• Eat Your Books

  Also published in the US as My Kitchen in Rome: Recipes and Notes on Italian Cooking (2016).

• Wholeness on November 09, 2022

  Please be very careful when buying this book entitled "Five Quarters" - apart from the different title / cover image, it is the exact same as the book by the same author entitled "My Kitchen in Rome". If you have the latter already, don't buy this one

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Broad beans and pecorino (Fave e pecorino)

  • Hansyhobs on May 03, 2023

    Broad beans and pecorino, so simple but it's love for me. A gorgeous example of Italian cooking - produce-driven, super seasonal and simple.

• Marinated courgettes with mint (Zucchine alla scapece)

  • Soosie on April 27, 2026

    One of my faves. I make this all the time, however in my haste to put supper on the table I forgot the mint. It was still utterly delicious! No need to leave courgettes to dry if you’re in a hurry. I also prefer to cut them into batons rather than rounds.

• Bread and tomato salad (Panzanella)

  • Soosie on May 02, 2026

    I added red wine vinegar and served with sheep ricotta

• Frittata with ricotta and mint (Frittata di ricotta e menta)

  • Soosie on April 24, 2026

    Very nice warm or cold for lunch

• Pasta and bean soup (Pasta e fagioli)

  • StokeySue on September 28, 2024

    Ingredients list includes 200g pasta, recipe instructions never mention the pasta. Oops.

• Minestrone

  • Yildiz100 on January 03, 2018

    Very good. Neither too light nor too rich. The parm really pulls it all together. I also tried throwing a torn up basil leaf in my bowl and it was very nice. It makes me wonder how this would be with some pesto or pistou stirred in. One note, the cabbage aroma is a bit strong, which I love, but I would think twice before serving to a guest. Also, I love the texture of cabbage so next time, cut it in larger pieces rather than shredding.

• Spaghetti with tomatoes, anchovies, capers and olives (Spaghetti alla puttanesca)

  • Lepa on February 11, 2019

    This was a nice version of puttanesca. It has less garlic, along with more anchovies and olives than other versions I have tried. This gave it a nice smoky, umami flavor that my husband loved. I was a bit surprised that she called for a small can of tomatoes so I used a large one and the consistency and flavor were just right.

  • Soosie on April 29, 2026

    Simple and tasty.

• Spaghetti with ricotta and black pepper (Spahetti con ricotta e pepe nero)

  • a2cook on October 29, 2016

    Simple, quick, and delicious! This is a good dish to make when you're craving comfort food, but feel too lazy to cook. As the author suggests, be very, very generous with the black pepper; it makes all the difference.

• Spaghetti with cured pork, eggs, and cheese (Spaghetti alla carbonara)

  • Lepa on November 01, 2020

    I have been trying various carbonara recipes and this may be the best- and easiest- I have tried. It was marvelous!

  • TrishaCP on April 10, 2022

    This was easy, tasty, and worked really well. No awful clumps of egg like I have experienced in the past.

  • Indio32 on May 13, 2022

    Made for a stomach lining Friday night-out. Quick, easy & tasty.

• Linguine with courgettes, egg, and Parmesan (Linguine con zucchine)

  • Lepa on January 21, 2019

    I thought this was okay. I didn't like the sweetness from the onions. I prefer a zucchini spaghetti with garlic and olive oil- or plain carbonara to this version.

• Pasta with broccoli (Pasta e broccoli)

  • aliradloff on January 26, 2021

    This is on rotation at our house. It ticks so many boxes - delicious, filled with vegetables, quick, easy, plus our toddler loves it. It’s a great weeknight dinner. We usually add in a few anchovies with the garlic too.

  • Hansyhobs on February 19, 2022

    Lovely and easy

  • Clog on October 08, 2022

    So simple, so tasty. One of very few recipes I have specifically for romanesco.

  • anniecc on April 15, 2024

    Found this recipe when I was looking for something to use Romanesco broccoli. It was simple and so comforting. Would definitely make it again.

• Chicken with tomatoes and sweet red peppers (Pollo alla Romana con peperoni)

  • catmummery on November 12, 2022

    super simple slow cooked chicken in sweet tomato and pepper sauce. melt in the mouth classic cooking

• Tomatoes stuffed with rice (Pomodori al riso)

  • a2cook on September 25, 2016

    Very very good! And very simple to make. Had a little extra tomato/rice stuffing, so baked that in a ramekin alongside the main recipe. This is definitely going into my "favorite recipes" list!

  • danielis on March 06, 2018

    This is one of my favourite recipes. It isn't the quickest but it is seriously delicious. I love the rice filled tomatoes with potatoes. It's carb heaven!

  • Soosie on April 22, 2026

    Bloody fantastic. It’s the first time I’ve followed a recipe for rice-stuffed anything and not ended up with raw rice in mushy veg. Utterly delicious!

  • Soosie on May 22, 2026

    I love this recipe so much! This time I added a couple of sprigs of mint and parsley with the basil. Gorgeous!!!

• Potatoes and green beans (Patate e fagiolini conditi)

  • Soosie on May 31, 2026

    How could this assemblage of ingredients fail to please? We ate ours as an accompaniment to cold chicken and ratatouille. Yummo! I made loads as I’m going to mash the potatoes and stir in the chopped up beans along with eggs and Parmesan for one of Rachel’s bakes

• Roast potatoes with rosemary, garlic, and lemon (Patate al forno con rosmarino, aglio e limone)

  • a2cook on October 04, 2016

    Another wonderful recipe from Rachel Roddy! This is simple, elegant, and delicious. I didn't think smashing the garlic and adding it whole instead of mincing or crushing it would add much flavor, but I was wrong. The garlic, lemon, and rosemary flavors were perfectly balanced. Love this! A+ recipe!

  • Yildiz100 on December 28, 2019

    Unlike the previous reviewer, I detected almost no flavor from the garlic or the rosemary. Not a repeat for me.

• Puntarelle with anchovy and lemon dressing (Insalata di puntarelle)

  • Hansyhobs on February 04, 2023

    Puntarelle prep is a bit of a faff but the salad is great, great texture and the ice bath soak really helps remove the bitterness

• A recipe for lentils (Una ricetta per lenticchie)

  • Clog on June 07, 2023

    Very straightforward. It just works!

• Ricotta and lemon ring cake (Ciambellone di ricotta e limone)

  • Melanie on July 27, 2016

    Delicious. Simple flavours but not too plain.

  • a2cook on October 16, 2016

    Loved this! Not too sweet, and very easy to make.

  • Lepa on March 12, 2019

    This is such a delicious, easy cake. I whipped it together with my young son. We picked it because it was so easy and I didn't have high expectations but I feel like I discovered the little black dress of breakfast/snacking cakes! The texture is lush and the flavor is rich and lemony but not too sweet.