Feasts

by Sabrina Ghayour

'Sabrina Ghayour knows how to throw a party: serve big dishes of beautifully spiced food and let everyone dig in.' - Olive

In Feasts, the highly anticipated follow up to the award-winning Persiana & noumber one bestseller Sirocco, Sabrina Ghayour presents a delicious array of Middle-Eastern dishes from breakfasts to banquets and the simple to the sumptuous. Enjoy dozens of recipes for celebrations with family & friends, get-togethers and menus for everything from brunches and weekend feasts to quick fixes and special occasions. Recipes include Whipped ricotta toasts, Savoury pork & fennel baklava, Tamarind sticky ribs, Ultimate chicken shawarmas, Aubergine rolls, Saffron roast potatoes, Spiced rhubarb cake with cinnamon cream and White chocolate, cardamom & macadamia squares.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction, Food and Drink, Reference, International

240 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Julie Bozza · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cooked a few things from this book on Saturday for Mr B's birthday, and it all worked gorgeously well. I suspect there are chefs and cookbooks that suit you as a cook, and those that don't. A combination of tastes and ingredients, methods and implements that will either sit well with you or don't. Some of my favourite cookbooks are actually ones from which I only make a handful of recipes. Instead, for once, I was leafing through Feasts - trying not to drool - and thinking I could make and enjoy eating just about every single one of these recipes. That is rare. I think Ms Ghayour and I are a good fit in the kitchen! And the proof was in the pudding on Saturday, I can promise you.

Things that worked, so far: goats' cheese and filo pies (I made with fetta); green ginger lemonade; spice-marinated beef kebabs; pan-fried lamb steaks with preserved lemon, coriander and garlic.

Things that worked gloriously: peach, fetta and mint salad; spiced rhubarb and almond cake (beautifully light).

I must also mention what a beautiful, sumptuously designed book this is, with gorgeous photography. An object to treasure in its own right, for sure.

[Lit Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lange tafels gevuld met schalen Midden-Oosters eten en in goed gezelschap. Na Persiana en Sirocco, waarin Sabrina laat zien dat haar manier van koken sensationeel en ongecompliceerd is, bewijst zij met Feasts dat koken voor welke bijzondere gelegenheid ook, niet moeilijk is en voor iedereen haalbaar.

Feasts geeft Midden-Oosterse feestelijke recepten voor elke gelegenheid: brunches, zomerse barbecue- en picknickfestijnen, imposante vegetarische maal- tijden, etentjes die je in een handomdraai maakt of menu's voor zeer bijzondere gelegenheden waarin je dubbel en dwars wilt uitpakken.

[Val · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great photos and her food is always delicious, but I missed the recipe introductions that most cookbooks seem to have. Their absence in this book made me realize how much I enjoy that part of reading cookbooks.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have loved the food in Sirocco and often entertained guests with her recipes I was excited to get this book. I wanted to see what she had suggest for when you're specifically setting out to entertain large groups of people. This book isn't exclusively written to do this, and in fact often she intends you to use her recipes and menus to create a weeknight or weekend lunchtime feast for your family. However I've enjoyed what I've made so far, and this book has certainly made my new year's eve party catering planning much easier.

[Crini · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book just steals your heart and creates huge apetite. Gorgeous pictures accompanying each recipe. There are so many delicious suggestions in Sabrina’s book which cames as a dedication and inspired by her numerous childhood feasts hosted by her family or friends. Just a few examples that are just delicious: toast ricotta with figs; caramelized banana crepes, pomegranate &aubergine salad; celeria, orange &caraway salad; preserved peppers! Just wonderful dishes that make you wanna cook them right away and not waste a minute more.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had so many recipes I got excited about. The first few I tried turned out just as expected, delicious and with interesting new ingredients or interpretations of familiar ones. However, I'm glad I only borrowed this from the library, because there are just way too many meat recipes. Unfortunately the vegetarian cookbook by the same author apparently doesn't include the same vegetarian recipes included in this book. That means I either get the vegetarian version without the ones I've already tried, or I painstakingly copy the ones I want to keep...

[Monique · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book on holiday in Iceland. It was a worthy investment to squeeze into my already jam-packed luggage. I love the range of recipes in this cookbook, which are vibrant and fun to make, but mostly enjoyable to eat. Not all the ingredients will be easy to find at a local grocer and I normally make a trip to the closest Greek grocer to buy some to the speciality spices such as sumac etc. The layout of the book is very practical and has sample menus to help plan for events.

[Robin Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Recipes

Great variety! Easy to occasional complex recipes. Be prepared for European measurements and names (courgette = zucchini). Exciting flavors!! Morrocan to Thailand flavors.

[Jacky Mercury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic variety of recipes

I've been wanting try some totally different recipes and this fits the bill. I pretty much want to make everything! Cakes and puds look very tempting too. Like the menu ideas.

[caroline gronow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!

I bought this book on Kindle as it was 99p (I love a bargain). I was so impressed! There are some incredible recipes, which I can’t wait to try. Photography is stunning too. Would definitely recommend.

I can’t wait to get cooking!

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with easy to follow recipes inspired by Sabrina’s Persian childhood..
Beautifully produced with gorgeous photography and a lovely cover.

Can’t wait to try the Fig & Rose Millefeuille!

[Marta Kostka · Rating 5 out of 5]

wszystko chcę ugotować, podać i zjeść! W S Z Y S T K O

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved pouring through the recipes

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely book.

[Margaret Gerberding · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has beautiful pictures, and clear instructions of the recipes. There are only a couple I want to try.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything I made from this was delicious.

[Kacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want to cook everything in this book!

[Gail Wylde · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This got me through the summer this year!

[Claire Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can’t wait to get cooking

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lovely book , picked up for a few pounds from charity. But too meaty for my taste. I'll stick to Ottolenghi.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a bind to come up with something easy and unusual for your next cocktail party? This is the book for you.

There are many unusual and flavorful Middle Eastern- inspired hors d’oeuvres recipes and full color photographs. I look forward to ma

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't wait to try these recipes. I really wanted to get the full hardback book Feasts but couldn't afford it and or Persiana . This was free so no excuse. I'm really bored of the same old, same old stuff that I cook. Since getting this book, life has been a little hectic with lots of visitors.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

great little

cookbook. Pictures for ever recipe and great looking recipes. I can almost smell the spices and my mouth is watering.

[Karen Cotton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yum recipes

Not my usual ingredients but - oh my - so these recipes look absolutely yummy! Looking forward to lamb and aubergine ideas!

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious!