This book is a must if photos inspire you to cook as the photography is brilliant.


my new favorite..   April 23, 2005
 42 out of 63 found this review helpful

I was lucky to visit London before Christmas this year and even luckier to find this gem at a great bookstore there. this book is not only full of wonderful recipes, but it is also one of the most beautiful cookbooks I have seen. I am almost afraid to cook around it, for fear of splattering its wonderful pages with bacon grease or something. I highly recommend this for anyone who appreiciates food as well as the beauty of it.


Delicious!!!!!!   February 17, 2005
 30 out of 51 found this review helpful

This book oozes quality in its pages, photos and most of all from the simple recipes that are thoughtfully written with enticing personal notes alongside them. It may just be a recipe book but it is one with honesty, style and a little bit more.


Fall in love with "Falling Cloudberries".   January 18, 2005
 51 out of 55 found this review helpful

I have loads of cookery books, I'm something of a cookery book addict. I could not resist this one because the photos and overall presentation of the book was mouth-watering. I bought this book just before Christmas and used it all over Christmas. Every recipe I have tried from it has worked beautifully! I made the pineapple upside-down cake for my in-laws and it was fantastic. I have made pineapple cakes in the past but Tessa's recipe includes a caramel sauce that you cook into the cake so that when you turn it upside-down, it makes the cake beautifully moist.
One of my favourite foods is candied yams (sweet potatoes) which I always used to cook in the oven. Tessa's recipe cooks them slowly on the stove top in orange juice which moistens and caramelises at the same time - gorgeous.
Apart from the recipes, what I love about the book is the way the reader is drawn into Tessa's own family history. You are introduced to the members of her family through her family tree and the book is beautifully illustrated with old family photos. This gives the recipes themselves a sense of place and history as the recipes are handed through the family. The author has travelled widely and collected recipes along the way. The food takes the reader on a worldwide journey, experiencing the cuisine of the places she loves.
Tessa says in her introduction, "These are my favourite recipes". They are fast becoming mine, too!