Everyone needs that fail-safe chicken recipe in a hurry. And everyone needs the perfect stir-fried vegetarian dish, the light-as-air sponge cake, the satisfying stew. This hardworking series, each book a compilation of 100 tried-and-tested recipes, caters to those needs. Practical easy, budget-conscious and, best of all, bursting with flavour. Buy one, buy them all. It features simple solutions to your everyday cooking needs.

"Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati"--pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance of names by which it is known. Food scholar Oretta Zanini De Vita traveled to every corner of her native Italy, recording oral histories, delving into long-forgotten family cookbooks, and searching obscure archives to produce this rich and uniquely personal compendium of historical and geographical information. For each entry she includes the primary ingredients, preparation techniques, variant names, and the locality where it is made and eaten. Along the way, Zanini De Vita debunks such culinary myths as Marco Polo's supposed role in pasta's story even as she serves up a feast of new information. "Encyclopedia of Pasta, " illustrated throughout with original drawings by Luciana Marini, will be the standard reference on one of the world's favorite foods for many years to come, engaging and delighting both general readers and food professionals.

Even if you haven't landed one of the coveted internships in the kitchen at the American Academy in Rome, you can have a behind-the-scenes tutorial in the way that pastas and sauces are made in its kitchen. The recipes in 'Pasta' are arranged in the same order as the interns are taught to make them, from simple to more complex, and are organized the way Italians think about pasta, not only as fresh or dry but by the base of the sauces (oil, tomato, meat, and vegetable).

This superb book is a comprehensive guide to choosing, making, cooking and enjoying Italian pasta. It features 150 classic and original recipes from simple yet robust soups to fresh and healthy salads, and from rich and warming bakes and casseroles to delicately stuffed pasta parcels. There is also a pictorial guide to all the key ingredients. The recipe section is a triumphant combination of classic regional dishes and original, contemporary ideas, including shellfish lasagne, tortellini with ham, and spaghetti with artichokes. This is a kitchen guide, sourcebook, reference manual and recipe collection - a perfect resource for every pasta-lover.

Learn how to make your own pasta. In A Passion for Pasta, everyone can take a delicious trip down Italy, from top to toe, led by 'pasta queen' Carmela Sereno - your guide to making speciality pasta dishes from each Italian region. With stunning photographs throughout, these recipes include: * Mandilli di Seta, handkerchief pasta with creamy pesto, from Liguria and the Italian Riviera. Liguria's capital, Genoa, is birthplace of the well-known basil pesto. * Orecchiete con cime di rape, which combines the speciality pasta of Puglia, orecchiete (translated as 'little ears'), with the humble turnip to produce a dish full of flavour and yet typical of Puglia's unique style of cooking, cucina povera. * Ziti with sardines, chicory and breadcrumbs. Ziti pasta come in many sizes from the length of small maccheroni to that of spaghetti. Originating from Sicily, this dish has strong Middle Eastern and North African influences, acknowledging these two regions' involvement in Sicilian history. Serano shows us how to make even the most basic pasta dough into a variety of shapes and stunning designs using stripes, spots and delicate herbs. Even those who are already great pasta enthusiasts will be amazed at the range of pasta explored in this book, with dishes selected to delight not only with their exquisite taste but also by their beautiful and varied appearance. From the 'Polenta Gnocchi' of the Aosta Valley to Tuscany's 'Pancake Pasta', A Passion for Pasta has a dish for every occasion, and all tastes.

A collection of 100 favorite recipes from the successful blog and YouTube channel Kitchen Sanctuary.

Putting dinner on the table every night should be fun but can be stressful. Often thinking what to make is harder than actually cooking it, especially when you factor in all family members. This is where Kitchen Sanctuary comes in. This cookbook contains some of the brand’s most popular recipes, from both YouTube and the blog.

While Kitchen Sanctuary’s online presence is still extremely in-demand, searching for what you want when you don’t really know yourself can be hard. Having the recipes gathered in one place makes them easier to follow in the kitchen and also brings them to a whole new audience who are yet to find them online.

What started as a blog has now become a trusted brand, with over 2.5 million monthly page views and a rapidly growing YouTube channel – from 6k subscribers in January 2020 to 261k and counting.

Cooking vegan has never been this simple.

Break the cycle of endless shopping trips once and for all by learning how to make ingredients go further and become more confident with your cooking.

Filled with invaluable tips on how to stock your store-cupboard and use up some of the most commonly wasted foods, this book of simple, tasty recipes is perfect for anyone trying to save time, live more sustainably and reclaim their kitchen.

Brett Cobley’s mouth-watering recipes – loved by his 68k Instagram followers – celebrate flavour, ingredients, the joy of cooking and, most importantly, eating!

Recipes include:

• Zero waste pesto
• Irish potato cakes
• Rice and bean burgers
• Puttanesca tart
• Italian toad in the hole
• Waste-less wedges
• Gnocchi alla romana
• Banana custard tarts
• Tiramisu
• Easy vegan treacle sponge