This highly illustrated book is a comprehensive guide to choosing, making, cooking and enjoying Italian pasta. An expert introduction covers the traditional pasta sauce ingredients, such as fresh herbs and leaves, seasonings, spices, fish and shellfish, vegetables and cheese. There follows a step-by-step guide to the different pasta shapes available, and how to make your own fresh pasta. The recipe section then features every kind of pasta dish: simple broths and hearty soups, tomato and cream sauces, fish and shellfish, meat and poultry, vegetables and vegetarian dishes, baked and stuffed pasta dishes, fresh and healthy options, and pasta salads. Illustrated throughout with over 800 glorious photographs, easy-to-read, informative text and enticing dishes, this attractive book is a kitchen guide, reference manual and recipe collection.
A pot of something delicious simmering away on the stove never fails to tantalize the taste buds. Whether it's a creamy soup, a fragrant curry, or a traditional English pudding, there are endless ideas for one-pot cooking in this book. The team at BBC Good Food magazine have gathered their tried-and-trusted recipes together to create another fail-safe book of ideas in this hugely popular series. Each recipe is accompanied by a full-page color photograph, so you can create a winner every time. With simple recipes for starters, main courses, and desserts, you'll find all you need for inspiration in this handy little cookbook. This edition is revised and updated with brand new recipes and a fresh new look.
With easy-to-follow tested recipes, this comprehensive compendium of Italian dishes will appeal to everyone who loves good food and cooking.