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Out of all the exciting deliveries we receive here at Cotes Mill, my absolute favourite has got to be the books. This would come as a huge surprise to my family or anyone that knows me, as I\u2019m the opposite of a bookworm! But I do have a secret guilty pleasure (not so secret anymore)…every so often when I\u2019m out and about and going about my day, I will find myself being drawn into a bookshop, making my way to the cookery section (naturally) and flicking through the most tempting books, for hours! I have rarely left actually having purchased a book, but there\u2019s something I find so satisfying about snuggling into a corner and becoming totally unaware of time, the surroundings and the outside world, simply allowing the colours and words to draw you from book to book, without thinking about which book you might need<\/i> and just going with it.<\/p>\n
A great cookbook should emanate a lifestyle, tell a story, make you want to taste the food from the page and be transported into a world where all you have time for is creating incredible things to eat and share with loved ones. You know\u2026the daydreams of Nigella-esque days where you can wake up at your leisure, decide what delicious food to make for your evening guests, unhurriedly strolling down to the market with your cotton string shopping bags and chatting to the friendly market stall holder whilst choosing the plumpest, most vibrant-looking produce, then spending the day luxuriating in the nature of gorgeous home cooking, ready to share and enjoy with the people you love most\u2026.<\/p>\n
Having confessed my love of cookery-book-binge-browsing, you can see why the book deliveries are my favourite at Cotes Mill\u2026the books we have here are hand-picked and some of the most special and unique around, the kind that you just want to pick up and get your nose stuck into even if it\u2019s not your usual topic. I\u2019ve had a look through them all and have rounded up a few of my favourites \u2013 for this blog, it\u2019s worldwide cuisine. We have such a collection I may do a few on different topics!<\/p>\n
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- Provence To Pondicherry \u2013 by Tessa Kiros<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
First up is this interesting and eclectic mix of recipes derived from Tessa\u2019s travels which began in Provence, followed by Guadeloupe, Vietnam, Pondicherry, La Reunion and Normandy.<\/p>\n
Tessa preludes each chapter with a map snapshot of the location and little anecdotes, which gives the book a real authenticity, as though it\u2019s a diary or hand-written cookbook where you scribble your own notes down just for your own reminders and keepsakes. It makes it feel so personal and is one of the lovely details you notice about this book. The photographs are colourful and flicking through you truly get an idea of the inspiration she\u2019s had from different locations, the recipes portray this from Gratin De Pommes De Terre, Plantation Chocolate Cake, Bun Bo, to Potato Dosa, Poulet Au Mangue and Moules Au Cidre. A proper traveller\u2019s cookbook.<\/p>\n
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