‘I love this book so much’ – Nigel Slater

‘An all-time classic. The book I’m happy to return to, over and over again. It’s an utter joy to cook from, as it is to dig deep into the stories’ – Yotam Ottolenghi

‘This book has a special place in my heart’ – Claudia Roden

‘The culinary script for the 21st century’ – John & Sally McKenna

Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons gathers together dishes that combine colourful, aromatic and perfumed ingredients, bringing an intoxicating whiff of warmer climes to your table. Recipes range from chermoula-marinated tuna with pomegranate couscous to roast Catalan chicken with quince allioli, cardamom-baked figs and plums, to orange cake with marmalade and orange flower cream. This beautiful new edition of much-loved cookery author Diana Henry‘s first book will introduce these magical recipes to a whole new generation of cooks.

In this culinary exploration of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa, Diana Henry has gathered dishes that combine exotic flavours in ways long forgotten – or never discovered – in many Western kitchens. (more…)