Mary Gomes Knihy

Eurasian cooking is celebrated through a collection of 50 family-favorite recipes that blend influences from various cultures, including Portuguese and Chinese. Mary Gomes, with her extensive cooking experience, presents a straightforward approach to preparing comforting dishes like soups, stews, and delectable desserts. This book not only offers quick and delicious meals for busy families but also includes engaging anecdotes and an illustrated glossary of ingredients, making it an essential guide for enthusiasts of Eurasian cuisine.

Eurasian cooking reflects the influence of a multitude of cultures, including the Portuguese, Dutch, British, Chinese, Malay, Indian and even the Peranakans. After years of cooking for family, church, corporate events and even a president or two, Mary Gomes has come up with a simple yet effective method of cooking that anyone, who prefers to spend time with family or friends rather than being hidden in the kitchen, would appreciate.In Mary Eurasian Favourites for Special Occasions, Mary puts together a collection of 50 authentic Eurasian recipes for all celebratory and festive occasions. From hearty soups and stews like Beef Smore and Pork Ribs Stew to delectable mains such as Curry Debal and Shepherd’s Pie to alluring cakes and desserts such as Sugee Cake and Pulot Tekan with Tartal, this book will definitely spice up festive menus.With interesting and informative anecdotes and an illustrated glossary of ingredients, Mary Eurasian Favourites for Special Occasions will no doubt inspire home cooks to complete the Eurasian table and make every occasion memorable.

Mary Gomes, author of bestseller The Eurasian Cookbook, presents her latest book Mary’s Recipes – A Celebration of a Singapore Kitchen, a collection of local favourites and more Eurasian dishes. This book is not just a celebration of one family’s Eurasian and Peranakan heritage, but that of a true Singapore Kitchen. Mary Gomes follows the successful publication in 2001 of her first book, The Eurasian Cookbook, with a collection of recipes featuring the myriad ethnic cuisines of her home, Singapore. In this long awaited second cookbook, Mary shares with us her family’s secret recipes from chicken sambal buah keras to braised duck and shrimp sambal bostadar to nonya bak chang. Learn to make hawker favourites such as harlock prawns and old family dishes such as yam rice, all simplified for the modern cook.