Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume / Silvena Rowe 255 p. (credit 50)

One of the prettiest cookbooks I've looked at in a long time, but far too ambitious for me. This is Eastern Mediterranean cooking, with a focus on Syria and Lebanon. Ingredients include things like nasturtium petals and rose-flower cream; for me the bigger problem was that almost everything seemed to include nuts: pine nuts, pistachios, almonds - all are a big no-no in my house (if not in my desk drawer)! Photos of elegant dishes contrast with gorgeous street and landscape shots from Damascus and environs.