In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Gala, and they can be an extremely good investment. My husband has been searching on line off and on for years to find me a first edition, hard back, Elizabeth David, Italian Cookery (1954). He hasn't had any success, despite being prepared to pay. (If anyone knows of a copy, please PM me.) And I recently purchased an obscure volume on southern Tuscan cooking that sold very badly when published 30 years ago but now, in good (not mint) condition,
commands £40.
Cookery books can be interesting from a historical perspective as well as useful advice on what to eat. I often dip in to my late mother's collection of books from the 50s and 60s (especially the 60s) just to get a feel for what people were eating then, and how they were preparing it.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[quote=Violetta;97148]Gala, and they can be an extremely good investment. My husband has been searching on line off and on for years to find me a first edition, hard back, Elizabeth David, Italian Cookery (1954). He hasn't had any success, despite being prepared to pay. (If anyone knows of a copy, please PM me.) And I recently purchased an obscure volume on southern Tuscan cooking that sold very badly when published 30 years ago but now, in good (not mint) condition,
commands £40.
Cookery books can be interesting from a historical perspective as well as useful advice on what to eat. I often dip in to my late mother's collection of books from the 50s and 60s (especially the 60s) just to get a feel for what people were eating then, and how they were preparing it.[/quote]
I have pm'd you!
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
2 books on Italian cookery I always consider as the best are:
1. Made in Italy - Giorgio Locatelli
2. The Silver spoon - Phaidon press (Original Italian version also available).
Also, anything by Valentina Harris, Gennaro Contaldo, Anna Del Conte and Antonio Carluccio.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I totally agree Biagio and on top of that I have at least a dozen others. Antonio Carluccio is my favourite because every single recipe he writes WORKS.
Those in Abruzzo may like Food & Memories of Abruzzo. Italy's Pastural Land by Anna Teresa Callen It's American, pub by Wiley. I always check out [url=http://www.abebooks.co.uk]AbeBooks: New Books, Secondhand Books, Rare Books, Out-of-Print Books[/url] as well as Amazon's UK site and try to buy second hand.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Any of the books by Lorenza de Medici, suh as "Italy Today, The Beautiful Cookbook" or "Tuscany, The Beautiful Cookbook" are just..... beautiful.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
While I was in Italy, I was able to buy three of the volumes from "La Repubblica"'s collection, the ones on Ligurian, Tuscan and Sicilian cooking. Excellent reference books and good value for money. My advice is to buy them if they are still available.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Never mind all this media driven, modern, fancy Italian food prepared by even fancier chefs.
It's about time everyone went back to real good old fashioned Italian cooking done the traditional way.
Here is the perfect book on Ebay to get everyone back on track.
Don't be caught not having a copy in your kitchen. :winki::bigergrin:
[URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ITALY-Fanny-Cradocks-Common-Market-Cookery_W0QQitemZ110308655577QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110308655577&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]Italian cooking alla nonna![/URL]
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Actually, the collection deals mainly with traditional cooking and gives plenty of information about the origin of certain dishes. It is in Italian, though.... so it may be a problem for those who are struggling with the language, although it is a good way to learn more.
But thank you for the tip, I also agree that traditional cooking is the best.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
OK, own up. Who bought the cookbook on Ebay? :eeeek::bigergrin:
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
"moved to italiauncovered.co.uk"
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[quote=IRITALIA;102418]OK, own up. Who bought the cookbook on Ebay? :eeeek::bigergrin:[/quote]
Not me.....:no:
My husband will divorce me if I buy more cookbooks!
But obviously, somebody followed your advice......:yes:
It all depends on the type of collection you end up having. I buy lots of cookery books at it is an expensive hobby. But if the collection is a good one, it would be worthwhile.