'Simply Italian' gives a taste of a country that loves its food with a passion. Many Italian recipes originate from a traditional culture of home cooking, using seasonal ingredients put together with a minimum of fuss.
The daily ritual of visiting the market for the freshest produce and cooking it simply for family and friends makes food an integral part of Italian life.
The book is divided into easy-to-use chapters: antipasto and soups, pasta and gnocchi, risotto and polenta, fish and shellfish, poultry, meat, vegetables and legumes, bread and pizza, desserts, and baking. It contains basic technique pages at the beginning of each chapter, with step-by-step photography.
There are margin notes and hints on buying, preparing, cooking and serving the recipes, and there is a glossary of Italian ingredients and cooking terms with descriptions and instructions on how best to buy and use them.
