measurement, or just "salt" instead of a measurement. We were able to get it close enough the first time around, and then we can tweak it for the next time. I would love to get another cookbook from this author.

Excellent recipes!

This recipe book has delicious, healthy, and simple to make recipes. Truly a worthwhile investment.

This book has two titles

This is a very good basic Mediterranean cookbook with lots of pictures that I like. It has a soft cover and it has the same content as the hard cover titled, "Foolproof Mediterranean Cookery." I did not know that when I ordered the book. I think the two different titles are misleading.

A Basic Mediterranean Cookbook

A very good basic Mediterranean Cookbook with lots of colored pictures. I like this cookbook very much.

Quick, easy, so delicious

I checked this book out from my local library and after making several recipes, I purchased it. The recipes are fast and easy and so delicious. Every recipe turns out perfectly every time. Even the fish and meat dishes are amazing. Some favorites include: Couscous Salad, Aubergine (Eggplant) Caviar, Red Mullet in a Saffron and Ginger Tomato Sauce, Cod with Salsa Verde, Chicken with Tomatoes and Honey, Greek Stifatho...to name a few. Our family meal plan includes a meal from this cookbook weekly and we have been using it for over six months. I have looked at other books by this author and they are wonderful, but I find this one to be so easy and accessable.