Big Mamma Cucina Popolare: Contemporary Italian Recipes

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A fresh take on one of the world's most adored cuisines - much-loved classics with creative twists for today's cooks Big Mamma's Cucina Popolare puts a clever contemporary spin on tradition featuring more than 120 delicious, easy-to-prepare, imaginative recipes. Publishers Weekly "Big Mammaincludes 130 recipes inspired by its chefs who contributed dishes [with] silly names that reinforce the company motto to embrace food - and life - joyfully.

This is an exuberant and fun book, but it’s also packed with tips from the Big Mamma Group chefs on things like how to make pizza dough and pasta, how to make the perfect risotto and how to choose truffles and fresh fish. It is definitely this passion that is shared by the whole team, and the sincerity that surrounds the whole process that lets people have such a good time. With a chocolate caramel base, and served with homemade whipped cream, this desert is unforgettable and probably one of the craziest ones on our menus. Throughout the book, there are page-long lessons (“cool to know” tips) on how to make gnocchi and pasta.Since avoiding gimmicky names proved impossible, I went for the recipes that sounded doable, tasty and vaguely Italian. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. 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. Contributing to the volume’s lighthearted feel are dishes named after pop culture figures, such as Egg Sheeran (poached eggs with cress cream), Snoop Dogg Pasta (tagliolini with rapini and anchovies), and Daft Punch (fruit punch with prosecco); a variety of witty sidebars (“This dish is perfect for impressing a date. To put it simply : we understand that not taking reservations can be inconvenient for our diners, but we have to weigh this consideration against the fact that we’re trying to offer high value-for-money by squeezing our margins.

This first major UK exhibition to explore the exceptional talents of the Renaissance master Donatello, arguably the greatest sculptor of all time, presented a fresh vision of the artist and his influence on subsequent generations. Preparation time is, in fact, anything that happens that doesn’t involve heat; cooking time the inverse. Otherwise, a bruschetta, like the gogonzolina with grapes and gorgonzola (and because you have to open a bottle of Chianti anyway to perfect the recipe). So, if you can’t get to Shoreditch or Fitzrovia, do it at home with the help of this book and big mamma’s tips.It’s also one of the best ways to avoid waste by using any leftover vegetables you may have in the refrigerator. Transfer the pasta to the plates, top with the mushrooms and garnish with some chopped marjoram leaves.