This delightful compendium includes a brief history of the beverage, describes various types of coffee and brewing methods, and offers a wide selection of appetizers, desserts, and main dishes made with coffee.
Janet Laurence also writes cookery books and one of her creations in the detective genre is Darina Lisle, a cook and caterer.
She has written 10 novels featuring Darina Lisle between 1989 and 2001. The first was 'A Deepe Coffyn (1989) and the last to date was 'The Mermaid's Feast (2001).
She is also the creator of the Canaletto series of mysteries, set in 18th century London. There are three in the series, which began with 'Canaletto and the Case of Westminster Bridge' (1997).
A nice, mini cookbook. It starts with a history of coffee and includes a section on different types of coffee and coffee brewing devices. After that, the book has several delicious sounding recipes that all use coffee.