Mrs.
Chamberlain discreetly proposed ways to use
leftovers, and any sensible reader will pounce
on the idea-what a wonderful way to use both eggs
and the good things on hand in the refrigerator,
whether for an emergency meal or a major production.
Precious lobster meat left over? See Omelette Baron
de Barante - this is a regal adventure. Choice,
small artichokes available at the produce market?
Try Artichoke Omelette Provençale, a country dish.
Something fresh and simple? Watercress Omelette or
Omelette Flamande with endive. Something extravagant
for New Year's Eve? Look up Caviar. Dessert
Omelettes begin with Almond and Apricot and end with
Melba, Strawberry, and Walnut, with a long and
delectable list in between. A picnic? You'll find
cold omelettes to go!
Also
included: the German omelette, the Italian frittata,
tiny Russian omelettes, even the almost forgotten
Chinese Egg Foo Yung. If it's an omelette, it's
here, along with an entertaining historical
introduction, in an invaluable culinary companion
for your kitchen or by your bedside.
Narcissa
G. Chamberlain collaborated for close to forty years
in the publishing ventures of her husband Samuel
Chamberlain, print maker, architectural
photographer, writer, and designer of his own books.
She produced the recipe manuscripts for three
editions of his gastronomic travel book Bouquet de
France and of the subsequent Italian Bouquet and
British Bouquet, all published by Gourmet Magazine.
The
recipes in Clémentine in the Kitchen (1943) were
hers, as were those in the Godine expanded edition
of Clémentine published in 1988. She was a
knowledgeable amateur of antiques and pitched in as
coauthor whenever her husband photographed for books
on the interiors of old American homes. Her last
book was a comprehensive catalog of her husband's
etchings, dry points, and lithographs, The Prints of
Samuel Chamberlain,N.A., published by The Boston
Public Library in 1984.
Narcissa
Chamberlain journeyed from her home in Marblehead,
MA in 1968 to attend a Pot Shop branch store opening
in Boston's Back Bay, where Omelettes and Martinis
were featured. She showed no interest in the omelettes... but the martinis!
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