Notes about Recipes in this book

• Farfalle with smoked salmon, asparagus and cream (Farfalle al salmone, asparagi e panna)

  • UteJohanna on April 24, 2019

    Only add salmon at the very end off the heat otherwise it will cook and get hard. Lovely and super quick recipe.

• Hungarian fish soup (Halászlé)

  • mcvl on June 27, 2014

    I'm sure this recipe is OK as written, but it was missing the crucial ingredient in my grandmother's Hungarian fish soup, so I added it: bacon. I recommend it highly.

  • mcvl on November 22, 2015

    Me again -- this time I used green bell peppers as well as bacon. I now consider this soup part of my regular repertoire.

• Malloreddus with sausage, tomato and saffron (Malloreddus alla Campidanese)

  • Peterkjsoe on April 20, 2026

    We love this dish. We use spicy Italian sausage.

• Pappardelle with courgettes and their flowers (Pappardelle con zucchine e i loro fiori)

  • deboChicago on July 30, 2019

    Made this with ravioli instead of pappardelle and added corn. Excellent.

• Mixed nuts with raisins, capers and olives (Secchio della munnezza)

  • mcvl on July 10, 2019

    A bit ho-hum, I thought.

• Eats Well with Others

  In short, shape and size do matter. No matter what your mom (or your girlfriend) tried to tell you. A book well worth having, in my opinion.

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• Hyphenated Chef

  The authors have identified more than 300 types of pasta, each with its own story and cultural significance.

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