Cook books from Carmela’s Kitchen
Carmela is a passionate Italian cookery tutor who specialises in the art of making pasta as is known as a pastaia – specialist pasta maker. Carmela is also an event planner, cookery demonstrator, recipe developer, food writer, founder and chef of a sell out Italian supper club and author of five beautiful Italian cookery books.
Southern Italian Family Cooking: Simple, healthy and affordable food from Italy’s cucina povera
From the Back Cover:
Cucina povera is about making great food with simple, fresh, seasonal produce and readily available ingredients
Healthy food on a sensible budget is important to many of us today but in Southern Italy, la cucina povera has been a philosophy for generations.
These are delicious, filling recipes that will become family favourites in your own home, such as:
- Antipasti – traditional starters, cured meats with bread and vegetables in oil
- Slow cooked meals such as ragu – a delicious tomato based sauce with meat
- Stuffed peppers, using stale bread and herbs to fill peppers prior to baking
- Mussels in a tomato and white wine sauce
- Pork cotolette: pork escalopes covered in egg and seasoned breadcrumbs, flash fried
- And a range of fabulous desserts for when we want a sweet treat – smooth panna cotta with berries and tasty tiramisu
It’s not just about the food; it’s about the whole ethos of Italian family life. This book shows you how to be creative with what’s available to you and gives you an incredibly healthy way to live and enjoy food with family and friends.
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A Passion for Pasta: Distinctive Regional Recipes from the Top to the Toe of Italy
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Pasta Fresca
Learn how to make perfect fresh pasta for every occasion with this essential guide from pasta-making expert Carmela Sereno.
Whether you prefer to use a pasta machine or craft your dough by hand, Pasta Fresca will show you how to turn even the most basic pasta dough into a variety of delicious shapes and stunning designs. Once you’ve mastered your new favourite pasta, pair it with one of the dozens of gorgeous recipes Carmela has crafted to delight and inspire.
You will learn how to make:
- Linguine with Anchovy and Grape
- Asparagus Gnocchi
- Crab and Saffron Ravioli
- Green Ravioli Parcels with Burrata and Pine Nuts
Carmela will teach you how to mix flours, knead, store and shape your pasta. Pasta Fresca is full of incredible, versatile recipes that take inspiration from the twenty distinct regions of Italy. Whether you want to create fresh pasta from scratch or use up the dried pasta from your store cupboard, the recipes in this book will leave you satisfied.
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How to Make Your Own Pasta: Simple Techniques for Making Pasta Using Basic Store Cupboard Ingredients
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In How to make your own pasta you will learn simple techniques to make stunning pasta from scratch using simple store cupboard ingredients. Carmela Sophia Sereno shows you how to make even the most basic pasta dough into a variety of shapes and designs.
You will find information on making pasta by hand as well as with a pasta machine, how to make gluten free pasta, how to cook and store pasta and what store cupboard essentials you should stock up on. Substitute ingredients are suggested throughout so that you rely on what you have in the kitchen. A few included recipes are:
- Spaghetti carbonara
- Tagliatelle with a meat ragu
- Orzo minestrone soup
- Gnocchetti sardi with sausage and tomato
- Tortellini in stock
- Egg layered lasagna
Beginners and expert pasta enthusiasts alike will be amazed at the range of pasta explored in this ebook, with dishes selected to delight not only with their exquisite taste but also by their beautiful and varied appearances.
Northern & Central Italian Family Cooking
Northern & Central Italian Family Cooking is a celebration of Italian cookery through the northern regions of Italy from Aosta, Lombardy and Trentino through to the warmer central regions of Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Abruzzo.
Covering 13 regions in total, Northern & Central Italian Family Cooking will inspire you to cook and explore the seasonality of your food from the UK while creating the passion and food from the Italian boot.
Carmela reflects the UK’s seasonal changes and abundance of fresh produce foraged, grown and bought from land and sea with traditional Italian dishes. She uses the bounty of seasonal produce combined with pasta, stirred through risotto, spooned onto pan-fried polenta and served with potato gnocchi pillows.
Explore a new menu of dishes inspired by fresh ingredients with an Italian twist. From wild boar risotto, spaghetti cakes, stuffed rabbit ravioli to soft Parmigiano polenta topped with pan-fried mushrooms or slow cooked Bolognese sauce.
Welcome to Carmela’s Northern & Central Italian Family Cooking a unique look at an Italian menu with elements of the rich British landscape.
Buon appetitio.
