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Apricots on the Nile
Apricots on the Nile: A Memoir with Recipes | Colette Rossant
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Cairo, 1937: French-born Colette Rossant is waiting out World War II among her father's Egyptian-Jewish relatives. From the moment she arrives at her grandparents' belle poque mansion by the Nile, the five-year-old Colette finds companionship and comfort among the other "outsiders" in her home away from home -- the cooks and servants in the kitchen. The chef, Ahmet, lets Colette taste the ful; she learns how to make sambusaks for her new friends; and she shops for semits and other treats in the Khan-al-Khalili market. Colette is beginning to understand how her family's culture is linked to the kitchen...and soon she will claim Egypt's food, landscape, and people as her own. Apricots on the Nile is a loving testament to Colette's adopted homeland. With dozens of original recipes and family photographs, Colette's coming-of-age memoir is a splendid exploration of old Cairo in all its flavor, variety, and wide-eyed wonder.
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Vansa
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#Two4Tuesday @thespineview
1.Breakfast! I love a lavish breakfast spread,with baked goods and eggs and there has to be filter coffee!
2.I had never heard of the tagged book, or author,and absolutely loved it. Her descriptions of her meals are deeply evocative

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!❤️🍽☕️ 1y
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#Two4Tuesday @thespineview
1.I have never heard of Colette Rossant,and this memoir was a lovely introduction to a really interesting woman,who was coming up with “fusion“ cooking before hipster places!
2. I loved her very unique perspective as a child growing up in a Jewish family in Egypt - you don't get such interesting voices usually.

LeahBergen I loved this book! 1y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing!🤩📖📚 1y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😋 2y
Eggs How interesting! 2y
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bnp
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I made a shortcut version of Hawawashi yesterday. Once my sinus infection goes away, I hope I'll be able to tell what it tastes like. https://www.egyptianepicurean.com/all/mains/hawawshi

#foodandlit2022 #Egypt

Sapphire Feel better soon! 3y
Sapphire I had tentatively lined up an Eid celebratory sugar cookie recipe for my Egypt cook along, pending something mentioned in the Yacoubian Building. However that Hawawashi recipe that was shared looks so good, that is now on the lineup too! 3y
bnp Hope you like the Hawawashi @Sapphire. 3y
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Excited for this challenge again this year. Requested 2 recipe books from the library to peruse.

#foodandlit2022, @Butterfinger @Texreader @Catsandbooks

Texreader Great idea! 3y
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