Delia Smith's Summer Collection: 140 Recipes fo

Delia Smith's Summer Collection: 140 Recipes fo

A million-copy British best-seller offers a selection of accessible, traditional summer dishes that includes Avocado Salsa and Pesto Rice Salad, Spiced Lamb and Cashew Kebabs, and Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream. TV tie-in. 40,000 first printing. $40,000 ad/promo. Tour. Smith's name and face may be unfamiliar on this side of the Atlantic, but she has entered British households for years via a television program and numerous culinary volumes. Serving as her introduction to Americans, this beautifully produced book is filled with recipes highlighting warm-weather ingredients, such as asparagus, bell peppers, berries, fresh herbs, and crab. Although the fare displays a gourmet touch, instructions are clearly written. And, unlike more esoteric cookbook authors, Smith sometimes simplifies a recipe but still maintains its essential character. Considered by many to be Britain's answer to Martha Stewart, Smith, with her down-to-earth style, is as refreshing as the food presented here. Alice Joyce