by ValentinaHarris (Author)
Celebrity chef Valentina Harris makes traditional Italian cooking easy. Over 100 authentic Italian recipes have been simplified for the contemporary kitchen - piquant ragus with fresh pasta, nutty risottos, succulent meat and poultry dishes, aromatic fish and creamy deserts. Her instructions cover all the techniques necessary to master Italian cooking, from rolling fresh pasta, perfect polenta and non-sticky gnocchi, notes on cleaning and boning fish and how to pick the choicest ingredients. An engaging raconteur she enriches her recipes with fascinating food facts and anecdotes from her store of childhood memories of the family kitchen in Tuscany. Her recipes are beautifully decorated with charming watercolour illustrations.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Publisher: Spruce
Published: 30 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 184072725X
ISBN 13: 9781840727258
Book Overview: Over 100 traditional Italian recipes for the contemporary kitchen. Charming line illustrations capture the spirit of Italy. Filled with cultural food facts and culinary anecdotes