{"product_id":"mediterra-recipes-from-the-islands-and-shores","title":"Mediterra - Recipes from the Islands and Shores","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the Mediterranean, from Spain to Morocco, via Italy, Sicily, Greece and Lebanon, one delicious food influence gives way to the next. The whole region is a rich seam of deeply delicious food, and the recipes in this mouth-watering collection are gathered far and wide from anywhere the Mediterranean Sea touches the shore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are recipes full of passion, colour and flavour, simple and accessible, and will instantly transport you to the sun-soaked shores of your favourite holiday destinations with minimal effort in the kitchen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are dishes inspired by the Mediterranean classics, by how locals eat or by single ingredients - think olive oil, the perfumed zest of lemons and oranges, fresh herbs, ripe seasonal tomatoes, juicy stone fruits, oozy figs, sizzling garlic, crushed, aromatic spices, smoky grilled meats and plenty of flatbreads to mop up the juices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecipes include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurek with honey-roasted pumpkin, goat's cheese and mint\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Croatia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOven-baked black rice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Spain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLebanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eseven-spice falafel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCumin-roasted aubergines\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Tunisia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCretan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003egrilled smokey sardines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSicilian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003esea bass crudo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith blood orange and cumin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePork belly gyros\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Greece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurkish-style \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003espiced lentils with pumpkin, chicken and aleppo pepper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoroccan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epastilla with slow-cooked pheasant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuince and honey tart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Syria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a classic Italian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTiramisu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravel across continents and delve into these pages to not only cook like a Mediterranean but eat like one too: take time, invite friends and family, pour a glass of wine and lay the table. Bon appetit!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen is the Chef Director of Cubitt House, where he oversees the food offering across a number of pubs and eateries in London. With a love of the Mediterranean, the food and its history, one of Ben's passions is recreating the flavours and dishes of his travels in his own home and restaurants. Previously Culinary Director of The Stafford London, in September 2019 Ben opened Norma, a Sicilian-Moorish influenced restaurant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen appears regularly on TV including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMasterchef\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand writes for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelicious, Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Noble Rot, Restaurant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChef\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine, and other publications. Ben has written four books, and contributed to many others. Ben lives in East London with his wife Nykeeta and his French bulldogs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pure Apotheca","offers":[{"title":"Regular","offer_id":46196821262571,"sku":"637694N","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0656\/2529\/3035\/files\/mediterra-recipes-from-the-islands-and-shores-497238.jpg?v=1740071389","url":"https:\/\/pureapotheca.com\/products\/mediterra-recipes-from-the-islands-and-shores","provider":"Pure Apotheca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}