Beyond the Pasta

Author: Mark Donovan Leslie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982102381
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
Several years ago, on a break between theatrical gigs in Alabama, Mark traveled to Italy and fell in love with the people, food and culture. Armed with just enough courage, minimal Italian language skills, and a certain proficiency in the kitchen, he enrolled in a full-immersion cooking and language program. He would travel to Viterbo, Italy and live with an Italian family. His teachers were beyond his wildest dreams-he learned to cook from the grandmother, or Nonna, of the family, who prepared every meal in a bustling, busy household, as women in her family have done for generations. Her daughter, Alessandra, taught him the language with patience and precision. Besides culinary secrets and prepositions, they opened their lives to him, and made him a real part of their extensive family. Though the book contains authentic, delicious family recipes Nonna shared with Mark, Beyond the Pasta delves into food memoir subject matter not found in a typical cookbook. It was the day-to-day shopping with Nonna, exploring the countryside and le gelaterie, where he truly developed his language skills, and a new, more joyful and uniquely Italian way of looking at the world.

The Glorious Pasta of Italy

Author: Domenica Marchetti
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452106908
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Celebrating pasta in all its glorious forms, author Domenica Marchetti draws from her Italian heritage to share 100 classic and modern recipes. Step-by-step instructions for making fresh pasta offer plenty of variations on the classic egg pasta, while a glossary of pasta shapes, a source list for unusual ingredients, and a handy guide for stocking the pantry with pasta essentials encourage the home cook to look beyond simple spaghetti. No matter how you sauce it, The Glorious Pasta of Italy is sure to have pasta lovers everywhere salivating.

Making Artisan Pasta

Author: Aliza Green
Publisher:
ISBN: 1592537324
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
Making handmade, home-made pasta has never been easier!

Pasta Revolution

Author: America's Test Kitchen
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
ISBN: 1936493187
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 794

Book Description
Revolutionize the beloved dinner staple with this pasta cookbook featuring 200-plus America’s Test Kitchen-approved recipes—from simple one-pot meals to healthy family dinners Featuring fresh takes on the classics, Pasta Revolution includes recipes for easier casseroles, one-pot pasta dinners (in which the pasta cooks right in the sauce), inventive six-ingredient pasta dishes, and new whole-wheat pasta recipes that your whole family will love. Plus, all the old country favorites, too—all tested and perfected by the cooks at America’s Test Kitchen. No-Prep Baked Spaghetti is the easiest casserole you'll ever make—simply combine uncooked spaghetti, ground beef, and canned tomatoes in a baking dish and pop it in the oven. For our Super-Easy Spinach Lasagna, we ditched fussy layering and relied on a flavorful no-cook sauce to bring this dish to the weeknight table. Our six-ingredient recipes call on pantry staples to do double duty in dishes such as Mediterranean Penne with Tuna and Nicoise Olives. Whole-wheat pasta is anything but boring in recipes like Penne with Chicken, Caramelized Onions, and Red Peppers. You’ll also find lighter options, recipes that have less than 600 calories and 12 grams of fat. Plus, we scaled down recipes to serve just two, and we scaled up a number of dishes for company-worthy fare. Enticing Asian noodle dishes round out the collection. We include essential cooking tips, cookware reviews, and ingredient ratings throughout.

A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

Author: Massimo Montanari
Publisher: Europa Editions
ISBN: 1609457102
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
A surprisingly wide-ranging journey into the story of this beloved dish and “an utterly fascinating discourse on food history” (The Daily Beast). Intellectually engaging and deliciously readable, this is a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognizable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange. Is it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfolds—a single moment that can explain the present and reveal the essence of who we are? According to Massimo Montanari, this is just a myth. Historical phenomena can only be understood dynamically—by looking at how events and identities develop and change as a result of encounters and combinations that are often unexpected. As he shows in this lively, brilliant, and surprising essay, finding the origin of spaghetti—or anything else—is not as simple as it may seem. By tracing the history of the one of Italy’s “national dishes” —from Asia to America, from Africa to Europe; from the beginning of agriculture to the Middle Ages and up to the twentieth century—he reveals that in order to understand our own identity, we almost always need to look beyond ourselves to other cultures, peoples, and traditions. “Montanari’s research will delight readers and provide plenty of fodder for dinner-table discussion.” —Booklist “Full of delicious details.” —Publishers Weekly

The Pasta Friday Cookbook

Author: Allison Arevalo
Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel+ORM
ISBN: 1524856401
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
“A pasta lover’s delight and a culinary treasure that can provide the basis and foundation for memorable gatherings of family and friends.” —The Midwest Book Review Pasta Friday is a weekly pasta tradition that turns neighbors into friends, and friends into family. Restaurateur and food writer Allison Arevalo shows you how to start your own tradition by cooking comforting, delicious pasta dishes to feed your family on a busy weeknight, or for a crowd on the weekend. It’s not about entertaining, but sitting down with family and friends to eat together, and connect over big bowls of cannolicchi with red pepper sauce, pappardelle with slow-cooked pork ragu, trofie with pesto, and more. Find the right dish for any week of the year from the 52 comforting pasta dishes and 16 creative salads, organized by season. And, be sure to sprinkle in some extras like crispy, spicy prosciutto, lemon breadcrumbs. Each recipe uses a different pasta shape, so you can have fun experimenting with calamarata, gnocchetti, paccheri, and mafalda, or simply using traditional spaghetti. There are plenty of tips for scaling the recipes up for a crowd, shopping on a budget, and finding time to cook, along with wine pairings, and gorgeous photography. You’ll fall in love with the Pasta Friday tradition, and start hosting your own before you know it. “A true testament that grace, kindness, and generosity can help build community and spread love for good food while nurturing a peaceful and joyful world, especially for our children.” —Rolando Beramendi, author of Autentico: Cooking Italian, the Authentic Way

Back Pocket Pasta

Author: Colu Henry
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0553459740
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Book Description
Here are more than 75 sophisticated, weeknight-friendly pasta dishes that come together in the same amount of time it takes to boil the water. As much a mindset as it is a cookbook, Back Pocket Pasta shows how a well-stocked kitchen and a few seasonal ingredients can be the driving force behind delicious, simply prepared meals. Pantry staples—a handful of items to help you up your dinner game—give you a head start come 6pm, so you can start cooking in your head on the way home from work. For instance, if you know that you have a tin of anchovies, a hunk of parmesan, and panko bread crumbs, you can pick up fresh kale to make Tuscan Kale "Caesar" Pasta. Or if you have capers, red pepper flakes, and a lemon, you can make Linguine with Quick Chili Oil. With genius flavor combinations, a gorgeous photograph for every recipe, and a smart guide to easy-drinking cocktails and wine, Back Pocket Pasta will inspire you to cook better meals faster. "Who knew just five ingredients could taste like magic?!" --Refinery29

Pasta

Author: Press Strawpaper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964202702
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
PASTA contains more than 150 authentic Italian pasta recipes, the very same ones used every day in Italian Kitchens. This unique book covers the entire spectrum, from long (spaghetti, linguini), to short (rigatoni, fusilli), to ribbon shapes (tagliatella, fettuccini), to stuffed pastas (ravioli, lasagna). The recipes are easy to prepare & require no special expertise, other than a desire to cook, & enjoy these traditional & modern Italian dishes. Whatever your taste - a simple linguini with tuna, a ten minute fettuccini with prosciutto & cream, or a succulent farfalle in herbed tomato sauce - these recipes will satisfy. PASTA like the other volumes in the Authentic Italian Kitchen series, is printed on real Italian butcher paper & bound in durable cardboard. All of these books contain hand-drawn images from the original Italian editions, which have become so popular in Italy over the past fifteen years. PASTA also includes an introduction with notes from the American leader, a glossary of terms & ingredients, & a complete index. Other titles in the Authentic Italian Kitchen series are: VEGETARIAN COOKING, PEASANT COOKING, ON THE GRILL, REGIONAL COOKING, SEAFOOD MARINARA, APPETIZERS, & FISH. Make check, money order, or purchase order payable to: Strawpaper Press, 258 West Elm Street, New Haven, CT 06515 (add $1.95 for S&H). Call (203) 397-1940 for orders of five books or more. Distributed by Independent Publishers Group, 814 North Franklin St., Chicago, IL 60610; 312-337-0743; 800-888-4741.

Italian Cooking School: Pizza

Author: The Silver Spoon Kitchen
Publisher: Phaidon Press
ISBN: 9780714870014
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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.

Lorenza's Pasta

Author: Lorenza De'Medici
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN: 9781857936315
Category : Cookery (Pasta)
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Of the many books published on pasta, Lorenza de'Medici's offers a kind of pasta retrospective. As well as a history of pasta and photographic glossary of all the major varieties, the book has detailed sections on the making of fresh pasta, the cooking of packeted pasta and the art of dressing and stuffing with sauces and fillings.