Gennaro's Cucina: A cookbook of classic Italian recipes that help to budget during a cost-of-living crisis

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Contaldo ( Gennaro’s Limoni) takes inspiration from cucina povera, an Italian tradition of frugality in the kitchen, in this no-frills guide to easy, delicious, and wallet-conscious cooking. He is a favourite on Saturday Kitchen, has his own YouTube food channel, and is an ambassador for Citalia, Parmigiano Reggiano and Birra Moretti. With tips and ideas of what to do with leftover, Gennaro’s Cucina squeezes the most from the ‘cucina povera’ ethos’, ensuring that every part of the ingredient, and your budget, is put to good culinary use.

This copy of Gennaro’s Cucina is not just a culinary treasure; it has been personally signed by Gennaro himself on the 9th of December 2023, during a special event at our Boutique in London. Gennaro is currently involved in the Jamie Oliver restaurant chain, Jamie’s Italian, where he creates dishes and trains chefs nationwide and abroad. But I feel this is a bit of a let down and will just leave pasta lovers a bit thicker round the waistline and lighter in the wallet.He came to Britain in the late 1960s and spent his first years travelling around the country, working in local village restaurants and studying wild food. BookPage is a recommendation guide for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres as chosen by our editors.

Only paid guests who are actively taking part in a cookery lesson are permitted to be at the cookery school whilst classes are in progress. In an era of excessive convenience and disposable food waste, Gennaro’s Cucina could not come at a better time – you will learn how to use simple ingredients in inventive ways, eat seasonally, spend less and, ultimately, eat better.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Gennaro, having grown up in post-war Italy with a limited budget, shares a culinary heritage with countless Italian families. Join Gennaro Contaldo on a journey of rediscovery to find regional staples that will revolutionize the way you cook. It revolves around crafting delicious, hearty meals using readily available and affordable ingredients, fostering a zero-waste mindset that maximizes every component of the ingredient and every penny in your budget.

Next up, you’ll rustle up Pasta e piselli cremosi (creamy pasta with peas), before cracking on with your main course – Sgombro alla pizzaiola (mackerel fillets cooked in a tomato, caper and oregano sauce).Gennaro Contaldo's warmth, Italian spirit and sense of fun have led him to be one of the UK's most-loved chefs. Gennaro's Cucina showcases the very best of "cucina povera," the food that traditionally fed the poor of Italy. Gennaro’s Cucina: Hearty Money-Saving Meals From an Italian Kitchen by Gennaro Contaldo focuses on cucina povera , the traditional cooking of rural Italy, where seasonality and a “waste not want not” lifestyle deliciously intersect. Cucina povera’ is the food that traditionally fed the poor of Italy yet remains the basis of most Italian dishes we love to eat today. A glorious update of a modern classic – full of colourful recipes that evoke Italian life at its most enticing.