Anna Del Conte Libri

The Hamlyn Classic Recipes series is a celebratory collection of some of the most admired chefs the world has to offer - noteworthy not only for their pioneering approach to food, but also for their dependable, uncomplicated and trustworthy recipes. This definitive cookbook contains over 75 signature recipes accompanied by beautiful photography. In this elegant collection of Italian cuisine you'll find delicious traditional dishes such as Bucatini with pancetta, Beef braised in Barola, Calamari stuffed with rice, parsley and garlic and Pistachio ice cream.

The original edition of `Classic Food of Northern Italy' in 1996 won both The Guild of Food Writers Book Award and the Orio Vergani prize of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina. In this updated edition, Anna Del Conte revisits classic dishes to show the best of northern Italian cuisine - both rustic and sophisticated.

More than 1200 entries are arranged alphabetically by Italian names for quick access in this history, cookbook and, above all, essential reference work highlighting information on regions, kitchen utensils, ingredients and influential cookery writers.

A brand new collection of recipes from Anna Del Conte that make vegetables the star of the show. This is a celebration of vegetables that praises the flavour and texture of each individual root, squash, herb and pulse to teach a new generation of cooks how to enjoy fresh seasonal produce at any time of year.

Pasta proves that fast food doesn't have to be takeout when you have pasta in the pantry. Each recipe is categorized according to cooking time-no-cook, quick-cook, and slow-cook-and organized by ingredient so you can select a recipe according to what's in your pantry or what's in season. Every recipe is illustrated with a sumptuous, mouth-watering photograph of the finished dish. The emphasis in on widely available ingredients, easy recipes, and time-saving tips that will have you stirring up fast, fresh, and fabulous sauces in the time it takes to boil water.

As featured in a BBC documentary In this book Anna Del Conte has collected together the best of her delicious recipes along with tips, anecdotes and reminiscences about her life in Italy and London.

"Coco is Anna s 11-year-old granddaughter and her tireless helper in the kitchen. From a very early age, Coco showed an interest in food and cooking Anna would sit her down with a spoon and a piece of bread or a clove of garlic, and Coco would watch and imitate. Anna taught her to smell and taste food, and soon enough Coco was able to start really helping, progressing from decorating cakes to making pasta to conjuring up her favourite tagines. Taking us from the simple dishes of the early stages, through to more complex cooking for older children by way of meatballs, Coco s first biscuits, lamb with couscous and sweet ricotta pancakes and illustrated with beautiful photographs, Anna brings us the best of all the recipes they have cooked together. She emphasises the importance of passing on basic skills, knowledge about seasonal cooking and the ability to find the best ingredients. But Cooking with Coco is also a record of memories and time spent between Anna and Coco, and an inspirational reminder of how exciting food can be for children and how much pleasure families can have together in the kitchen. Written by a grandmother for all the bright and eager and sometimes m

As featured in a BBC documentary Anna Del Conte is the doyenne of Italian cookery, beloved by food writers including Nigella Lawson and Delia Smith. It brings together over 100 mouth-watering recipes for gleaming antipasti, earthy risottos, gutsy pasta sauces and sumptuous dolci into a bible of classic Italian cooking.

As featured in a BBC documentary Born in Milan, Anna del Conte grew up in Italy in a gentler time. Her story is informed and enlivened by the food and memories of her native land - from lemon granita to wartime risotto with nettles, from vitello tonnato to horsemeat roll, from pastas to porcini.