"I aim to record and safeguard the Italian cooking heritage which has been lost in many misinterpreted recipes around the world." - Luciana SampognaA beautiful book about Italian cultural food traditions explained through different journeys in life:
- Baptism - focusing on antipasti recipes with descriptions about celebrating baptism in an Italian community.
- First Steps - basics and learning most important steps in Italian cooking (pasta, gnocchi, risotto and polenta).
- Festivals - descriptions about Italian feast days and special dishes to commemorate.
- Young Lady - easy to prepare dishes for the young lady with lots of friends but little time
- Falling in Love - heart-warming soups, homemade pizza and decadent dessert to win over your loved one.
- Wedding Day - explains the many customs and superstitions around as well as some of the author's family recipes.
- Mother-in-Law - more challenging recipes, like sharing the kitchen with your mother-in-law. Old Italian treasured recipes.
The recipes provide enough guidance for the novice and are well written and easy to read. The book is loaded with tips on preparation methods - almost like a master class in Italian cooking. This is a heavy book loaded with full colour photographs in beautiful traditional Italian settings. The old family pictures of the author give the recipes context. Interesting food stories are also shared with the reader. The "conversations" of the author and her Nonna (grandmother) are very sweet and inspirational.
Recommended to the food person interested in food stories that wants to know more about the Italian cooking heritage and authentic Italian recipes.
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