{"id":2751,"date":"2023-08-15T14:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/?page_id=2751"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:42:44","slug":"whisper-of-cardamom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/whisper-of-cardamom\/","title":{"rendered":"Whisper of Cardamom"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row section_type=”fullwidth-element” bg_type=”color” header_feature=”yes” footer_feature=”yes” bg_color=”#FFFFFF”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1682519011083{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-right: 7% !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 7% !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.96) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ tablet_width=”1-2″ tablet_sm_width=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1682364795159{padding-right: 40px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”90px”]

\"\" <\/div>
Read More<\/h6> <\/figcaption> <\/figure><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Format<\/span>
\nHardcover<\/h6>\n
Price<\/span>
\n$40<\/h6>\n
Publication Date<\/span>
\nMarch 5, 2024<\/h6>\n
ISBN<\/span>
\n9781954641327<\/h6>\n
Page Count<\/span>
\n256<\/h6>\n
Trim Size<\/span>
\n7.5 X 9.5 inches<\/h6>\n
Color<\/span>
\n300 4-color photographs and illustrations<\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text]

Bookshop<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Amazon<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Barnes & Noble<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Books-a-Million<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Bulk & Wholesale<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Edelweiss<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Media Inquiries<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ tablet_width=”1-2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750099361975{margin-right: 7% !important;}”]<\/p>\n

A Whisper of Cardamom<\/span><\/h3>\n

80 Sweetly Spiced Recipes to Fall in Love With<\/span><\/h4>\n
by Eleanor Ford<\/span><\/h5>\n

 <\/p>\n

Winner! Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Cookbook<\/strong>
\nWinner! Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Overall Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

Celebrating the love story between sugar and spice, this stunning new volume from award-winning cookbook author Eleanor Ford presents eighty spice-infused recipes for desserts and baked goods and a guide to spice switches so you can master classic flavor combinations and open the door to new possibilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spice is often the party girl: the loud, bold, exuberant element in the mix. When married with sugar, spice can provide a delicate fragrance that gives backbone to a dish and deepens its allure. Just as a generous swirl of woody-sweet cinnamon elevates a simple bun, a fiery gingerbread is a wonder in the mouth, nutmeg cuts through the sweet creaminess of custard to make a more rounded tart, and a whisper of cardamom makes poached plums jaunty and interesting.<\/p>\n

As international spice expert Eleanor Ford shows in A Whisper of Cardamom<\/em>, flavors can be enhanced by a thoughtful addition from the spice drawer\u2014added not in shouts, but in whispers. With her signature blend of curiosity and exploration, Eleanor returns with another brilliant study of spice that will help you infuse elegance and complexity into sweet treats. Divided into flavor profiles like bright and zippy, floral and fragrant, and dark and spicy, A Whisper of Cardamom<\/em> is a cookbook designed to inspire creativity and experimentation. In addition to eighty recipes for sweets such as saffron macaroons, roast strawberry souffl\u00e9s, and violet cream chocolate pots, spice swaps will help you customize dishes and discover worlds of flavors, and exquisite, inspiring photos are throughout.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"\"Eleanor Ford<\/strong> is a food writer and cook who uses food as a means to explore culture and understand the world. Described by Yotam Ottolenghi as a \u201cculinary detective,\u201d she is the winner of numerous awards, including an Edward Stanford Travel Writing award and three Guild of Food Writers awards, the most recent of which she won for her third book, The Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routes<\/em> (Apollo Publishers), which was featured in the New York Times<\/em>, listed for the Art of Eating prize, and a finalist for a Foreword Review Award. In addition to The Nutmeg Trail<\/em>, she is the author of the multi-award-winning volume Fire Islands: Recipes from Indonesia<\/em> (Apollo Publishers) and Samarkand: Recipes & Stories from Central Asia and the Caucasus<\/em>. Alongside writing about food, Eleanor gives talks about it across the globe including regular lectures on spice for the Smithsonian. She lives in London, England.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=”fullwidth-element” bg_type=”color” header_feature=”yes” footer_feature=”yes” font_color=”#000000″ bg_color=”#FFFFFF”][vc_column]

<\/div>[vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1682519040156{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-right: 7% !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 7% !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.96) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″ tablet_width=”1-2″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1730314359718{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;border-color: #000000 !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Praise for Eleanor Ford
\n<\/em><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u201cEleanor Ford\u2019s passion shines through her beautiful and picturesque writing.\u201d \u2014Guild of Food Writers Awards<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Praise for A Whisper of Cardamom<\/em><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u201cRecently, I suffered a bout of cinnamon fatigue. It was \u2026 Eleanor Ford who cured me with her new cookbook, A Whisper of Cardamom<\/em>, in which she explores the sweet side of spices. She offers anyone who loves cinnamon new ways to use it and those who share my malaise aromatics they can try in its stead.\u201d \u2014The Washington Post<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEleanor Ford is an inspiring teacher, and it\u2019s a joy to progress through her lessons in these pages.\u201d \u2014Nigella Lawson<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Praise for The Nutmeg Trail
\n<\/em><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]*Winner of two Gourmand World Cookbook Awards*<\/strong>
\n*Best International or Regional Cookbook, Guild of Food Writers*<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEleanor Ford is a cook and a historian, a culinary detective, and, as she says, a gastronomic archaeologist. What a deep dive this is into the world of spice. It\u2019s a deep dive, a culinary history, a spice library, anatomy, and miscellany. And then the recipes! Recipes which allow the reader to travel from Asia to the Middle East along the spice route, taking in so much flavor and so much context on the way. It\u2019s the green coconut hot sauce from Somalia first up for me, followed by the green peppercorn asparagus from Thailand.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Yotam Ottolenghi, chef, restaurateur, and author of Plenty<\/em>, Jerusalem: A Cookbook<\/em>, and Ottolenghi Simple<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routes<\/em> . . . peels back layers of history\u2014spice by spice, starting with nutmeg\u2014from the many seasonings that have elevated food since antiquity. . . . Spices shine in recipes like Keralan black pepper chicken, and superb green peppercorn asparagus.\u201d \u2014The New York Times<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA transportive blend of stories and meals that are as enlightening as they are piquant.\u201d \u2014Publishers Weekly\u00a0<\/em> \u2730STARRED REVIEW \u2730<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cCapable of transporting readers to tables around the world from their own kitchens.\u201d \u2014USA Today<\/i>, selected as a top summer 2022 cookbook<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cPacked with fascinating history, stylish photography, useful guidelines and recipe descriptions as mouthwatering as the dishes themselves,\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Nutmeg Trail<\/em> is an international cookbook you\u2019ll want to savor.\u201d \u2014BookTrib<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA fascinating, transporting read, packed full of intriguing recipes I can\u2019t wait to try.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Felicity Cloake, food writer for The Guardian<\/em> and New Statesman<\/em>, and author<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA fragrant, intoxicating, and mesmerizing voyage into the history and global spread of spice. With recipes every bit as delectable as the prose.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Tom Parker Bowles, food writer and author of The Year of Eating Dangerously<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nutmeg Trail\u00a0<\/em>offers a historical account of the spice trade with invaluable advice on the use of culinary spices\u2014how to prepare and combine them, when to introduce them, and what delights to expect.\u00a0Mouthwatering.\u201d\u00a0\u2014John Keay, historian and author of India: A History<\/em> and China: A History<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIn\u00a0The Nutmeg Trail<\/em>, Eleanor Ford takes us on a mouthwatering culinary voyage to the fabled \u2018spiceries,\u2019 those semi-mystical islands of the East Indies. A heady blend of history, adventure, and deliciously authentic recipes, this book will make you hungry!\u201d\u00a0\u2014Giles Milton, author of Churchill\u2019s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare <\/em>and Nathaniel\u2019s Nutmeg<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA fascinating and evocative journey along the spice routes, the \u2018central nervous system of the world.\u2019 The author\u2019s blend of history, geography, taxonomy, and enticing recipes offers a fresh look at these small, potent ingredients that bring magic to our kitchens.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Fuchsia Dunlop, author of\u00a0The Food of Sichuan<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI am completely enraptured with The Nutmeg Trail<\/em>. It is the perfect balance of being fascinating and mouthwatering at the same time.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Georgina Hayden, author of\u00a0Taverna<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA tantalizing treatise on the intoxicating world of spice. Eleanor has coupled essays on the history and cultural significance of spices with very enticing recipes. I cannot wait to read, meander, and cook my way along the ancient spice routes that Eleanor has so cleverly traced in this beautiful book.\u201d \u2014Helen Goh, recipe columnist\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe eclectic collection of recipes from across the world will make the reader want to head straight into the kitchen to conjure up heady meals to share with their family and friends.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Anissa Helou, author of\u00a0Feast: Food of the Islamic World<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cEleanor Ford\u2019s enticing cookbook The Nutmeg Trail<\/em> explores the global history and use of spices\u2014not just in cuisine, but in medicinal remedies, incense, and aphrodisiacs. With instructive photographs and charming graphics, as of tigers prowling alongside cinnamon sticks, The Nutmeg Trail<\/em> is a heady, informative trip through the realms of spices and time.\u201d \u2014Foreword Reviews<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cA charming read from beginning to end. . . . a remarkable book perfect for anyone who loves the culinary arts and cooking, anthropology, history, and travel. The Nutmeg Trail<\/em> invites readers into an ancient and exotic era that changed the course of history and the food of today.\u201d \u2014Culinary Historians of Canada<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Praise for Fire Islands
\n<\/em><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\n

*Kerb Food and Drink Travel Book of the Year*
\n*Maple International or Regional Cookbook Award, Guild of Food Writers*<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA spirited and flavorful roundup of 100 recipes culled from Java, Sumatra, and elsewhere within the world’s largest archipelago.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Publishers Weekly<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThis book has real spirit, bold flavors, and beautiful words to boot. In short: it has it all.\u201d \u2014Meera Sodha<\/b>, author of East<\/i>, Made in India<\/i>, and Fresh India<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThis book is a great pick…a dazzling primer to Indonesian cuisine.\u201d \u2014Tara\u2019s Multicultural Table<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cFire Islands: Recipes from Indonesia<\/em> isn\u2019t just a cookbook, it\u2019s a cultural immersion with lessons on how to capture and balance the bold, complex flavours of Indonesian cuisine.\u201d \u2014The Vancouver Sun<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=”fullwidth-element” bg_type=”color” header_feature=”yes” footer_feature=”yes” font_color=”#000000″ bg_color=”#FFFFFF”][vc_column]
<\/div>[vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1682519040156{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-right: 7% !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 7% !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.96) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}”][vc_column_inner tablet_width=”1-2″]
\"\"<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”18px”]
\"\"<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”18px”]
\"\"<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”18px”]
\"\"<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”18px”]
\"\"<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]
<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row flex_height=”yes” middle_content=”yes” bg_type=”color” bg_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1568411319470{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Also from Apollo Publishers:<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1568411400904{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″]

\"\"<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″]
\"\"<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″]
\"\"<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″]
\"\"<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row section_type=”fullwidth-element” bg_type=”color” header_feature=”yes” footer_feature=”yes” bg_color=”#FFFFFF”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1682519011083{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-right: 7% !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 7% !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.96) !important;*background-color: rgb(255,255,255) !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ tablet_width=”1-2″ tablet_sm_width=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1682364795159{padding-right: 40px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”90px”][vc_column_text] Format Hardcover Price $40 Publication Date March 5, 2024 ISBN 9781954641327 Page Count 256 Trim Size 7.5 X 9.5 inches Color […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2751","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3814,"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2751\/revisions\/3814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apollopublishers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}