Italian Cooking for Beginners: Simple and Easy Recipes for Weeknights, Parties, Holidays, and More

Learn to cook authentic Italian food without all the fuss.

Always wanted to make a pesto that your family begs you to make every week? Tiramisu that your neighbors dream about? But you don’t have time for cooking classes or the lengthy and complicated recipes from other Italian cookbooks? Italian Cooking for Beginners, adapted from the best-selling Let’s Cook Italian!, gives you the tools and recipes to start cooking classic Italian dishes at home with simple, easy-to-follow recipes for even the most inexperienced home cook.

With an emphasis on fresh ingredients and hands-on preparation, chef and director of the cooking school La Scuola della Cucina Italiana Anna Prandoni presents recipes for authentic Italian starters, first and second courses, vegetables, desserts, and snacks. Simple classic recipes include:

Cheese Focaccia

Potato Gnocchi

Stuffed Zucchini

Steak Pizzaiola

Bruschetta

Tiramisu

Spaghetti Carbonara

and more!

This is the perfect cookbook for the both the beginning home cook and those inexperienced with authentic Italian cooking. Impress your family and friends and make them happy by satisfying their appetites with delicious Italian classics that will leave them wanting more.