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The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking


By Susanna Hoffman
 
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Book Details:

Format:Paperback, 608 pages.
Publisher:Workman Publishing Company 2004-08-01
ISBN:1563058480

Average Customer Rating:

5.0 5 out of 5 stars (14 reviews)

Editorial Reviews:

This is the year "It's Greek to me" becomes the happy answer to what's for dinner. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the upcoming epic Troy, the 2004 Summer Olympics returning to Athens--and now, yet another reason to embrace all things Greek: The Olive and the Caper, Susanna Hoffman's 700-plus-page serendipity of recipes and adventure.

In Corfu, Ms. Hoffman and a taverna owner cook shrimp fresh from the trap--and for us she offers the boldly-flavored Shrimp with Fennel, Green Olives, Red Onion, and White Wine. She gathers wild greens and herbs with neighbors, inspiring Big Beans with Thyme and Parsley, and Field Greens and Ouzo Pie. She learns the secret to chewy country bread from the baker on Santorini and translates it for American kitchens. Including 325 recipes developed in collaboration with Victoria Wise (her co-author on The Well-Filled Tortilla Cookbook, with over 258,000 copies in print), The Olive and the Caper celebrates all things Greek: Chicken Neo-Avgolemeno. Fall-off-the-bone Lamb Shanks seasoned with garlic, thyme, cinnamon and coriander. Siren-like sweets, from world-renowned Baklava to uniquely Greek preserves: Rose Petal, Cherry and Grappa, Apricot and Metaxa.

In addition, it opens with a sixteen-page full-color section and has dozens of lively essays throughout the book--about the origins of Greek food, about village life, history, language, customs--making this a lively adventure in reading as well as cooking.


Customer Reviews:

Displaying 1 to 5 of 14 total reviews (Page 1 of 3):

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!!

This book took me back to my trip to Greece many years ago.
Now I want to go back. The food there is just THE best.

5 out of 5 stars Easy and Very, Very Good

I'm now at the age at which I feel that if I'd known I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself. Purchasing this book, and others like it, is one of the steps I'm taking to do just that.

So far the book is a great success. I've only made two of the recipes, but each has been easy and very good. I've got a list of about six more dishes that I'll cook in the next couple of weeks, which puts "The Olive and the Caper" head and shoulders above the other Mediterranean cookbooks I've recently bought.

Aside from the recipes, the book is great fun to read, chock-full of information about Greece and its culture of food.

No regrets here. Can't wait for the weekend so I can crack it open again.

5 out of 5 stars Could not have been any better!

I can hardly put this beautiful book down!! It is soooo interesting, and full of history -- reading it takes me back to my wonderful visit to Greece. The recipes are fabulous and very authentic...I was very surprised. Fast service and an incredible buy. Thanks ever so much for selling it to me. Sky

5 out of 5 stars An excellent read + tasty recipes to boot!

I checked this book out at the library and it had everything I love in a cookbook - lots of food and periodic history, interesting anecdotes, pretty pictures and tasty recipes. Love it!

5 out of 5 stars Great Book

I loved this book. It is a great read with lots of things most people who are not Greek would not know.

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