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The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

✍️ Hoffman, Susanna
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🏛 Workman Publishing 📅 2004 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781563058486

📝 Description: The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking

A culinary celebration of Greece, "The Oliver and the Caper" features 325 recipes for everything Greek--from Chicken Neo-Avgolemeno to Baklava--plus dozens of lively essays about the origins of Greek food, history, village life, and more. Photos throughout. 16-page color insert.

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Susanna Hoffman's comprehensive culinary celebration offers an impressive 325 recipes alongside engaging cultural essays, making it a vibrant addition to our regional cooking shelf. It suits dedicated home cooks willing to dive deep into a singular culinary tradition. However, it does not suit cooks looking for quick weeknight dinners or minimal-ingredient meals, as traditional Greek preparation often requires patience and attention to heritage techniques. Readers seeking ultra-modern interpretations or strictly streamlined formats may find the extensive historical essays and large recipe volume more demanding than casual cooking permits.
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Eatbook Family editorial team

Susanna Hoffman's comprehensive culinary celebration offers an impressive 325 recipes alongside engaging cultural essays, making it a vibrant addition to our regional cooking shelf. It suits dedicated home cooks willing to dive deep into a singular culinary tradition. However, it does not suit cooks looking for quick weeknight dinners or minimal-ingredient meals, as traditional Greek preparation often requires patience and attention to heritage techniques. Readers seeking ultra-modern interpretations or strictly streamlined formats may find the extensive historical essays and large recipe volume more demanding than casual cooking permits.

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