Total Perfection
Easy Tasty Italian
How to Cook with Onions, Shallots, Leeks and Garlic
Features a guide to the many varieties of onion, leek, garlic, shallot, spring onion and chive, with advice on cultivation, preparation and cooking techniques. This title includes dishes ranging from French Onion Soup and Spring Onion and Ricotta Fritters to Garlic and Chilli Marinated Beef, and Barley Risotto with Roasted Squash and Leeks.
My Life in France
Cooking Risotto
Two Greedy Italians
Over 30 years ago Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo separately left their native Italy for Britain where in time they met worked together and established themselves as leading authorities on Italian cooking. In this compelling book - written to accompany the primetime BBC series - the two old friends have embarked upon an amazing journey back to their homeland to reconnect with their culinary heritage explore past and current traditions and reveal the very soul of Italian gastronomy. Containing over 100 mouthwatering recipes this extraordinary book goes beyond the cliches to reveal real Italian food as cooked by real Italians. It includes an intriguing combination of classic dishes and ingredients as well as others showcasing the changes in style and influences that have become a part of the Italy of today. Reflecting the insights of both men into Italy then and now Carluccio and Contaldo's return captures the essence of its authors - their humour their wisdom their curiosity and most significantly their shared passion for good simple food. It is an essential book for anyone with a genuine interest in Italian food.
Return to Paris
It is 1947 and Paris is recovering from the war. As soon as Colette's family arrive from Cairo, her mother abandons her yet again. Terribly homesick, Colette finds solace in the kitchen with the cook Georgette, and discovers a love for French food. And it is through food that Colette finds happiness in Paris.
