Cooking With Flowers.
Leggatt, Jenny.
Place Published: New York, N.Y.:
Publisher: Fawcett Columbine,
Date Published: 1987.
Description: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. STATED FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). The book and dust jacket are FINE condition. NOT price-clipped. 142 pages with index plus 20 pages of color photography. JMVINTAGE specializes in Books, Magazines and Treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and other curious subjects.The dust jacket reads: "This gorgeous book, bursting with lavish, full-color photos, is your entree into the sensuous world where food and flowers meet, where the color and flavor and texture of a simple or elaborate dish are enhanced by the delicate scent and shimmering wonder of nature's most beautiful gifts. The spicy cuisine of the MIddle East is instantly evoked by the aroma of rosewater and orage flowers. And the Romans, who introduced so many of the herbs we use today, also used flowers extensively; roses, violets, even gladioli, in their food. Over 150 recipes for such delectable dishes as duck with tiger lilies; stir-fried chrysanthemum prawns;a green salad ablaze with the colors of nasturtiums; Moroccan chicken with pistachios, apricots, roses and marigolds; and many others, from appetizers to desserts. Her suggestions for such cooling drinks as red poppy punch and instructions on making petal jams and flower vinegars, mustards, and butters will inspire you to new heights.Whether you incorporate flowers into your cooking,find the ideas here to present food more beautifully with flowers, or simply enjoy an incomparable visual feast, you'll enjoy an incomparable visual feast, you'll find Cooking with Flowers a splendid addition to your home library."
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Cover
Condition: Fine in Fine dj
ISBN: 0449902528
Book Id: 8595
Price: $15.00
