The Italian Home Cook

'Italians are taught from a young age to cherish the ingredients we cook with, whether home grown or store bought. We have observed our nonnas caring for these ingredients with passion and knowledge, and turning them into meals we will never stop craving or recreating.'

Australia's favourite Italian home cook, Silvia Colloca, shares the 100 recipes that will show you how to cook like a true Italian, using the most humble of ingredients: end-of-summer tomatoes, salty anchovies, vibrant greens, oozy burrata and many more.

These are the dishes made lovingly in homes around Italy every day, and they are often brought to life with only a handful of ingredients and the simplest equipment. Try silky handmade noodles, savoury pies filled with fresh ricotta and parmigiano, crispy fried seafood, or slow-cooked ossobuco over saffron risotto.The Italian Home Cookis your essential guide to shopping, cooking and eating like an Italian, and will help you bring a little slice of Italy into your own home.

by Silvia Colloca

Silvia Colloca is an Italian-born home cook who loves to share delicious recipes that have been passed down through her family for generations. Her food is authentic and simple, and carries on the legacy of her mother and grandmother.

Silvia has authored six books, is a regular contributor todelicious.magazine, and has co-created, co-produced and hosted four television shows -Cook Like an Italian,Wok vs PotandMade in Italyfor SBS, andSilvia's Italian Tablefor the ABC.

When not in the kitchen, Silvia enjoys returning to her first love, performing on stage and screen. Silvia lives in Sydney with her husband and three children.

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