Inspired by the classic Italian style of living and eating, but reinvented for contemporary urban tastes and needs, the recipes in this book are perfectly matched to current trends in eating and cooking. Each of the dishes featured is beautifully simple in its conception, with the focus on fresh, quality ingredients and ease of preparation.
Whether Wild Mushroom Bruschetta, Fennel and Orange Salad, Pumpkin Gnocchi, Chargrilled Red Mullet with Chard, Roast Guinea Fowl with Vin Santo or Chocolate and Polenta Cake, each recipe combines a fresh approach to ingredients with inspired flavours to crate simply delicious food, all adapted by Daphne's chefs Chris Benians and Lee Purcell for cooking at home.
In addition to providing 100 recipes, covering Basics, Vegetables, Pasta Grains and Pulses, Fish and Seafood, Poultry, Meat and Game, and Desserts, this superbly illustrated book also serves as a reference guide to choosing and using ingredients - from basics such as olive oil and tomatoes to luxurious foods such as truffles ad buffalo mozzarella that can transform the simplest of meals into something special.
