The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection (Modern Library Paperbacks) (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1967; vuoden 2002 painos)

Take one author, combine a priestly vocation with a culinary avocation, simmer for a couple of decades, and you’ll end up with The Supper of the Lamb. This book is a deeply theological reflection on food, its preparation, and fellowship around the table. The title, borrowed from Revelation 19, hints at the eschatological momentum of the text, as the loving preparation of each meal leads us ever closer to the ultimate feast – the heavenly marriage supper of the Lamb.

And there are recipes. ( )

Wow, whadda book. ( )

I picked up this book ignorantly expecting a theological discussion of the Eucharist, only to find I'll never look at an onion the same way, and I'm re-inspired to try my hand again at baking croissants. Capon writes in a slow, meandering, whimsical style; perhaps reminiscent of Chesterton, and certainly lending itself to savouring.

"Cookbook" is too mean a classification; although I'll refer to it time and again for the recipes, I realized this book is more a celebration of simple, material things, giving hope and anticipation for the great feast that awaits us in the life to come. In mindfulness of the goodness of even the smallest and most insignificant of God's gifts (mushrooms!), we become aware of C. S. Lewis's 'sehnsucht' - that 'inconsolable longing' of being made in God's image yet waiting to be finally realized into the fullness of what he's created us to be. ( )

I simply cannot cut an onion without thinking on this book! ( )

A scrumptious book that will literally leave your mouth watering, Capon’s Supper of the Lamb is to be recommended not just to foodies as it is much more than the celebration of food. It is the celebration of life itself. ( )