Julieta Timane

Cooking for Friends: Simple & Delicious Traditional Recipes Julieta Timane

Publisher Marketing: In a shop near the market, the grandmother buys a bucketful of red and black beans that she will soak in water overnight. The little girl walks around the shop intrigued by the strong smells and enchanted by all the different products ... *** The kitchen is filled with natural light, illuminating the blue and white tiles covering half its walls. The brown rectangular table is ready with all the ingredients ... *** 'We are going to bake an egg pudding today!' announces the grandmother. They have a special bond in the kitchen and she hopes that one day her granddaughter will cook these dishes for her own friends! In Cooking for Friends you will be taken right into author Julieta's childhood kitchen in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal; back to a time when she was just a little girl helping her grandmother to cook wonderful dishes. With delightful personalised introductions to each recipe, you will be taken on a journey of traditional flavours and customs. You will feel like you are right there in the little Portuguese village, enjoying the hustle and bustle of the wet market decorated with typical blue and white tiles depicting fishermen in traditional boats, or scenes of men working in the fields with cattle. You will understand how being so close to the river Tagus and the Atlantic Ocean makes fish one of the most important ingredients in Julieta's recipes. Cooking for Friends also gives you an insight into some of the quirkiness of the eighties, when metal meat grinders were common and you needed to use a rotary dial telephone if you wanted to call your friends to invite them over for a meal. In this book Julieta shares popular traditional Portuguese recipes that her grandmother taught her when she was a little girl. She learned that there are three secrets for a good recipe: fresh ingredients, a passion for cooking and an overnight marinade! She learned that recipes are merely a basis from which to create and improvise. Most importantly, she learned that every meal tastes better when it's shared. Cooking for Friends features impressive yet simple starters such as grilled chorizo; mouth-watering main courses such as salted cod with broccoli; and traditional Portuguese desserts such as sweet egg threads. This is a unique culinary journey into delightful and delicious meals that are meant to be shared and enjoyed with friends! Contributor Bio:  Timane, Julieta Portuguese author, Julieta Timane, was born in Mozambique and has lived in several European and Asian countries including Italy, the UK and Japan. She now calls Malaysia home. The way she writes is strongly influenced by her experiences in internationally diverse, multicultural and multi-ethnic environments. Julieta'a fascination with writing began during early childhood when she read My Sweet Orange Tree by Brazilian Author Jose Mauro Vasconcelos. This beautiful book about life, children, loneliness and the power of imagination was enlightening and triggered her passion to read and write. When she was around 13 years old, Julieta's grandparents gave her a typewriter on which she would spend hours creating little stories. Characters and emotions soon grew into short rhyming stories and, before long, she was writing poems. Reading and writing soon become an integral part of her life. The opportunity to dedicate more time to writing came when Julieta moved to Japan in 2010. Living in a different culture opened her eyes to the differences in our major cultural values such as respect towards others, nature and animals and the way we take care of our family members. It was this realisation that gave her the initial idea for Miss Flower and The Little Globetrotters, a book about a teacher who teaches a multicultural, multi-ethnic class about universal values. Little Imagination Flies is a children's story of empowerment. Although aimed at children, the subject matter appeals to a much wider audience. The story highlights the fact that although we all face numerous trials and tribulations at some point in our lives, we should always try to be positive and conquer our fears. The illustrations perfectly emulate the journey of Little Imagination as she learns to overcome adversity. Julieta's children's books are engaging, witty and beautifully-written, while the characters and emotions are brought to life with beautiful illustrations. Through words she takes young readers on a fabulous journey, which not only has the ability to entertain, but also to provide children with thought-provoking material that encourages them to ask and answer some of the more meaningful questions about life. For more books and information please visit www. BlackInkWords.com thank you!