The Fragrance of Basil: Food and Memories of My Italian Childhood
Raffaela Delmonte's life has always revolved around food. Her love of cuisine has been inherited from her family's regional roots in Northern Italy and along the Italian Riviera. Her passion for cooking traditional dishes proceeded to researching and delving into more technical, historical and cultural aspects of food - she is a graduate of La Scuola della Cucina Italiana. This delightful book, written in a charming and evocative manner, encapsulates the essence of Italian food and daily life...
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Raffaela Delmonte's life has always revolved around food. Her love of cuisine has been inherited from her family's regional roots in Northern Italy and along the Italian Riviera. Her passion for cooking traditional dishes proceeded to researching and delving into more technical, historical and cultural aspects of food - she is a graduate of La Scuola della Cucina Italiana. This delightful book, written in a charming and evocative manner, encapsulates the essence of Italian food and daily life through memories of special times and places, and through favourite family recipes and photographs.
Foreword13Introduction: The sweet smell of home15Chapter 1The house in Via Dino Compagni19Chapter 2The smell of snow35Chapter 3Lunch with my family51Chapter 4Winters in Valtellina72Chapter 5The seven sisters88Chapter 6My neighbourhood in Milan105Chapter 7The fragrance of basil128Chapter 8The perfume of flowers147Chapter 9Holidays in Sardinia169Chapter 10Life on my own187Chapter 11Sun, sea and Vesuvius201Epilogue: The perfect risotto224
