Vogue Book of Menus - Hardcover

Harlech, Pamela

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712603255 ISBN 13: 9780712603256

Publisher: Arrow (A Division of Random House Group), 1984

The art of cooking lies in the creation of perfectly harmonizing menus - the marrying and complementing of different colours, tastes and textures to evoke an aura of both diversity and entirety. Pamela Harlech has discovered that when the cuisines of different nations are combined in one menu, a brilliant mosaic of flavour and tone emerges. With an artist's brush, she blends fine dishes from Britain, Europe and America with the best of Chinese, Thai, Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Welsh Spring Lamb baked in a jacket of herbs, spices and mustard, marries beautifully with Kashmiri Aubergines marinated in Tamarind Sauce, followed by subtly contrasting Kulfi - a pistachio and saffron flavoured ice-cream from India; the delicate interweaving of colour in a menu of Spanish Seafood Soup, Barbecued Chicken with Spanish Orange Rice and Zucchini, and Cold Italian Strawberry Pudding gives a perfect fresh summer feeling; sweet melon Soup will set off hot and spicy Kerala Prawns, piquant Chinese Picked Cabbage fuses deliciously with the gamey taste of pheasant, cool and fragrant mango and Kiwi Sorbet refreshes the palate after Pineapple Moddulu Curry. Pamela Harlech brings her unique knowledge of different cuisines and entertaining skills together in over 100 seasonal ideas, from simple Sunday night dinners to special occasions - a light brunch to after-theatre entertaining, a vegetarian feast to a romantic dinner for two. All the ingredients are easily available; many dishes can be prepared in advance, and the menus are structured so that if one course is intricate, another will be easy to prepare. The result is a cornucopia, a feast of recipes from every land to make entertaining a voyage of discovery and delight for hosts and guests alike. Pamela Harlech was Features Editor and London Editor for "Vogue" magazine.

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