The Little Book of Italian Cooking Author:Josephine Bacon An illustrated, step-by-step guide to classic Italian cooking. — "Italian food has a wonderful, robust and earthy style, and with its abundant use of these popular ingredients -- olive oil, tomatoes, garlic and basil -- its continuing rise to fame seems guaranteed. This book includes some all-time favorites as well as lesser known regional dishes... more » to provide a tempting insight into real Italian cooking. Good quality local produce used in season is at the heart of Italian cookery, and with so many specialty ingredients now easily available, preparing good, authentic Italian food is simplicity itself."« less