Book review of Gennaro’s Cucina by Gennaro Contaldo

Gennaro’s Cucina: Hearty Money-Saving Meals From an Italian Kitchen by Gennaro Contaldo focuses on cucina povera, the normal cooking of rural Italy, the place seasonality and a “waste not want not” way of life deliciously intersect. If you’re keen on to purchase loaves of artisan bread however usually discover them stale earlier than you possibly can eat them up, seize this e-book. Numerous recipes incorporate past-its-prime bread—you’re in all probability accustomed to panzanella, however right here we’re launched to ribollita, a Tuscan bean and bread soup; cooked bread with rocket and pancetta; and plenty of extra dishes that make me need to exit and purchase a loaf simply to let it sit till I’m able to cook dinner. But meat and fish are hardly neglected right here, neither is pasta (in any case, what’s it however a bit of water and flour?) and sweets corresponding to mini ricotta doughnuts and Sardinian candy ravioli.