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Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook
The Secrets of Italy’s Best Home Cooks
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Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook by Vicky Bennison is a delightful and heartfelt culinary journey that takes you into the kitchens of real Italian grandmothers, who have honed their cooking skills over decades. This cookbook brings the beloved YouTube series to life, celebrating the time-honoured traditions and authentic recipes that have been passed down through generations. Each page is a voyage through Italy’s rich and diverse gastronomic landscape, featuring grandmothers who lovingly share their secrets to making the perfect pasta.
This cookbook features over 70 easy-to-follow and accessible recipes collected from different regions of Italy. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned cook, you will find something to inspire your culinary creativity. The recipes range from simple, hand-rolled spaghetti known as pici, to the intricate and dexterous lumachelle della duchessa, tiny, ridged, cinnamon-scented tubes that require patience and skill.
What makes Pasta Grannies truly exceptional is its engaging storytelling. Alongside the recipes, the book includes beautiful photographs and personal anecdotes, offering a glimpse into the lives of the grandmothers featured. Their extraordinary stories bring a rich cultural context to the dishes, and showcase the warmth, love, and sense of community that are intrinsic to Italian home cooking.
Each recipe is illustrated with stunning photography that captures the essence of traditional Italian cuisine. Step-by-step instructions guide you through the process of making pasta from scratch, ensuring that even the most complex dishes become achievable. You will learn how to create various pasta shapes, sauces, and accompaniments that make for truly authentic and delectable meals.
Embrace the wisdom and cooking techniques of Italy’s grandmothers with Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook. This book is more than just a collection of recipes; it is a testament to the joy of cooking with love, patience, and high-quality ingredients. With these treasured recipes at your fingertips, you can bring the heart of Italy into your own kitchen, creating unforgettable meals that friends and family will cherish.
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Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook is celebrated for capturing the essence of traditional Italian cuisine, offering recipes from Tuscany, Puglia, and Sardinia. Reviews praise its heart-warming content, describing it as a transportive experience into the Italian home, rich with nonna-made pasta dishes and captivating stories. The book is noted for its beautiful photography and emphasis on the cultural significance of pasta-making.
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ISBN: 9781784882884
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books (UK)
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 October 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books (UK)
Illustration: Full colour photography
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 190.0mm
Height: 248.0mm
Weight: 1120g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Vicky Bennison spent many years working in international development in places like Siberia, South Africa and Turkmenistan. The next decent meal was always on her mind and so she began writing about her culinary adventures, from mushroom hunting with the Russian mafia to cooking zebra stew near Lake Turkana in Kenya! She is the author of The Taste of a Place and co-wrote Seasonal Spanish Food with José Pizarro.
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