Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Book Awards 2021
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 creme fraiche,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.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781408899090Number of pages: 352Weight: 1210 gDimensions: 246 x 189 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Summer Kitchens is a complete revelation. This wonderful book is such a stunningly beautiful evocation of spirit of place and sensibility,and I long to cook my way through it.'- Nigella Lawson
'This is an important book. As a record of a way of life that wastes nothing and respects people,land and season,delight in the old ways runs through it like a silver thread. Wonderful stuff,and timely.'- Elisabeth Luard
'What a wonderful world Olia and this book transport us to. Pure magic in its recipes and its storytelling.'- Anna Jones
'Reading my way through Summer Kitchens has set me off falling in love with Ukraine. I've never been there but Olia's beautiful words,her do-able and delicious sounding recipes,and the snapshots and scenery are all absorbing. I'm so pleased she is sharing these culinary secrets.'- Melissa Hemsley
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