In Feasts , the highly-anticipated follow-up to the best-selling Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East and Beyond (2014) and Sirocco: Fabulous Flavors from the East (2016 ), award-winning chef Sabrina Ghayour presents a delicious array of authentic Middle Eastern dishes. Each chapter includes menu ideas for easy planning with additional lists at the end of the book specifically for vegans, picnics, casual get-togethers with friends and family meals. Most of the recipes come together fairly easily for minimal prep, but maximum flavor.

This wonderful Persian-born chef is a master of the Middle East and her book is sumptuous, thrilling, learned and downright brilliant. Summer Feasts : Butterflied leg of lamb with pomegranate salsa, Pomegranate, cucumber & pistachio yogurt, Peach, feta & mint salad The photography is provided by Kris Kirkham. Every recipe is accompanied by a beautifully styled photo of the finished dish. Measurements are listed in US Customary and the titles are written in English.

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Things that worked gloriously: peach, fetta and mint salad; spiced rhubarb and almond cake (beautifully light). I cooked a few things from this book on Saturday for Mr B's birthday, and it all worked gorgeously well. I suspect there are chefs and cookbooks that suit you as a cook, and those that don't. A combination of tastes and ingredients, methods and implements that will either sit well with you or don't. Some of my favourite cookbooks are actually ones from which I only make a handful of recipes. Instead, for once, I was leafing through Feasts - trying not to drool - and thinking I could make and enjoy eating just about every single one of these recipes. That is rare. I think Ms Ghayour and I are a good fit in the kitchen! And the proof was in the pudding on Saturday, I can promise you. Special Occasions : Jumbo prawns with tomato, dill & fenugreek, Beer roasted pork shoulder with plum sauce, Saffron roast potatoes, Charred cauliflower steaks with tahini, harissa honey sauce & preserved lemons, Cherry, dark chocolate & mint parfait

Sabrina Ghayour’s Middle-Eastern-plus food is all flavour, no fuss – and makes me very, very happy ‘– NIGELLA LAWSON Sabrina Ghayour's Middle-Eastern-plus food is all flavour, no fuss - and makes me very, very happy ' - NIGELLA LAWSON Sabrina cooks the kind of food I love to eat: lots of flavours distilled out of love and generosity. In this book Sabrina demystifies the use of spices. The Eastern promise is definitely delivered in her book and it will have a place on the shelves of my kitchen. Breakfast & Brunch : Goat cheese & filo pies, Cheddar & feta frittata with peppers, herbs & pul biber, Apple, cinnamon & raisin loaf with nigella honey butterFeasts is a sumptuous celebration of Persian food featuring more than 90 sophisticated yet approachable recipes for breakfast and brunch, weeknights, weekends, summer meals, vegetarian dishes, festive occasions, and comfort food. The author, who teaches cooking, is an expert on Middle Eastern food, and her voice is authoritative but friendly, making the recipes very accessible even to the most inexperienced cook. Chapter intros brim with passion for her homeland’s culinary delights, and her recipe methods are easy to follow. The author also provides suggestions for complete menus. From finger foods, mezze dishes, entrees, sides, desserts, and drinks, Feasts is a mouthwatering tour of Persian food for today’s home cook.