Woman & Home South Africa

Dining with the Durrells

When I heard that a close friend of the Durrells, botanist David Shimwell, was bringing out a book that included recipes from Louisa Durrell’s worn-out cooking notebook, I begged the publisher to let me recreate a few for modern times. Here are three simple dishes, which, I hope, will transport you to lazy breakfasts on the terrace, dusky picnics among the olive groves, and snacks shared with a menagerie of beasts. And all perfectly in time for the return of The Durrells on BBC

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