Cooks have access to the largest and most extensive collection of delectable pasta sauces in this comprehensive sauce cookbook.

Winner of the International Association of Culinary Association (IACP) Award The indispensable cookbook for genuine Italian sauces and the traditional pasta shapes that go with them. Pasta is so universally popular in the United States that it can justifiably be called an American food. This book makes the case for keeping it Italian with recipes for sauces and soups as cooked in Italian homes today. There are authentic versions of such favorites as carbonara, bolognese, marinara, and Alfredo, as well as plenty of unusual but no less traditional sauces, based on roasts, ribs, rabbit, clams, eggplant, arugula, and mushrooms, to name but a few. Anyone who cooks or eats pasta needs this book. The straightforward recipes are easy enough for the inexperienced, but even professional chefs will grasp the elegance of their simplicity. Cooking pasta the Italian way means: Keep your eye on the pot, not the clock. Respect tradition, but don’t be a slave to it. Choose a compatible pasta shape for your sauce or soup, but remember they aren’t matched by computer. (And that angel hair goes with broth, not sauce.) Use the best ingredients you can find—and you can find plenty on the Internet. Resist the urge to embellish, add, or substitute. But minor variations usually enhance a dish. How much salt? Don’t ask, taste! Serving and eating pasta the Italian way means: Use a spoon for soup, not for twirling spaghetti. Learn to twirl; never cut. Never add too much cheese, and often add none at all. Toss the cheese and pasta before adding the sauce. Warm the dishes.Serve pasta alone. The salad comes after. To be perfectly proper, use a plate, not a bowl. The authors are reluctant to compromise because they know how good well-made pasta can be. But they keep their sense of humor and are sympathetic to all well-intentioned readers.

Illustrated throughout with original drawings by Luciana Marini, this will bethe standard reference on one of the world's favorite foods for many years tocome, engaging and delighting both general readers and food professionals.

Here are recipes for more than 500 sauces of every variety--from bearnaise and hollandaise to ketchup and anchovy sauce. Especially tantalizing are the dessert sauces using liquor, fruits, cinnamon, or chocolate. Only simple ingredients are required and each recipe can be made in just 10 minutes. 33 line drawings.

Sometimes you just want a delicious plate of pasta without the added fat that comes with meat-based sauce. From white cream sauce to savoury red sauce, these 30 recipes will have something for even the pickiest of eaters. Boil up a pot of your favourite linguine, rigatoni or angel hair pasta and enjoy the flavour these sauces have to offer. Using the freshest of vegetables, herbs and spices, I have found that these sauce recipes taste just as good as fare served in a high-end restaurant at a third of the price. When you make one or all of these recipes, you will feel like a gourmet chef because the amount of effort you put in will pale compared to the amazing results you taste. Serve up a plate of heaven the next time you decide to make pasta for mealtime.

The fourth edition of the classic reference, with updated information and recipes reflecting contemporary trends and methods­--plus, for the first time, color photography throughout.

Do you want to know how to prepare the best Italian pasta sauces directly in your kitchen to impress family, friends, and even yourself? Italian cuisine has become popular worldwide, and one of its most famous dishes is surely pasta. Often, however, the recipes that everyone is thought to be the cornerstones of Italian cuisine are not even known in Italy! Try asking an Italian if he has ever eaten mac and cheese, spaghetti meatballs, fettuccine Alfredo or pasta with chicken. His answer will surely be: "No, never!". With this book, Owen Conti, of Italian origins and executive chef for over 16 years, wants to share with all home cooks how to prepare delicious pasta sauces of the real Italian cuisine step-by-step. In this Italian cooking guide, you will find: What are the best ingredients to use What to make before cooking sauces The secret ingredient for preparing tomato sauce How to prepare meat and fish sauces of Italian tradition step-by-step How to prepare the sauces are most eaten by Italians step-by-step How to make instant sauces in less than 10 minutes How to prepare the authentic baked pasta recipes step-by-step And much more! Even if you have always bought premade pasta sauce and have never tried to make a homemade sauce in your life, don't worry, because Owen will guide you in the simple preparation of your first delicious traditional Italian pasta dish! If you want to amaze yourself, your family, or your guests at dinner by immersing them in the flavors and tradition of the real Italian pasta, then get your copy now!