Ashia's Food for Sharing: Love and Spices from an Immigrant Kitchen

by Ashia Ismail-Singer, Lottie Hedley (Photographer)

Overview

Sumptuous feasts, spice-infused flavors, and simple entertaining destined to impress and appeal to everyone.

Inspired by the melded cultures that make up Ashia’s extended family, Ashia's Food for Sharing will take you on a journey full of flavors from India to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, and New Zealand, where she now lives.

These are recipes for sharing, each infused with the spices and flavors of Ashia’s Memon Indian heritage, and the influences picked up through her family’s journey from India, to Africa, the Middle East, Europe and New Zealand.

With recipes for breakfast and brunch, summer picnics, festive feasts, sunset snacks and sweet and spiced desserts, interspersed with personal stories of Ashia’s immigrant family, this book shares all the ingredients to elevate your entertaining, all throughout the year.

• The recipes in this book have been created to be as simple as possible, all inspired by the spices that Ashia grew up with at home, in the different countries she has lived.
• Every element of this book is a fusion of cultures, the joys of sharing food, gathered together with loved ones. From Africa, to India, the Middle East, France, UK and New Zealand, this book will take you on a journey full of flavours and the melding of cultures dear to Ashia’s heart.
• Includes themed menus, like “Inspired Indian Soiree” for the home cook who needs a little guidance when pairing dishes suitable for a crowd.
• The recipes in this book are delicious, impressive, and simple to make, paired with exquisite photography and personal stories. It will make the perfect gift for anyone who loves to entertain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623716295
Publisher:	Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/11/2025
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ashia Ismail-Singer is of Memon heritage, from the Gujarat region of India. She was raised in Malawi and the UK and now lives in New Zealand. Ashia was taught to cook by her mother, learning the traditional Indian way—without shortcuts. But she has since simplified and adapted recipes, combining influences from other countries she lived in or visited. She is a regular contributor to several food and lifestyle magazines and writes regularly for New Zealand House & Garden. Ashia lives with her family in Auckland, New Zealand. Her first book Ashia’s Table was also published by Interlink.

Editorial Reviews

Ashia Ismail-Singer’s vibrant cookbook shares Indian recipes that are influenced and intensified by family and regional tastes ... Welcoming and informative, Ashia’s Table stresses that Indian cooking shouldn’t seem complicated or intimidating. Engaging memoir elements wend in, and the text is brightened with family snapshots. An elegant collection of recipes that’s suited to pass on to next generations, Ashia’s Table brings new elements to Indian cuisine, preserving traditions while ‘creating food that spans generations, geography, and ethnicity.’

Foreword on Ashia's Table

[A]n an excellent book for those willing to try fusion Indian cuisine.

San Francisco Book Review on Ashia's Table

A joy to cook from as well as to read, this is a great addition to any cookbook collection ... exquisite photography ... recipes are simple, filled with comfort, and easy to execute ... Fans of Indian cuisine will love the rice dishes, robust chutneys, and many vegetarian options, like pea and paneer curry and mung dhal. Ismail-Singer’s observation that home is wherever family is reflects the beauty of her recipes and her life journey."

Booklist on Ashia's Table