Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

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  • Deep-fried zucchini flowers (Fritto di fiori di zucca) (page 8)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Fried doughs; Appetizers / starters; Italian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: plain flour; extra virgin olive oil; egg whites; zucchini flowers
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  • Spaghetti in the style of the coalminer (Spaghetti alla carbonara) (page 9)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: pancetta; eggs; Parmigiano Reggiano cheese; pecorino Romano cheese; spaghetti pasta
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  • Oxtail in the style of the Roman butcher (Coda alla vaccinara) (page 10)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Cooking ahead; Italian
    • Ingredients: oxtail; extra virgin olive oil; pancetta; whole cloves; onions; dry white wine; tinned peeled tomatoes; celery; toasted pinenuts; sultanas
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  • Rosemary and chilli breadsticks (Grissini) (page 12)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory; Italian; Vegan
    • Ingredients: plain flour; instant dried yeast; dried chilli flakes; rosemary; extra virgin olive oil
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  • Fried artichokes, Jewish-style (Carciofi alla Giudea) (page 14)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Italian; Jewish; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: lemons; artichokes
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  • Pork sausage with lentils and mustard fruits (Cotechino con lenticchie e mostarda di Cremona) (page 20)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: cotechino sausages; brown lentils; onions; celery; bay leaves; thyme sprigs; mostarda di Cremona
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  • Creamed salt cod (Baccalà mantecato) (page 21)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: salt cod; waxy potatoes; garlic; cream; Italian parsley; extra virgin olive oil; lemons; sourdough bread
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  • Tomato salad with buffalo-milk mozzarella (Insalata Caprese) (page 28)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Salads; Appetizers / starters; Side dish; Italian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: tomatoes; buffalo mozzarella cheese; extra virgin olive oil; basil
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  • Pasta in the lover's style (Rigatoni all'Amatriciana) (page 29)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: pancetta; red bird's eye chillies; onions; tomatoes; rigatoni pasta; pecorino Romano cheese
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  • Warm potatoes with chilli and pecorino Romano (Patate della nonna) (page 40)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Side dish; Italian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: bird's eye chillies; extra virgin olive oil; waxy potatoes; pecorino Romano cheese; Italian parsley
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  • Bucatini with cherry tomatoes, garlic and chilli (Pasta con pomodorini) (page 41)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Italian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: bucatini pasta; extra virgin olive oil; bird's eye chillies; cherry tomatoes; yellow cherry tomatoes; basil; pecorino Romano cheese; garlic
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  • Mandarin marmalade (Marmalata al mandarino) (page 51)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Jams, jellies & preserves; Cooking ahead; Italian; Vegan
    • Ingredients: mandarins; lemon juice; Cointreau
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  • Grilled fish with green sauce (Pesce alla griglia con salsa verde) (page 52)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Sauces for fish; Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: firm fish fillets; Italian parsley; anchovies; hard-boiled eggs; extra virgin olive oil; Italian bread
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  • Eggplant rolls with prosciutto and ricotta (Involtini di melanzane) (page 60)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Appetizers / starters; Side dish; Italian
    • Ingredients: eggplants; prosciutto; basil; ricotta cheese
    • Accompaniments: Tomato sauce
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  • Little ear pasta with fresh peas (Orecchiette e piselli) (page 61)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Appetizers / starters; Italian
    • Ingredients: onions; chicken stock; orecchiette pasta; egg yolks; pecorino Romano cheese; fresh peas
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  • Roasted peppers under oil (Peperoni sott'olio) (page 62)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

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  • Broad bean purée with sautéd chicory (Favetta) (page 63)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Side dish; Italian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: dried broad beans; onions; chicory; garlic
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  • Signora Contento's breakfast cake (Torta di arancia e limone) (page 64)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Afternoon tea; Breakfast / brunch; Italian
    • Ingredients: plain flour; oranges; lemons; unsalted butter; caster sugar; eggs
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  • Pan-fried squid with herb stuffing and rocket leaves (Calamari ripieni in padella) (page 70)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Stuffing; Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: squid; Italian parsley; oregano; garlic; rocket; lemons; anchovies; sage; extra virgin olive oil; plain flour; beer
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  • Lemon-scented veal meatballs (Polpette di vitello al limone) (page 80)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: white bread; minced veal; Italian parsley; lemon zest; pecorino Romano cheese; mortadella; ham; eggs; lemon leaves
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  • Fettuccine with chick peas and chilli oil (Pasta con ceci) (page 81)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Main course; Side dish; Italian
    • Ingredients: dried chick peas; chicken stock; garlic; rosemary sprigs; bay leaves; extra virgin olive oil; chilli powder; fettuccine pasta; Parmigiano Reggiano cheese; tinned seedless tomatoes
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  • Eggplant croquettes with tomato sauce (Polpette di melanzane con pomodoro) (page 82)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Sauces, general; Main course; Side dish; Italian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: eggplants; sultanas; mint; Italian parsley; pecorino Romano cheese; pinenuts; eggs; breadcrumbs; onions; garlic; tinned peeled tomatoes; basil
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  • Tomato sauce (page 82)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

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  • Poor man's bean soup, Calabrian-style (Zuppa del povero) (page 84)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Soups; Italian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: dried cannellini beans; fresh borlotti beans in pods; silverbeet; celery; Italian bread; carrots; red onions; garlic; Italian parsley; tinned tomatoes; Parmesan cheese rind; extra virgin olive oil
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  • Pastry puffs with vanilla cream (Bignè) (page 86)

    from Salute!: Food, Wine and Travel in Southern Italy Salute! by Gail Donovan and Kevin Donovan and Simon Griffiths

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Dessert; Italian
    • Ingredients: unsalted butter; plain flour; eggs; egg yolks; caster sugar; milk; vanilla beans; lemon zest; brandy
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Notes about this book

  • Shelmar on January 15, 2020

    Signora Contento's Breakfast Cake, p.64; quite good, though not as citrusy as expected; so-so aging.

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  • ISBN 10 0670889628
  • ISBN 13 9780670889624
  • Linked ISBNs
  • Published Dec 07 2000
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 240
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Viking

Publishers Text

In May 1999 four friends - two restauranteurs, a chef and a photographer - went on a three week holiday in southern Italy. This account of their journey contains travel information, personal stories, ideas for design and decor, and recipes which capture the flavours and colours of Italy.

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