Evoking the magic of childhood, "Apples for Jam" offers a collection of recipes that lead us into a world where preparing and eating food is a joy, where kitchens are filled with the smells of roasts, garlic and lemon, and where ice creams are flavoured with fresh fruit. "Falling Cloudberries" is an exquisite 'culinary memoir', a collection of recipes that have woven their way into the gypsy heart of author Tessa Kiros. Collected and adapted by Tessa since early adulthood, the recipes are as diverse in style and flavour as the extended family and households through which she has travelled. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, this will be a gift to treasure.
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Charming, nostalgic and exceptionally pretty, this is also - more importantly - a useful and practical family cookbook. --Daily Mail
Fantastic collection of recipes, inspired by the simplicity of childhood... There's food for everyone and every occasion and the design is simply stunning. --Woman & Home --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Fantastic collection of recipes, inspired by the simplicity of childhood... There's food for everyone and every occasion and the design is simply stunning. --Woman & Home --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Tessa Kiros was born in London to a Finnish mother and a Greek-Cypriot father. She has lived in South Africa, London, Sydney, Athens and Mexico and is now based in Tuscany, Italy. Her cooking is influenced by her childhood experiences and a life of travel and exploration in various parts of the world. Tessa has collected and created her unique recipes over many years and continues to share special memories and moments with her readers along with wonderful and eclectic food.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Before writing this review I had a read through some of the others that had been written. I was most interested by the one star reviews, irritation at the inclusion of the authors memories, and the categorisation of the recipes by colour. The organisation of the recipes by colour, I feel, is quite a nice novel touch - certainly pleasing on the eye. As for the inclusion of the authors memories? I thing this is one of the nicest things about the book. Tessa Kiros has an evocative way of writing and I can lose myself in her words (or they draw up my memories). Everything is interspersed with gorgeous photos.
As for the recipes - there is a lovely range. Some fairly simplistic admittedly, but plenty to inspire any cook. Tessa has a way of writing the recipes that I really enjoy - it almost feels as if she's looking over your shoulder talking you through it.
Recipes included:
Chicken escalopes with tomato and capers
Rosehip semolina puddings
Pumpkin pizza
Orange juice and olive oil cake with pine nuts
Mandarin jam
Fried custard squares
Penne with prawns, cream and tomato
Pomegranate sorbet
Green bean souffle loaf
Granola
Vanilla cake
Chocolate pannacotta
Apple bread with sugar and cinnamon topping
A lovely book to cook with, or curl up with.
As for the recipes - there is a lovely range. Some fairly simplistic admittedly, but plenty to inspire any cook. Tessa has a way of writing the recipes that I really enjoy - it almost feels as if she's looking over your shoulder talking you through it.
Recipes included:
Chicken escalopes with tomato and capers
Rosehip semolina puddings
Pumpkin pizza
Orange juice and olive oil cake with pine nuts
Mandarin jam
Fried custard squares
Penne with prawns, cream and tomato
Pomegranate sorbet
Green bean souffle loaf
Granola
Vanilla cake
Chocolate pannacotta
Apple bread with sugar and cinnamon topping
A lovely book to cook with, or curl up with.
52 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love all things red, so this cookbook with the red girl's shoes on the cover was bound to catch my interest. It is as pretty to look at inside as out, with clear photographs of the food that actually looks like the finished article intermixed with nostalgic photos of childhood articles. The arranging of recipes by colours could be twee, but is actually very appealing. Do you need a stripey recipe? Look it up! The recipes are basic family favourites, but Tessa Kiros sets out that idea at the beginning. They are all eminently cookable and eatable. I love to plan a whole months menu from one cookbook, but usually give up one week in because it's too complicated, too expensive, children start to refuse.... With Apples for Jam I am on my second week and there hasn't been a dud recipe yet. If you're after a recipe book for dinner parties, adult meals, then this is probably too pedestrian for you, but if you have a family of young/er children to feed and keep happy, this book has it all from pasta options to brown bread ice cream via chocolate bread(!) and enough chicken recipes for a week (and I should know...)
50 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a big fan of Tessa's other two books, and this one follows Falling Cloudberries (FC) really well. It is full of gorgeous, pictures, snippets of family life and easy family food. It has the same feeling as FC in that it still feels as if you are looking through someone else's family written jotter, and I really like that.
I have many many cook books, but I can see myself using this one a lot, mainly because the recipes are appealing, easy for family suppers and I know my little one will eat the food! In the few days I have owned this book I have made 6 recipes, all wonderful - with about 90 other recipes marked to try!
If you like Tessa's writing or if you are looking for a good family cookbook I would say buy this book!
I have many many cook books, but I can see myself using this one a lot, mainly because the recipes are appealing, easy for family suppers and I know my little one will eat the food! In the few days I have owned this book I have made 6 recipes, all wonderful - with about 90 other recipes marked to try!
If you like Tessa's writing or if you are looking for a good family cookbook I would say buy this book!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By E. Worgan
Format:Hardcover
This book is fantastic... I love to cook and I love how this book is full of simple family recipes with little surprises here and there.
You don't need to actually go to India or remote parts of countries to get the ingredients for the recipes either.
It's organized by colour, which personally I think is a novel way of sorting it out, but if you are looking for a specific recipe, they are all listed in the index anyway.
I loved this book so much; I bought it for my sister. She hardly uses anything else, and we are always having days when we make some new recipe from it.
Fave recipes so far:
Banana Bread
Peppermint crisp pie
Beef stew
Lemon sandwiches with raspberries and cream
Pumpkin Pizza
Lamb and green bean casserole
This book also tells you how to make simple homemade things like:
Custard
Strawberry Jam
Toffee Sauce
Mayonnaise
I am about to buy her other books :D
You don't need to actually go to India or remote parts of countries to get the ingredients for the recipes either.
It's organized by colour, which personally I think is a novel way of sorting it out, but if you are looking for a specific recipe, they are all listed in the index anyway.
I loved this book so much; I bought it for my sister. She hardly uses anything else, and we are always having days when we make some new recipe from it.
Fave recipes so far:
Banana Bread
Peppermint crisp pie
Beef stew
Lemon sandwiches with raspberries and cream
Pumpkin Pizza
Lamb and green bean casserole
This book also tells you how to make simple homemade things like:
Custard
Strawberry Jam
Toffee Sauce
Mayonnaise
I am about to buy her other books :D
53 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Usually, I am the picky type of a book-reader. I not only need a good content or an interesting narrative. I also love hardcovers, stylish design, good-quality paper. To some people it might soud weird, but I feel that if I pay good money for a book, it should be good in all respects.
Well, Apples for Jam is a perfect example of a perfect book. Glossy pages, arty photographs that make you so hungry you want to chew your own tongue, children's funny drawings that bring out the very best in you and make you smile...
And on top of that, recipies that you actually are going to want to try! In just 2 days I have already cooked 3. And to do that, I didn't need to stock up my cupboard with weird ingredients like I had to with most of the "fancy chefs'" cookery books. The recipies are down-to-earth, simple but divine. Sometimes it's just 2-3 main ingredients, but the combination of flavours is fantastic. Some of the recipies are fun, some are healthy, some are more fiddly - but all of them are thoroughly explained. The magical bit is, with this book, whatever you try cooking out of it, works out the way it should - there is no plus or minus a spoon of flour, everything is pretty exact.
Therefore, you are guaranteed a delicious meal, a good mood and a happy smile.
Well, Apples for Jam is a perfect example of a perfect book. Glossy pages, arty photographs that make you so hungry you want to chew your own tongue, children's funny drawings that bring out the very best in you and make you smile...
And on top of that, recipies that you actually are going to want to try! In just 2 days I have already cooked 3. And to do that, I didn't need to stock up my cupboard with weird ingredients like I had to with most of the "fancy chefs'" cookery books. The recipies are down-to-earth, simple but divine. Sometimes it's just 2-3 main ingredients, but the combination of flavours is fantastic. Some of the recipies are fun, some are healthy, some are more fiddly - but all of them are thoroughly explained. The magical bit is, with this book, whatever you try cooking out of it, works out the way it should - there is no plus or minus a spoon of flour, everything is pretty exact.
Therefore, you are guaranteed a delicious meal, a good mood and a happy smile.
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Apples and Jam: receipes for life
I really love this book. It gives me great cooking ideas for my daily cooking. The receipes are simple and easy. Everything I made was delicious. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Judith Gross
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I got this book because my girlfriends family had it in nz and loved it, really useful great ideas, made some awsome stuff
Published 4 months ago by mr r harrowven
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book!
A very well designed book, with beautiful pictures, pleasant to read, and most of the recipes I tried turned out great!
Published 5 months ago by Asp
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Beautiful Book
I was bought this for Christmas, and have already made 2 of hte recipes since receiving the book - the sausage and potato goulash, and an orange juice and olive oil cake with pine... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nikki Manc
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the first of many
This was the first book of Tessa Kiros which I bought a number of years ago and I was enthralled by the whole experience. Read more
Published 8 months ago by maggie
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Can't praise this enough
If you struggle to feed your children without sparking off that horrible 'gack' noise, buy this book now! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Abbi Rouse
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More than just a cookery book
Tessa Kiros writes beautifully but more importantly, this is a book about feel-good food. Many of the recipes are so simple, but if you are looking for fuss-free ideas that result... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Puja
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful book
one of my favourites - i often give these as gifts to new mom's or just mom's
the Falling cloud berries is just as good... a must have in every family home.
the Falling cloud berries is just as good... a must have in every family home.
Published 18 months ago by T. Schwarz
2.0 out of 5 stars
Apples for Jam
This book is meant to be geared towards family cooking and food for children, and indeed many of the recipes seemed aimed to please a childish palate. Read more
Published 19 months ago by limoen
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best
If affordable, delicious food is what your after, do not hesitate to purchase this book.
I have a tendency to use recipes just as a lose guideline but even so.... Read more
I have a tendency to use recipes just as a lose guideline but even so.... Read more
Published 20 months ago by LovedUpScene
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