{"product_id":"dining-with-the-durrells-stories-and-recipes-from-the-cookery-archive-of-mrs-louisa-durrell-paperback","title":"Dining with the Durrells: Stories and Recipes from the Cookery Archive of Mrs Louisa Durrell - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Shimwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee Durrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'We lolled in the sea until it was time to return for tea, another of Mother's gastronomic triumphs. Tottering mounds of hot scones; crisp paper-thin biscuits; cakes like snowdrifts, oozing jam; cakes dark, rich and moist, crammed with fruit; brandy snaps brittle as coral and overflowing with honey. Conversation was almost at a standstill; all that could be heard was the gentle tinkle of cups, and the heartfelt sigh of some guest, accepting another slice of cake.' - \u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, Gerald Durrell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDining with the Durrells\u003c\/i\u003e, David Shimwell has delved into the Durrell family archives to uncover Louisa Durrell's original recipes for the scones, cakes, jams, tarts, sandwiches and more that are so deliciously described by the Durrell family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom her recipe for 'Gerry's Favourite Chicken Curry' to 'Dixie-Durrell Scones with Fig and Ginger Jam', and including the family stories and photos that accompany them, this book will transport you to long lunches enjoyed on the terrace of a strawberry-pink villa, sunshine-filled picnics among the Corfu olive groves and candlelit dinners overlooking the Ionian Sea.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Shimwell (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Shimwell is a botanist and a close family friend of the Durrells. He graduated from Durham University with degrees in botany and vegetation ecology and has had a lifelong career lecturing in botany, biogeography and environmental conservation at the universities of Hull and Manchester. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Durrell (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lee Durrell is Honorary Director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and has a PhD in zoology from Duke University specialising on animal vocalisations in Madagascar. She married Gerald in 1979 and worked with him on books and television series about nature and conservation over the next decade. In 2011 she was awarded the MBE for services to conservation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 7.79 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53736179532140,"sku":"9781529337556","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/1779e73fc28c2d02f398214520f2fc24.webp?v=1778402731","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/dining-with-the-durrells-stories-and-recipes-from-the-cookery-archive-of-mrs-louisa-durrell-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}