Gennaro's Cucina: A cookbook of classic Italian recipes that help to budget during a cost-of-living crisis

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Gennaro Contaldo’s warmth, Italian spirit and sense of fun have led him to be one of the UK’s most-loved chefs. You’ll leave with a signed copy of Cucina , a full belly, and the ability to elevate humble ingredients and spend less, without compromising on flavour.

To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Heat through the blended beans mixture, remove the whole garlic gloves and then serve with the greens, drizzled with a little olive oil. Cucina povera’ (poor kitchen) is the sort of cooking that traditionally fed the poorer communities in Italy, but it remains the basis of many much-loved Italian dishes today. Encouraging an ethos of zero waste, Gennaro’s Cucina ensures that every part of the ingredient, and your budget, is put to good culinary use. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

With tips and ideas of what to do with leftovers, Gennaro helps home cooks squeeze maximum use from the “cucina povera” ethos, turning humble ingredients into nourishing feasts without sacrificing flavor. Since then Gennaro's quintessentially Italian spirit has made him a TV favourite and these days he divides his time between inspiring us to cook authentic Italian food through his books, magazine articles and television appearances, and working with Jamie on his 'Jamie's Italian' restaurants. Remove from the heat, discard the bay leaves and garlic, then blend the beans until smooth using a handheld stick blender.

Chosen for Jamie Oliver's Cookbook Club February 2023 In an era of excessive convenience and disposable food waste, Gennaro's Cucina could not come at a better time - you will learn how to use simple ingredients in inventive ways, eat seasonally, spend less and ultimately eat better. Individuals are welcome to book onto this lesson but must be aware that this class requires you to work in pairs and you maybe paired up with another individual for duration of the class. Restricted choice of scarce ingredients meant they learned the value what they had, how to cook dishes lovingly, and use imaginative methods of preservation to make simple dishes go far: including salting, drying and curing. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.Ben Guterson makes excellent use of his trademark ability to create puzzles and conjure clues in this innovative tale that pits clever and intrepid preteens against dark forces, dodgy family secrets and dastardly adults. He is a favourite on Saturday Kitchen, has his own YouTube food channel, and is an ambassador for Citalia, Parmigiano Reggiano and Birra Moretti.

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. For the baked frittata with zucchini, cooks can “use any cheese you have on hand” while the tortellini al magro can be filled with either swiss chard or spinach, depending on personal taste.He then came to London where he worked as a chef in a number of restaurants before opening the award-winning 'Passione'. Cucina povera’ is the food that traditionally fed the poor of Italy yet remains the basis of most Italian dishes we love to eat today. Place them in a saucepan, cover with plenty of fresh cold water, add the bay leaves and three garlic cloves, then bring to the boil and cook, partially covered, over a medium heat for about 45 minutes, until the beans are cooked through and tender. This is an easy pick for those looking to expand their Italian repertoire without breaking the bank.

Along with the majority of post-war Italian families, the young Gennaro was raised on a diet harvested on a limited budget. Discover the art of transforming basic ingredients into inventive culinary creations, embracing a seasonal approach, and optimizing your budget for a richer dining experience. From Sicilian chickpea fritters to soul-warming lentil soups and refreshing bread salads, the journey extends to more elaborate creations like stuffed vegetables, delectable 'poor-man's' ricotta dumplings, and straightforward sweet biscotti. Tips for stretching recipes into multiple meals add to the waste-not, want-not ethos; leftovers of the lentil soup (“simple one pot cooking at its best”), for example, can be bolstered with the addition of pasta. In this inspirational cookbook, Gennaro takes you on a culinary journey of regional basic Italian staples and turns them into beautiful meals.

Accessible, easy to follow, and full of some fantastic seasonal recipes … there’s something to suit every mood, occasion and skill set. In this inspirational cookbook by the much-loved Italian chef and personality, Gennaro takes you on a culinary journey of regional basic Italian staples and turns them into beautiful meals. Gennaro, having grown up in post-war Italy with a limited budget, shares a culinary heritage with countless Italian families. Within the pages of this inspiring cookbook, Gennaro escorts you through the fundamentals of regional Italian staples, transforming them into exquisite meals. But meat and fish are hardly overlooked here, nor is pasta (after all, what is it but a bit of water and flour?