'Falling Cloudberries' is filled with the recipes that have weaved their way through the life of Tessa Kiros and her family. From the rice puddings with rosewater and cinnamon made in a shed by her Cypriot grandfather to the gravlax with dill prepared by her Finnish mother, 'Falling Cloudberries' is a delicious and personal collection of recipes from all over the world. In her extensive, dream-like journey across the globe, Tessa merges recipes with memories of how and where she discovered them.
The 150 recipes, all of them collected and adapted by Tessa since early adulthood, are as diverse in style and flavour as the extended family and households through which they've travelled. Some, from the Greek side of the family, are redolent of roses, cinnamon, cassia and cardamom, mint and citrus, others are Scandinavian in origin, sprinkled with berries or dill and spread with mustard, Chilli, garlic, oregano, cumin and red onions appear, and there are chocolate, vanilla, cream and pistachio confections from childhoods the world over. A Peruvian housekeeper makes a contribution, and a Thai soup appears, simply because Tessa couldn't imagine her life without it.
Recipes are grouped by region of origin, which also reflects Tessa's travels, from London where she was born and later cooked professionally, to South Africa where she grew up, interspersed with visits to her mother's and father's homelands, and Italy where she now lives.
