{"id":3535,"date":"2008-08-08T14:47:56","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T13:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2018-02-24T16:22:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:22:22","slug":"east-meets-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/east-meets-west\/","title":{"rendered":"East Meets West &#8211; James Martin, Jamie Oliver &#8211; review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text-element body\"> This is a celebrity charity cookbook and supports the 2004 earthquake and tsunami victims. It has a whole host of \u201cbig names\u201d but perhaps the names that you might not recognise are of the two women who deserve the most thanks and praise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/east%20west.jpg\" alt=\"East Meets West\" width=\"337\" height=\"430\" \/> Barbara Jayson lived for many years in South East Asia and whilst living in Indonesia started a charity called The Foundation for Mother and Child Care. She was awarded an MBE for her work in Indonesia in 2004. Jenny de Montfort was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Nigeria and Cameroon. Whilst living in Indonesia she and a friend compiled a successful cookbook for charity which inspired this book.<\/p>\n<p>It does your heart good to know that people will devote time to help others when disaster strikes. Nigella Lawson was one of the first to pitch in, but food and wine writers, photographers, PAs and publishers all did their bit to produce a book that the public would really want to buy. This book is the tangible proof of their success.<\/p>\n<p>The list of celebrated chefs, cooks and worthies is long but you\u2019ll see who they all are when you buy the book so I\u2019ll just pick a few recipes that I know my dear reader will enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Anton Edelmann offers Baked Figs with Goats Cheese and Coriander Salad. This is a real fusion dish and that is the theme for these recipes. It\u2019s the combination of East and West that produces something special.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Granger has donated his scrumptious recipe for Coconut Pancakes with Banana and Passion Fruit Syrup. You know how easy pancakes are but Bill gives these a tropical twist.<\/p>\n<p>Gennaro Contaldo is a chap I know to be generous with his time so it\u2019s no surprise to see him here. His contribution is a tangy Orange and Fennel Salad. Refreshing and light.<\/p>\n<p>I must include Nigella Lawson as she was kind enough to get the ball rolling and she must have many calls on her time. Thai Crumbled Beef in Lettuce Wraps is very Forever Summer&#8230; er, the recipe is even if the weather isn\u2019t!<\/p>\n<p>This is a gorgeous fusion cookbook with impressive authors. You\u2019ll buy East Meets West because it\u2019s a great book and you\u2019ll have the satisfaction of knowing that others will be getting something they need as well.<\/p>\n<p>East Meets West<br \/>\nAuthors: Various<br \/>\nPublished by: Accent Press<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a314.99<br \/>\nISBN 1-905170-02-5<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cookbook review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/tag\/james-martin\/\">See more books by James Martin here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a celebrity charity cookbook and supports the 2004 earthquake and tsunami victims. 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