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From Absinthe to Zest: An Alphabet for Food Lovers (Penguin Great Food)
From Absinthe to Zest An Alphabet for Food Lovers - Penguin Great Food Author:Alexandre Dumas As well as being the author of "The Three Musketeers", Alexandre Dumas was also an enthusiastic gourmand and expert cook. His "Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine", published in 1873, is an encyclopaedic collection of ingredients, recipes and anecdotes, from Absinthe to Zest via cake, frogs' legs, oysters, Roquefort and vanilla. Included here are reci... more »pes for bamboo pickle and strawberry omelette, advice on cooking all manner of beast from bear to kangaroo brought together in a witty and gloriously eccentric culinary compendium.« less