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Food Made Fast: Pasta (Williams-Sonoma)

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Pasta of various kinds is one of the things that I always have in the pantry, what to do with it other than add just jarred sauce stumps me though. This book offers quick solutions to just such a dilemma.

Each recipe offers simple outlined step by step instructions, with a beautiful color photograph with each one. After reading the tempting recipes and seeing the pictures, one thinks, "Yes, I can most certainly make that!" Among the 40 different recipes there is a range from traditional favorites like spaghetti alla carbonara to more dressed up fare such as gemelli with brown butter & asparagus. It also offers substituions for ingredients that may not be so readily available. For example, if you don't have broccoli rabe, then simply use broccoli florets. If you don't have Swiss chard, forget about it and use fresh baby spinach instead. The focus of this book is simple, easy fare, with a concentration on using a few fresh ingredients combined to yield the best results.

The with economy in the state that it is in, pasta deserves another look. A few well chosen ingredients and the this proper guide, can have you looking forward to spaghetti Tuesdays.

I have every Marcella Hazan cookbook and Giuliano's Every Night Pasta, still, the Williams-Sonoma FOODMADEFAST PASTA recipes with text by Julia della Croce are a welcomed edition to the bookshelf. I've tried several recipies and appreciate the nuances of each, for example bucatini with pesto instead of tagliatelle or pappardelle with mushrooms instead of duck sauce and so forth.The section called "the smarter cook" has six pages of valuable and time saving tips and "the well-stocked kitched" speaks for itself. Has index. The photos are exceptional, instructions straight forward and this is another brilliant Williams-Sonoma edition one has come to expect.

I gave this cookbook to my daughter because she finally got interested in cooking and she loves it! The book is very informative, colorful, and the recipes are easy to replicate. The recipes are also fast and uncomplicated. The book also makes suggestions for substitutions in case you can't find the ingredients. We'll definitely look for more books in this series.

Awesome book and the recipes are quick and easy to make on any night of the week. I have always liked William -Sonoma books and they do put together a good book with great pics f the final prepared dish with side notes to assist you.

I bought this book after seeing it at a friends house. Perfect for quick and easy meals.

The pasta in this book are totally not my cup of tea, they are seemed to not tasty and attactive.