MARCELLA HAZAN — Marcella\S Italian Kitchen

NY, Knopf. 1986. Hardcover , 24 Cm. Book, A collection of 250 Italian recipes provides for the current trend toward light, flavorful dishes and fresh ingredients and includes an additional section on how to prepare Italian ice creams and sorbets at home. review > One of the things I like best is Marcella's very precise instructions - she tells you how high to turn up the heat and for how long, how thinly to slice the garlic, etc. and she does so in a way that is very sensual and appealing to the smells and feels of the food. I also like her descriptions of the recipe and how it came to be. 349pp with some coloured photos throughout. A great addition to your shelf/ves ( I hope it's the latter - as per a mi-tshirt apron > you can never have too many cookbooks. Very Good/No Jacket.