The quintessential cookbook. - USA Today
The Silver Spoon, the most influential and bestselling Italian cookbook of the last 50 years, is now available in a new updated and revised edition. This bible of authentic Italian home cooking features over 2,000 revised recipes and is illustrated with 400 brand new, full‐color photographs. A comprehensive and lively book, its uniquely stylish and user‐friendly format makes it accessible and a pleasure to read. The new updated edition features new introductory material covering such topics as how to compose a traditional Italian meal, typical food traditions of the different regions, and how to set an Italian table. It also contains a new section of menus by celebrity chefs cooking traditional Italian food including Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich, Tony Mantuano, and Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone.
Il Cucchiaio d'Argento was originally published in Italy in 1950 by the famous Italian design and architectural magazine Domus, and became an instant classic. A select group of cooking experts were commissioned to collect hundreds of traditional Italian home cooking recipes and make them available for the first time to a wider modern audience. In the process, they updated ingredients, quantities and methods to suit contemporary tastes and customs, at the same time preserving the memory of ancient recipes for future generations.
Divided into eleven color‐coded chapters by course, The Silver Spoon is a feat of design as well as content. Chapters include: Sauces, Marinades and Flavored Butters, Antipasti, Appetizers and Pizzas, First Courses, Eggs, Vegetles, Fish and Shellfish, Meat, Poultry, Game, Cheese, and Desserts. It covers everything from coveted authentic sauces and marinades to irresistible dishes such as Penne Rigate with Artichokes, Ricotta and Spinach Gnocchi, Tuscan Minestrone, Meatballs in Brandy, Bresaola with Corn Salad, Pizza Napoletana, Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches and Carpaccio Cipriani.
The definitive collection of pasta recipes featuring this most iconic and popular Italian ingredient from the experts at the prestigious Silver Spoon Kitchen
Pasta is the perfect food. Low cost, healthy, and tasty, its versatility makes it a regular feature on home dining tables as well as on the most sophisticated of restaurant menus, either dressed with just one or two ingredients, or with more elaborate sauces. Showcasing 46 different pasta types in more than 300 - recipes from classics such as Penne Arrabbiata and Spaghetti Carbonara, to more ambitious dishes such as Soufflé of Capellini and Linguine with Lobster - this is the ultimate guide to cooking pasta the Italian way.
Organised by pasta type, it also includes easy-to-follow instructions for making your own fresh pasta, sections on dried and fresh, long and short, cut and filled pasta, and entries on the Italian origins of many ingredients. The Silver Spoon is known throughout the world as the authoritative voice on Italian cuisine and the leading Italian culinary resource - this book is the perfect guide to the most Italian of ingredients.
Italy's most trusted home cooking resource presents a richly illustrated exploration of the country's unique regional cuisines
Italy is formed of 20 regions, each with its own distinctive history, culture, landscape, and recipes. Organized geographically, The Regional Italian Cookbook: Recipes from The Silver Spoon celebrates the astonishing diversity of Italy's cuisine, showcasing the culinary identity of each region through its most famous ingredients, dishes, and food traditions. Known throughout the world as the authoritative voice on Italian home cooking, The Silver Spoon Kitchen takes readers on a mouth-watering journey, pairing 160 classic recipes with evocative writing and vivid photography. Each region's chapter begins with a dedicated introduction explaining its local ingredients and dishes, followed by authentic recipes for antipasti, primi, main courses, sides, and desserts.
Travel from Northern Italy, where hearty, rich choices such as Fonduta valdostana and Risotto alla Milanese reveal the geographic influence of the Alps and the Po River Valley, to the south, where the fertile soil and warm climate create a paradise for growing vegetables, citrus fruits, and olives. Discover how Central Italy, often seen as the heart of traditional Italian cuisine, embraces simple, high-quality ingredients - whether in Tuscany's rustic Ribollita, or Lazio's robust, pasta-centric cuisine - and how Sicily, with its melting pot of cultural influences, developed its distinctive dishes.
Featuring time-tested recipes for both iconic dishes and little-known gems, The Regional Italian Cookbook invites readers to bring a taste of Italy into their own homes.
A luxurious collection of the best recipes from the world's leading Italian cookbook - with all new photography and design
First published in 1950, Il Cucchiaio d'Argento, or its English-language offspring The Silver Spoon, is the ultimate compilation of traditional home-cooking Italian dishes. In this all-new luxurious book, The Silver Spoon Classic features 170 of the very best-of-the-best recipes from Italy's incredibly diverse regions. Carefully selected from Phaidon's Silver Spoon cookbooks, which have sold more than one million copies worldwide, this new collection features exquisite photography of the dishes, is replete with elegant double ribbons for easy reference, and a sumptuous design and package, which makes for an ideal gift or keepsake for the amateur and serious chef. With dishes for all tastes and seasons, The Silver Spoon Classic is the definitive guide to preparing the most important, authentic, and delicious Italian recipes.
A masterclass in baking and working with chocolate, the Italian way - the latest title in the prestigious Silver Spoon family
The Silver Spoon kitchen is known throughout the world as the authoritative voice on Italian cuisine and the leading Italian culinary resource - this new book on everyone's favorite ingredient features 100 of the best Silver Spoon chocolate recipes, accompanied by all-new photography and design, as well as 30 core recipes for working with chocolate, each with step-by-step photography.
Featuring dark, milk, ruby, and white chocolate, every aspect of this beloved ingredient is covered in depth in this book: its history, composition, various types, and the secrets behind working with chocolate successfully. The basic techniques are accompanied by step-by-step images, guiding cooks through the various necessary processes, and providing valuable tips for tackling more complex preparations, such as tempering, glazing, and creating shapes and decorations in chocolate. Recipes include simple cakes and cookies, candies, and more elaborate desserts, as well as mousses, ice creams, parfaits, and drinks.
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Bake like an Italian with this latest Silver Spoon treasure - a culinary inspiration and go-to kitchen companion
The Silver Spoon is known throughout the world as the authoritative voice on Italian cuisine and the leading Italian culinary resource. The Italian Bakery is the first volume in the Silver Spoon library to focus on dolci - the Italian term for all sweet treats.
Dishes found in bakeries throughout Italy's diverse regions come to life in 140 accessible classic and contemporary patisserie recipes, including a library of 50 core recipes for basic baking building blocks, each illustrated with step-by-step photography, geared toward novices and experienced bakers alike.
Filled with cakes, pastries, pies, cookies, sweets and chocolates, and frozen puddings, the collection showcases a wide range of delectable desserts suitable for everyday indulgences and special-occasion celebrations - the Italian way.
The newest addition to the popular Silver Spoon cookbook series provides a culinary guide to one of Italy's best-loved regions
Naples and the Amalfi Coast takes readers on a rich gastronomic journey through a perennially appealing, visually stunning region of Italy. The delightfully authentic dishes featured include fennel biscuits and other locally beloved antipasti, such classics as pizza Margherita, and an array of mouthwatering desserts. Chapters spotlight key produce and ingredients, from buffalo mozzarella from Benevento and tomatoes from San Marzano to lemons from Sorrento. Beautifully designed, with vivid colour photographs throughout, this gorgeous recipe collection is destined for both kitchen shelves and coffee tables.
100 recipes that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less from the world's most trusted and bestselling Italian cookbook.
This is the latest title in Phaidon's bestselling Silver Spoon series presenting over 100 recipes all of which can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. The recipes have been selected from the bestselling book on authentic Italian cooking, The Silver Spoon which has sold over 1 million copies. Each recipe has been thoroughly tested and is aimed at home cooks of all experience levels.
Cooks of all levels can master such classics as Spaghettini with Clams, Milanese Risotto, Roman Saltimboca and Forest Fruit Gratin with Zabaglione. Its hardback format gathers its iconic recipes into a practical, easy-to-use package that will become a staple of any kitchen.
Features:
- Simple, fast recipes from the bestselling Italian cookbook of all time
- Over 100 recipes from the world's most popular cuisine
- Every recipe can be cooked in 30 minutes or less and is suitable for cooks of all levels
- Each recipe has been thoroughly tested and is accompanied by a beautiful photograph
- This is the cookbook to make the daily family meal easy and delicious with dishes that can be cooked in half an hour or less
More than 200 delicious classic and contemporary Italian vegetarian recipes from the acclaimed Silver Spoon kitchen
The latest title to join Phaidon's Silver Spoon library features more than 200 recipes for Italian vegetarian dishes, with a particular emphasis on healthy meat-free options for appetizers, main dishes, salads, sides, and desserts. Recipes range from classic dishes that are traditionally vegetarian to contemporary dishes that introduce ingredients borrowed from outside Italy's culinary culture. The book is easy to navigate, thanks to its recipe icons, while gorgeous specially commissioned photographs bring its delicious dishes to life.
75 fail-proof recipes for delicious ice-cream and gelati from the world's most trusted and bestselling Italian cookbook series.
Italian Cooking School: Ice Cream is the latest addition to this fail-proof Italian cookbook series. Step-by-step instructions and photography guide readers through the preparation process and ensure success every time. Chapters cover ice creams, sorbets, frozen desserts and chilled desserts.
Phaidon proudly presents the Italian Cooking School series from The Silver Spoon, which is designed for modern cooks to prepare delicious and authentic Italian recipes at home. Ideal for cooking novices, each title in the series features illustrated instructions for basic techniques and a collection of 75 recipes to inspire readers.
The complete guide to feeding your baby or toddler, giving them a lifelong love of good food - the Italian way
From their very first morsels, Italian infants are encouraged to explore the tastes and textures of real food - the goal being to help them develop a love of fresh ingredients and healthy eating. The Silver Spoon: Recipes for Babies is the perfect introduction to this national tradition, covering the period of a child's development from six months to two years, with recipes designed to introduce a child to a wide range of foods along with advice for stress-free weaning. Its 50 authentic Italian recipes, from nutritious purees to a child's first carbonara, couscous and pizza, have been double-tested in a home kitchen and are accompanied by expert tips, making this the perfect manual for all parents.
150 inspiring and authentic Italian recipes for meat, poultry, and game - from the world's most trusted authority on Italian cuisine.
The Italian approach to cooking with meat is to keep things straightforward and maximize the flavour. This book showcases simple, hearty dishes that are true to this tradition, from chicken cacciatore and braised beef with Barolo to osso buco and Roman lamb. With more than 150 recipes, most published for the first time in English, it's comprehensive and authoritative, demystifying the different cuts, cooking methods, and techniques unique to each meat type - along with the side dishes that best complement them.
75 fail-proof recipes for delicious desserts from the world's most trusted and bestselling Italian cookbook series.
Making desserts at home has never been easier! The Silver Spoon Italian Cooking School: Desserts teaches everything you need to know about making Amaretti Biscuits to a Strawberry Custard Tart to a Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake. With the illustrated step-by-step instructions, readers learn to make cookies and cakes, then advancing to pies and tarts and so many more.
Readers build their cooking repertoire as they progress through the books, building confidence with simple recipes at the start and advancing to more challenging dishes. The Silver Spoon Italian Cooking School series is designed for modern cooks to prepare healthy, delicious, and authentic recipes in their own home.
Ideal for cooking novices, each book in the series features illustrated instructions for basic techniques and a collection of 75 Italian recipes to keep readers inspired. The Silver Spoon is the most influential and bestselling Italian cookbook of the last 50 years.
From the publisher of The Silver Spoon, the most influential and bestselling Italian cookbook of the last 50 years.
75 fail-proof recipes for pizza, focaccia, and calzone from the world's most trusted and bestselling Italian cookbook series.
Making pizza at home has never been easier The Silver Spoon Italian Cooking School: Pizza teaches everything you need to know about making not just fresh pizzas but foccacia, calzones, and savory pies at home. With the illustrated step-by-step instructions, readers learn to make basic pizza dough and classic pizza dishes such as a Margarita, Neopolitan, Quattro Formaggi, and so many more.
Readers build their cooking repertoire as they progress through the books, building confidence with simple recipes at the start and advancing to more challenging dishes. The Silver Spoon Italian Cooking School series is designed for modern cooks to prepare healthy, delicious, and authentic recipes in their own home.
Ideal for cooking novices, each book in the series features illustrated instructions for basic techniques and a collection of 75 Italian recipes to keep readers inspired. The Silver Spoon is the most influential and bestselling Italian cookbook of the last 50 years.
From the publisher of The Silver Spoon, the most influential and bestselling Italian cookbook of the last 50 years.