The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks

Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook

WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION 2020 AWARD FOR BEST SINGLE SUBJECT COOKBOOKLearn how to make pasta like Italian nonnas do. Inspired by the hugely popular YouTube channel of the same name, Pasta Grannies is a wonderful collection of time-perfected Italian pasta recipes from the people who have spent a lifetime cooking for love, not a living: Italian grandmothers.&ldquo;When you have good ingredients, you don&rsquo;t have to worry about cooking. They do the work for you.&rdquo; &ndash; Lucia, 85Featuring easy and accessible recipes from all over Italy, you will be transported into the very heart of the Italian home to learn how to make great-tasting Italian food. Pasta styles range from pici &ndash; a type of hand-rolled spaghetti that is simple to make &ndash; to lumachelle della duchessa &ndash; tiny, ridged, cinnamon-scented tubes that take patience and dexterity.More than just a compendium of dishes, Pasta Grannies tells the extraordinary stories of these ordinary women and shows you that with the right know how, truly authentic Italian cooking is simple, beautiful and entirely achievable.

It&#39;s no secret that nonna&#39;s cooking is best. And now the wisdom and recipes from Tuscany, Puglia and Sardinia&#39;s finest home cooks are all in one place... there is enough pasta inspiration here to last until you, too, can cook as well as an Italian grandmother.

...A collection of heart-warming, nonna-made pasta dishes passed down through the generations. In short: carb heaven.

You will be transported into the very heart of the Italian home to learn how to make great-tasting Italian food.

This beautifully photographed book not only shows readers how to cook like the Italians do, but proves the versatility of this most classic Italian dish.

Pasta Grannies isn&#39;t just about delicious food: it also contains extraordinary stories. Complete with a liberal sprinkling of food memories, the book is a beautiful celebration of older women, their experiences, and the lost art of pasta-making.

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 Jos&eacute; Pizarro.

Vicky Bennison

If your heart needs warming as much as your belly needs filling, this book will provide sustenance by the brimming bowlful.

The grannies are back in a follow-up to Vicky Bennison&#39;s award-winning cookbook with 60 more family-friendly Italian recipes, like thick pizza from Sicily and chestnut gnocchi from Liguria.

Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, and a clear guide to pasta making by hand and the best tools and ingredients, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of cooking and feasting together, it&#39;s an insight into their lives, and a joyous slice of Italian life. Buon appetito!

Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking will be this year&rsquo;s go-to book for people who are interested in Italian food and pasta.

Unlike most cookbooks, Pasta Grannies realizes the potential of a collaborative project and brings together over a hundred favorite recipes from handfuls of Italian kitchens.

Traditional Family Recipes From Italy's Best Home Cooks

"Heartwarming and deliciously comforting." &ndash; Stanley TucciSpending time with our family and friends has never felt so important - and so often this means cooking for the ones you love. Who better to take inspiration from than Pasta Grannies who have spent their lifetimes plating up comfort and connection. Vicky Bennison, the author of the bestselling Pasta Grannies cookbook, brings you more heart-warming recipes and stories from our favourite Italian grandmothers in this easy-to-follow, crowd-pleasing recipe book that shows you how to make authentic Italian food that everyone will enjoy. Discover 91 year-old Pina&#39;s chestnut gnocchi with walnut pesto, lovingly made with ingredients she grows around her home in Liguria; or 99 year-old Marietta&#39;s special tagliatelle recipe, which is not really a recipe at all but a reflection of her vegetable garden, the Calabrian countryside and the changing seasons. As well as meat, seafood and vegetable pasta recipes, chapters cover pizzas, pastries and pies, rice and pulses, dairy and herbs, nuts and spices. Every recipe is accompanied with a QR code which, once scanned, will take you directly to the YouTube videos of these remarkable women and their recipes. Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, with a clear guide to pasta making by hand, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of cooking and feasting together, it is an insight into their lives, and a joyous slice of the Italian way of life.

Vicky Bennison

Praise for Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking

If your heart needs warming as much as your belly needs filling, this book will provide sustenance by the brimming bowlful.

The grannies are back in a follow-up to Vicky Bennison's award-winning cookbook with 60 more family-friendly Italian recipes, like thick pizza from Sicily and chestnut gnocchi from Liguria.

Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, and a clear guide to pasta making by hand and the best tools and ingredients, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of co ...

If your heart needs warming as much as your belly needs filling, this book will provide sustenance by the brimming bowlful.

The grannies are back in a follow-up to Vicky Bennison's award-winning cookbook with 60 more family-friendly Italian recipes, like thick pizza from Sicily and chestnut gnocchi from Liguria.

Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, and a clear guide to pasta making by hand and the best tools and ingredients, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of co ...

If your heart needs warming as much as your belly needs filling, this book will provide sustenance by the brimming bowlful.

The grannies are back in a follow-up to Vicky Bennison's award-winning cookbook with 60 more family-friendly Italian recipes, like thick pizza from Sicily and chestnut gnocchi from Liguria.

Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, and a clear guide to pasta making by hand and the best tools and ingredients, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of co ...

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