Mediterranean - Tapa dura

This cookbook features recipes for dishes from all over the Mediterranean region - Italy, Greece, France, Spain, North Africa and the Middle East. Recipes include classic dishes such as Bouillabaisse, Moussaka and Risotto alla Milanese as well as more exotic dishes such as Brandade de Morue, Greek Easter Bread and Spiced Duck with Pears. With step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow recipes, cooks of all skill levels should be able to bring Mediterranean cuisine to their own kitchens. Recipes are included for appetisers, soups and salads as well as main courses, side dishes and desserts, allowing experimental cooks to mix and match, combining, for example, Spanish tapas with a Greek entree and a Moroccan dessert.

Jacqueline Clark is freelance having worked for a short spell in magazines. She now combines feature writing with preparing food for photography, and makes regular visits to both her second home the Southwest of France and the Catalan region of Spain, which afford her the opportunity to indulge her passion for Mediterranean foods. Joanna Farrow worked as a cookery writer on women's magazines for several years until her first child was born. Since then, she has worked freelance, contributing articles to various magazines and writing a selection of cookbooks ranging from fish and seafood to children's cookery, cakes and chocolate.