Apricots on the Nile: A Memoir with Recipes
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743475615 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The chef, Ahmet, lets Colette taste the ful; she learns how to make sambusaks for her new friends; and she shops for semits and other treats in the Khan-al-Khalili market. Cairo, 1937: French-born Colette Rossant is waiting out World War II among her father's Egyptian-Jewish relatives. Apricots on the Nile is a loving testament to Colette's adopted homeland. From the moment she arrives at her grandparents' belle époque mansion by the Nile, the five-year-old Colette finds companionship and comfort among the other "outsiders" in her home away from home -- the cooks and servants in the kitchen. Colette is beginning to understand how her family's culture is linked to the kitchenand soon she will claim Egypt's food, landscape, and people as her own. With dozens of original recipes and family photographs, Colette's coming-of-age memoir is a splendid exploration of old Cairo in all its flavor, variety, and wide-eyed wonder.
very engaging I really enjoyed reading this book - even though I will probably never try the recipes. I read the whole book through in one sitting (although, to be truthful, it's a small book.) Besides being an interesting memoir of the author's childhood in Egypt during WWII, in a wealthy Jewish family, it's also an honest account of her alienation from her mother, which really spoke to me. The author is a good writer, which makes the book easy and rewarding to read.. "Didn't like it. The recipes were nothing I am interested" according to geraldine gerdes. Didn't like it. The recipes were nothing I am interested in preparing and the story just didn't catch my interest.. V. Crouch said Love It!. This was one of my favorite all-time books. I purchased one as a gift for my sister also. I love to read about other cultures, and this was an enjoyable read.
. A James Beard Award-nominated journalist, she divides her time between New York and France. Colette Rossant is the author of eight cook-books and the memoirs Apricots on the Nile and Return to Paris
The New York Times Her memories are vividly rendered, infused with piquant tastes and smells.Nostalgia for the Egypt of Rossant's childhood pervades this charming book.Chicago Tribune You'll find vicarious pleasure in reading about this gourmet's life.Daily News (New York) Engrossing not just for its lovely style of writing but because Rossant's life has been so unusual and interesting. . And getting the recipes for some of the dishes she reminisces about is an added bonus!Alice Waters This is the kind of writing about food that stimulates your senses and connects you to the important traditions of the table.I am enchanted by this memoir