This title features fabulous pasta sauces, starters, salads and soups, shown in over 300 step-by-step photographs. It presents a combination of traditional dishes, regional specialities, and original recipe ideas. It guides you through each stage of preparation with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. It features classic recipes such as Penne all' Arrabbiata and Minestone Soup, as well as contemporary ideas such as Paglia e Fieno with Prawns and Vodka, and Tagliatelle with Radicchio and Cream. It includes guidelines on how to cook pasta to perfection, with tips on how to eat it, how to match shapes to sauces, and how to serve. This superb book is a truly comprehensive guide to choosing, cooking and enjoying Italian pasta. The introductory identification section contains fabulous photographs and fascinating information on a huge range of dried and fresh pasta types, including long and short varieties as well as flavoured and colored pasta. There is also a fully illustrated technique section showing how to cook and serve pasta, and how to choose the right pasta for your sauce. The book features more than 100 inspirational recipes for pasta sauces, salads and soups, encompassing all kinds of pasta.

A comprehensive identification guide contains close-up photographs of the huge range of dried and fresh pasta types, including long, short and flat varieties; shapes for soup and stuffing; and unusual designer shapes. Each is accompanied by information on its origins, the various forms and names, and traditional sauces. The illustrated techniques section guides you through the secrets of making, cooking and serving pasta. There are useful tips on how to eat it, matching shapes to sauces, and which wines to choose. An enticing collection presents classics, regional specialities and contemporary ideas, with recipes for every kind of dish.

This is the ultimate collection of classic pasta, pizza, antipasto, risotto, meat, fish, vegetable dishes and delicious desserts, with over 500 photographs. This is a comprehensive collection of 500 authentic Italian recipes - from antipasti through to zabaglione - with tempting and tasty ideas for every part of the meal and every occasion. It features warming soups, sizzling pizza and satisfying savoury breads, succulent ragus and roasts, chargrilled fish and shellfish, and a fantastic range of pasta, polenta, gnocchi, noodle and rice dishes well as delectable desserts and ices. It includes all the popular Italian classics such as risotto, cannelloni and lasagne, pizzette and calzone, and zabaglione and tiramisu, as well as lesser-known regional specialities such as chicken with ham and cheese from Emilia-Romagna and grilled fennel salad from Tuscany. Clear step-by-step instructions and a full-colour photograph of every finished dish guarantee perfect results every time. It also includes a nutritional analysis for every recipe. Italy is rightly regarded as one of the world's greatest cuisines. From the sundrenched Mediterranean to misty Alpine slopes, the country is a patchwork of wonderfully varied regions and culinary traditions, each featuring its own typical ingredients, cooking methods and recipes. This amazing diversity is celebrated here in an incredible collection of 500 recipes. Traditional regional recipes are well represented, such as Chicken with Ham and Cheese from Emilia-Romagna, Tortelli with Pumpkin Stuffing from Mantua, and Risi e Bisi from the Veneto, alongside contemporary dishes such as Grilled Fennel Salad with Nicoise Olives, Basil and Pecorino Stuffed Tenderloin, and Hot Avocado Halves with Balsamic Vinegar and Basil Oil. With easy-to-follow tested recipes, this comprehensive compendium of Italian dishes will appeal to everyone who loves good food and cooking.

Italy is rightly regarded as one of the world's greatest cuisines, and its amazing diversity is celebrated here in an incredible collection of 500 recipes. Traditional regional recipes are well represented, such as Tortelli with Pumpkin Stuffing from Mantua and Risi e Bisi from the Veneto, alongside contemporary dishes such as Grilled Fennel Salad with Nicoise Olives, Basil and PecorinoStuffed Tenderloin, and Hot Avocado Halves with Balsamic Vinegar and Basil Oil. With easy-to-follow tested recipes, this comprehensive compendium of Italian dishes will appeal to everyone who loves good food and cooking.

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.

This is the definitive guide to choosing, making and cooking your own pasta, with over 350 step-by-step recipes and over 1500 fabulous photographs. It offers all you need to know about the world's favourite ingredient. It includes every kind of pasta and noodle, with over 350 classic and original recipes. There is an identification guide that contains a huge range of dried and fresh pasta types and shapes, as well as the primary pasta sauce ingredients and pasta-making equipment. Step-by-step instructions guide you through the secrets of cooking and serving pasta, and include illustrated techniques for easy home-made pasta, from cutting shapes and noodles to making flavoured and coloured variations. This title includes a comprehensive identification guide that contains close-up photographs of the huge range of dried and fresh pasta types, including long, short and flat varieties; shapes for soup and stuffing; and, unusual designer shapes. Each is accompanied by information on its origins, the various forms and names, and traditional sauces. The illustrated techniques section guides you through the secrets of making, cooking and serving pasta and includes on making your own pasta. There are useful tips on how to eat it, matching shapes to sauces, and which wines to choose. In this title, an enticing recipe collection presents favourite classic recipes, regional specialities and contemporary ideas, and there are recipes for every kind of pasta dish.