Roman Cookery unveils one of Europe's last great culinary secrets - the food eaten by the ordinary people of ancient Rome. Based on olive oil, fish and fresh vegetables, it was the origin of of the Mediterranean diet as we know it today and, in particular, of classic Italian coo…
Explores the food eaten by ordinary people in ancient Rome. Based on olive oil, fish, and fresh vegetables, this was the origin of the Mediterranean diet as we know it today, and the origin of classic Italian cooking.
Roman Cookery unveils one of Europe's last great culinary secrets - the food eaten by the ordinary people of ancient Rome. Based on olive oil, fish and fresh vegetables, it was the origin of of the Mediterranean diet as we know it today and, in particular, of classic Italian coo…
Explores the food eaten by ordinary people in ancient Rome. Based on olive oil, fish, and fresh vegetables, this was the origin of the Mediterranean diet as we know it today, and the origin of classic Italian cooking.
Norman Cohn explores the origins of one of the most pernicious forgeries ever created, the supposed 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion', a manuscript purporting to detail a Jewish conspiracy to control the world & once the most published text after the Bible.
"Hitler's anti-semitic obsession was fuelled by the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a hugely successful forgery containing the master-plan of an alleged Jewish conspiracy to control the world. In a fascinating work of literary and historical detection, Norman Cohn unravels the …
What could be more enticing than the aroma of floral-scented scones or cupcakes wafting through the kitchen? Floral essences have long been used to flavour cakes, and crystallised flowers to decorate them, but when flowers inspire Frances Bissell's baking she does much more than…
First published in France in the 1930s and still inspiring chefs with its inventive simplicity and cookery writers with its winning combination of amusing stories and streamlined recipes. Pomiane's many fans include Simon Hopkinson, Julian Barnes, Elizabeth David and Raymond Bla…
