Romance of Food

About this book

Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901 2000) was an English writer who published both contemporary and historical romance novels the latter set primarily during the Victorian or Edwardian period. Cartland is one of the best-selling authors worldwide of the 20th century. Food and love as Barbara reminds us have had a close relationship all through the ages. Yet in this day and age they seem to be drifting apart. Fast food TV dinners and take-aways of every description have stolen the heart our of our mealtimes making them more of a refueling stop than an enjoyable experience with those we love. THE ROMANCE OF FOOD will show you again how the Art of Cooking can inspire stimulate and satisfy and how seductive a gorgeous dish can be. Ms. Cartlands recipes take inspiration from France a country whose approach to food and love she admires and understands She and her chef Nigel Gordon between them have devised a collection of recipes which will revive even the most jaded lover and put a song in the heart of the most enraptured. With her own inimitable style Barbara Cartland has brought the magic of her novels to the world of cookery and shows us how to make her romantic dreams come true.