Italian Pure & Simple: Robust and Rustic Home Cooking for Every Day

by Clifford A. Wright

The author of Grill Italian and Lasagne presents 150 new recipes based on the cooking of Italian farming communities, a cuisine combining simplicity and resourcefulness with robust flavors in satisfying dishes such as Penne with Chickpeas and Mint, and Fettuccine with Ham and Warm Goat Cheese.

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks

282 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Clifford A. Wright is a cook, cookbook author, and independent culinary historian who won the James Beard Cookbook of the Year award and the Beard award for the Best Writing on Food for A Mediterranean Feast in 2000.

Reviews

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Library Journal

The author of Grill Italian (reviewed back in February 1996) presents more of the recipes he cooks for family and friends, the majority of them pasta dishes, although there is a chapter on antipasti and "other little foods" and some other light main courses. These are casual dishes, often more Italian in spirit than strictly authentic; the headnotes and sidebars, however, include lots of information on Italian cooking and ingredients. Italian cookbooks abound, but if you can use another "quick and easy" one, Wright's offers a nice assortment of recipes.