elegantly stylish book with foolproof recipes (Annie Bell always good) which even inspired my husband to start cooking - T-bone for 2, shepherds pie, and souffled omelettes are faves.

this book takes you a delightful journey through southern Italy - with delicious recipes

as a recipe book its hard to follow - as it combines academic research with recipes - antique and modern - bread stuffed with chicken and pistachios is a delight

lovely rustic recipes with Portuguese & med origins - yummy stews & pasta dishes - best ratattouille recipe

interesting mix of southern Italian recipes

good range of flavours - good for weekday meals - especially like the Italian influenced dishes and puddings

a bit of a slow burn - it took me a while to realise the recipes in book are really very good - the mussels & rice dish is awesome and a trifle that cant be trifled with

american style vegetarian and fish recipes - good source for lunchbox salads

a culinary tour around Italy - good Sicilian & Sardinian recipes in particular

my husband likes this book probably more than I do - because of the rich meaty dishes - although I cannot deny it has the best trifle recipe ever (with lemoncurd and violets)

Best recipes for salad dressings live in this book - and innovative flavour pairings for salads + best recipe for tuna nicoise

bizarre book with lovely hearty stews and naughty treats involving cream and mushrooms