{"product_id":"the-olive-and-the-caper-adventures-in-greek-cooking","title":"The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the year \"Its Greek to me\" becomes the happy answer to whats for dinner. My Big Fat Greek Wedding  the upcoming epic Troy  the 2004 Summer Olympics returning to Athens--and now  yet another reason to embrace all things Greek: The Olive and the Caper  Susanna Hoffmans 700-plus-page serendipity of recipes and adventure.  In Corfu  Ms. Hoffman and a taverna owner cook shrimp fresh from the trap--and for us she offers the boldly-flavored Shrimp with Fennel  Green Olives  Red Onion  and White Wine. She gathers wild greens and herbs with neighbors  inspiring Big Beans with Thyme and Parsley  and Field Greens and Ouzo Pie. She learns the secret to chewy country bread from the baker on Santorini and translates it for American kitchens. Including 325 recipes developed in collaboration with Victoria Wise (her co-author on The Well-Filled Tortilla Cookbook  with over 258 000 copies in print)  The Olive and the Caper celebrates all things Greek: Chicken Neo-Avgolemeno. Fall-off-the-bone Lamb Shanks seasoned with garlic  thyme  cinnamon and coriander. Siren-like sweets  from world-renowned Baklava to uniquely Greek preserves: Rose Petal  Cherry and Grappa  Apricot and Metaxa.  In addition  it opens with a sixteen-page full-color section and has dozens of lively essays throughout the book--about the origins of Greek food  about village life  history  language  customs--making this a lively adventure in reading as well as cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952380440629,"sku":"ByrdShop_0761134689","price":33.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780761134688.jpg?v=1770161541","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-olive-and-the-caper-adventures-in-greek-cooking","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}