Continues Beata's touching story of a childhood in rural Poland, with 50 new recipes. This beautiful memoir/cookbook includes the food, festivals and Christmas traditions that sustain Poles through long, cold winters -- from St Nicholas Day to the 'vigil' of Christmas Eve and the mid winter revelry of a Sylwestern New Yer's Eve ball.
“"This lovely book makes you hungry for Poland, even when it plays no part in your own heritage." ”
"A colorful memoir, a pilgrimage, a travelogue and a food adventure." --Columbia Daily Tribune
"Perhaps the best way to describe the book would be as a declaration of love." --Valentina's Cookbook
"Rose Petal Jam took my breath away..." --Huffington Post
"This lovely book makes you hungry for Poland, even when it plays no part in your own heritage." --Metro Pulse
"Zatorska's dual narrative--first as a native, with a child's perspective, then as a mature adult and somewhat outsider--makes for an almost dreamlike quality where memory and time collide and distort--at once evocative, enlightening and compelling." --Food Tripper
Beata Zatorska was raised in a remote village in rural Poland and emigrated to Australia when she was 19. She is the author of Rose Petal Jam and has been a family doctor for more than 20 years. Simon Target has written and directed award-winning television documentaries and directed numerous television food shows with chefs such as Curtis Stone, Rick Stein, and Donna Hay. They both live in Sydney.
Continues Beatas touching story of a childhood in rural Poland, with 50 new recipes. This beautiful memoir/cookbook includes the food, festivals and Christmas traditions that sustain Poles through long, cold winters -- from St Nicholas Day to the vigil of Christmas Eve and the mid winter revelry of a Sylwestern New Years Eve ball
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