Dream Deli. The new book from Lilly Higgins
Ballymaloe’s Rory O’Connell launched Dream Deli, the second book by Lilly Higgins, a past pupil of Ballymaloe, at The Farmgate Cafe this (Wednesday) morning.
Rory said he had been
flicking through the book for a while before he realised that Lilly, as well as
writing it, had also shot the many photographs that illustrate it. It is a gorgeous
book, with hard covers, but with a light inviting feel inside, plenty of
illustrations and nothing cramped about it at all.
Rory said it was great to get
a book from a past pupil and add it to the collection in Ballymaloe: “It rounds
the circle; the student has become the teacher. You can see that Lilly loves to
share and that feeling of generosity drips off the pages.”
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| Lilly (left) with Yours Truly and Deirdre (Arbutus Bread). |
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| Rory O'Connell |
He loved her Crab and Chive
Cakes and predicted that her Sicilian Wedding Cake would be a feature of many future
weddings. “Fantastic,” he said. “The book should be mandatory for deli owners,
for schools, for everybody.
Lilly, as cool and calm as
ever, thanked everybody for coming and made sure that we all had enough of the
lovely brunch bits that were available. And her mother made sure I got the all
important cup of tea!
The book, published by Gill
and MacMillan and just over 200 pages, has lots of fresh and simple recipes.
They sum it up well on the cover: From breakfasts of homemade granola and
smoothies, to gorgeous soups bursting with flavour; from stunning supper ideas,
and of course, lots of delicious sweet treats for afternoon tea.
So come on Lilly. When are
you going to open your real live Dream Deli? Can’t wait.
Available in all good book
shops, including Liam Ruiseal, with a retail price in the region of €23.00.
