Octopus and swordfish, as well as tuna, bluefish, assorted small fish for frying or making soup, red prawns, shrimp, and clams all feature prominently in the seafood cuisine of Southern Italy, served up in uniquely delicious dishes with authentic Mediterranean flavors. The result of an ancient knowledge, the recipes in this book are a faithful representation of the …
Not Food for Old Men: Baja California: A Mexican Culinary Adventure
Baja California is extreme. It is a strip of desert and cacti more than a thousand miles long, with the Pacific on one side and the Sea of Cortez on the other. Swept by strong winds, battered by giant waves, seared by the blistering summers, and surrounded by a sea rich in fish, it is nothing if not …
Alpine Flavours: Authentic recipes from the Dolomites, the heart of the Alps
The traditional dishes of the Italian region of Dolomites stem from traditional farm cooking and are still cooked and enjoyed today. Their history, which spans centuries, is kept alive thanks to families who have handed down these recipes from one generation to the next. There are delicious first courses, hearty meat dishes, doughnuts and desserts, cold and …
Sweet, intense, and colorful is how Sicilian pastries will appear to the fortunate eyes seeing them for the first time. Those who have time to get to know them well, however, will also find it sensual, dramatic, and irreverent. Making pastries in Sicily is never a purely gastronomic issue; it may be a declaration of love, social ostentation …
Bussolai buranelli, pandoro, castagnole, fritole, galani, fave dei morte, tiramisù, zaleti, and the dolce del Santo. The confectionaries of the Veneto region are made with few components, all of them very high quality, at times a bit rustic and completely void of any artificial ingredients, just like its inhabitants who are concrete and punctual.The book describes all this …