The Full Color Version (heavy paper and amazing photos; the Black & White version (all the same information on lighter stock with no color); the E-Book Version (full color customized to an electronic format)
Gorgeous photos! Gorgeous recipes! Intimate writing!
This unbelievably detailed study of cookie recipes (well over 200!) collects recipe, wisdom, and history ranging from Spain, Portugal, and their global offspring, through France, Italy (almost half the book!), Greece, the Balkans, the Middle East, and then back across the southern shores to again reach Gibraltar. Recipe sources range from those found in every country, like classic butter cookies, to particular cities and islands, each and every one carefully and lovingly tested despite the cost in inches gained.
It is the best book ever written for anyone who wants to explore the baking traditions of their Mediterranean ancestors, or to simply go on a culinary tour of these fascinating lands and their history. The cradle of Western civilization seen over the shoulder of your Grandma learning in the kitchen from her own.
The only complaint? “Why didn’t you split this up into 3-4 separate works? Italy alone would have been a tome…”
The answer? “Then you wouldn’t see the history, and the patterns that form from north to south, and east to west. Did you know that Sicilian Cuccidatti are a western version of Middle Eastern Ma’amoul? And that all those Spanish and Spanish-American Shortbreads share…? And how the Croatian version of Rapunzel created magical recipes in her tower, such as…? And the cookie tradition of Persian New Year? The common patterns and unique creations sliding from the Balkans, through Greece, and Turkey? And…, and…, and…?”
Use this link to get to the color version
Full-color interior $72.99 (but often on sale)
Lavish color plates, mouth-watering photos. The images play well with the professional, full-color layout and they inspire to greater culinary accomplishments!
This book makes a fabulous gift for the baker in your family.
Black & White Interior $29.99 (but often on sale)
Same content as the full-content edition above, but the gray-scale interior exudes an artsy, minimalistic vibe. We decided to publish a B&W version for the budget-minded cook, and to make our paper version more accessible to all.
A quality gift for a loved one – a guilt-free treat for yourself.
E-book edition $9.99
The e-book edition has all the recipes, but lacks some of the cookie-spectrum tables, which would interest food science buffs and cookery historians. The photos are all color, however we were forced to omit some due to file size limitations.
The e-book is for the baker who wants just the recipes! It is available on all major book-selling platforms.