Book description
A one-of-a-kind cookbook showcasing modern and authentic clay pot
cooking from the premier expert on Mediterranean cuisines
Paula Wolfert is legendary for her expertise on and explorations of
Mediterranean cooking. Now, Wolfert shares her inimitable passion for
detail and insatiable curiosity about cultural traditions and
innovations, with Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking.
Here, the self-confessed clay pot "junkie"-having collected
in her travels ceramic pots of all sorts: cazuelas, tagines, baking
dishes, bean pots, Romertopf baking dishes, French diablos,
ordinary casseroles, even Crockpots, which have a ceramic liner-shares
recipes as vibrant as the Mediterranean itself along with the
delightful stories behind the earthy pots, irresistible dishes, and
outstanding cooks she has met along the way.
Wolfert demystifies the process of clay pot cooking by which fresh
ingredients are transformed slowly, richly, lusciously into
magnificent meals. She shares 150 recipes featuring soups, fish and
shellfish, poultry, meats, pasta and grains, vegetables and beans,
pies and breads, eggs and dairy, and desserts.
Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking offers
- Expert techniques and tips from Paula Wolfert, one of the
world's foremost authorities on Mediterranean cuisine and now on
clay pots
- An introduction to this ancient and modern-and practically
foolproof-way of cooking
- A thorough clay pot primer, familiarizing you with the numerous
names for different types of clay pots and tips on "Other
Pots You Can Use"
- A delicious range of dishes, including Pumpkin Soup with
Roquefort Cream; Wine-Marinated Chicken Thighs with Almonds and
Sweet Tomato Jam; Fideos with Clams, Shrimps and Mussels; Tian of
Leeks and Pancetta; Corsican Cheesecake; and Roasted Peach Gratin
Paula Wolfert in Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking will seduce
you with the pleasures and benefits of cooking in clay.
Paula Wolfert is an expert on Mediterranean food and the author of
seven other cookbooks, including Mediterranean Cooking, TheSlow
Mediterranean Kitchen, and The Cooking of Southwest France. Her work
has received the Julia Child Award, the M. F. K. Fisher Award, the
James Beard Award, the Cook's Magazine Platinum Plate Award, and the
Périgueux Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2008, the James Beard
Foundation inducted her work into the Cookbook Hall ofFame. A regular
columnist for Food & Wine magazine, Wolfert lives in Sonoma,
California. Her Web site is www. paula-wolfert. com. Her fans can also
follow her via her Facebook/Clay Pot Cooking page and on twitter. com/Soumak.
