Nigellissima: Instant Italian Inspiration (Nigella Collection) - Hardcover

Nigella Lawson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0701189177 ISBN 13: 9780701189174

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, 2015

Synopsis

Nigella Collection: a vibrant new look for Nigella’s classic cookery books.





‘This book is borne out of my long love affair with Italy – one that started as a heady teen romance and has weathered the ensuing years intact.’





Like the Italian food from which it takes its inspiration, Nigellissima is a celebration of fresh, tasty and unpretentious cooking, inspired by Nigella’s experiences of living, working and learning to cook in Italy.





In 120 quick and easy recipes, Nigella shows you why Italian food has conquered the world, from sunny pasta dishes to rich lasagne and meats, with indulgent ice cream, cakes and puddings and perfect party food.





With warm and witty food writing, mouthwatering photography and a beautiful hardback design, this is a book you will treasure for many years as well as a delicious gift for friends and family.





Pasta – delicious new twists on spaghetti, risotto, lasagne and other favourites


Flesh, fish and fowl – easy meat dishes, chicken recipes and succulent fish


Vegetables and sides – tempting vegetable dishes, salads and potato recipes for any occasion


Sweet things – panna cotta, ice cream and gorgeous Italian baking


An Italian-inspired Christmas – roast turkey, puddings and all the trimmings... Christmas dinner with a Mediterranean twist

About this title

About the Author

Nigellissima is something of a sentimental journey for Nigella Lawson. She lived and worked in Italy (as a chambermaid in Florence) when young, and read Italian at Oxford, before becoming a journalist and food writer. She is the author of eight bestselling books - How To Eat, How To Be A Domestic Goddess, Nigella Bites, Forever Summer, Feast, Nigella Express, Nigella Christmas and Kitchen - which, together with several successful TV series and her iPhone App, Nigella Quick Collection, have made hers a household name around the world. She is also a contributor to the Oxford Companion to Italian Literature. She lives in London with her family.

From Booklist

Americans trolling for something novel in Italian cookery need look no further than Lawson’s latest book, which displays with vivid photographs her unique take on fast, simple dishes. Uncompromising purists may carp that these recipes are not authentic regional Italian; Lawson aims to modernize classic Italian cookery principles to better suit contemporary kitchens. Pastas range from a beautifully baroque yet quickly prepared lasagna to a simple toss of pasta, gorgonzola cheese, fresh spinach leaves, and pistachios. Italian Americans conversant with giambotta will recognize a cousin in Lawson’s Italian Tray Bake, loaded with chicken, sausage, and potatoes. Lovely inspirations for vegetable side dishes include roasted brussels sprouts gently herbed and mock mashed potatoes made from semolina. To ensure family contentment, the author has made use of the palates of her own teenage children. A few recipes, such as a turkey breast stuffed with sausage and cranberries, make outstanding centerpieces at party buffet tables. --Mark Knoblauch

Edition details

• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0701189177
• ISBN 13: 9780701189174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288