The Provencal almond paste ovals that defy description and lead otherwise sensible bankers and historians to barter their wives and children. Here we have their history and – oh – joy – how to make them. Perhaps these are why King Rene of Aix is still so loved.
Calissons Nougats from Le Roy Rene
£19.99
Edition:Hardback978141975074801/09/2020From a Bookshelf nearby
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Roast pork belly with fennel and quince; octopus and chickpea stew; saffron arancini; granitas galore... oh stop!
Sicilia: A love letter to the food of Sicily
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Patrick Leigh Fermor held that baroque architecture in Italy could never have existed without pasta in all its multitudinous and beguiling forms... Drawing on a decade and a half of living i... read more
An A-Z of Pasta: Stories, Shapes, Sauces, Recipes
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The author lives in Tuscany and has been writing about Italian regional food for many years - and she is a purist, who doesn't believe in adding ricotta to every kind of ravioli, and underst... read more
Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence
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Shiver Nyetimbers! as Captain Haddock might have exclaimed... A celebration of all that English winemakers have achieved over the last decades.