Nigellissima: Easy Italian-Inspired Recipes: Easy Italian-Inspired Recipes: A Cookbook - Tapa dura

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An Observer Best Book [2012]
A Sunday Times Best Book [2012]

"Easy style, friendly chatter, simple directions, short list of ingredients and delicious results."
--National Post

"Italy has clearly formed Ms. Lawson's palate, but this book incorporates her British, American and working-parent cooking habits to produce a friendly mix of recipes.... Modern, accurate and useful."
--Julia Moskin, The New York Times

"The cuisine of Italy puts the author in a playful mood and the results are delightful. This feels like her freshest book since How to Eat 13 years ago.... Every page sparkles with her infectious desire 'to be Italian.'"
--The Sunday Times (Best Book)

"Expect bold, attractive flavours and well-presented instructions."
--Daily Express

"Nigella is positively Sophia Lorenesque here, which fits rather nicely with the food--a kind of naturalised Notting Hill version of Italian dishes."
--Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent

"Nigella deals with the question of authenticity in a characteristically intelligent, crisply argued and well-written way."
--The Guardian

Nigella, who studied Italian at Oxford, indulges her personal passion for Italy, where she lived, worked and cooked when she was in her 20s, before she was a busy TV star, wife and mother. Nigellissima inspires readers to bring the spirit of Italy into the kitchen--without needing to source inaccessible ingredients or totally restock the pantry--with her quick, easy recipes and simple techniques that elevate everyday eating into no-fuss feasts.

Nigellissima shows readers how a weeknight dish can be a faithful interpretation of traditional Italian fare without involving numerous steps or ingredients. For example, a lemon, some oil, crushed red pepper flakes and dried oregano can add fire and life to a number of dishes. Or if a recipe calls for the juice of a lemon, use the zest, too, as that's where all its force and fragrance lies. Here are recipes like Italian Roast Chicken with Peppers and Olives; Shortcut Sausage Meatballs; Spaghetti with Tuna, Lemon and Arugula; and Nutella Cheesecake--all that can be rustled up pronto!