This superb book is a truly comprehensive guide to choosing, making, cooking and enjoying Italian pasta. It features 150 classic and original recipes from simple yet robust soups to fresh and healthy salads, and from rich and warming bakes and casseroles to delicately stuffed pasta parcels. Learn how to identify different pasta, plus the secrets of making, cooking and serving pasta, and a useful guide to sauces. The recipe section is a triumphant combination of classic regional dishes and original, contemporary ideas, including Shellfish Lasagne, Tortellini with Ham, and Spaghetti with Artichokes. This is the one and only book any pasta-lover will ever need.