From James Beard to all pasta lovers... All my favorite recipes - Everything you need to know about making and causing all kinds of pasta from macaroni and tortellini to Chinese cellophane noodles...

{HISTORY}

Published in 1983, this is James Beard's compilation of favorite pasta recipes created, collected and fine-tuned over a lifetime. Published just two years before his death, this cookbook is his swan song to a career filled with delicious food, gracious hospitality, thoughtful instruction and engaging stories.

In the introduction, James will be the first to tell you that this is not an Italian cookbook. It is full of pasta dishes from all parts of the globe and even includes desserts made with macaroni and noodles. It features both homemade pasta recipes and store-bought varieties. It includes slow weekend dinners and quick weekday meals. Most recipes serve between 4-8 people, so you can cook for a crowd or enjoy leftovers for a few days after.

Written during pasta's halycon days (the 1980s), when Americans averaged 13 pounds per person per year, this cookbook highlights the big variety of meals that can be obtained from one hearty staple. There are easy recipes with just a few ingredients that are simple to prepare and there are more exotic recipes like a sauce of pureed frog legs for seasoned cooks looking for something fresh and creative.  All in all, this is an ideal cookbook for anyone who loves pasta, just like JB did, in all its shapes, forms and expressions.  

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 1983 unstated first edition including original dust jacket

- Contains 236 pages

- Illustrated throughout with line drawings by Karl Stuecklen

- Interesting recipes include Udon Noodle Soup, Vegetable Noodle Casserole, Smoked Salmon and Scotch Sauce, Stuffed Ziti, Frogs' Legs Tortelloni, Pasta and Cheese Roll in Tomato Sauce, Beach Pate, Pasta Stuffed Roast Chicken, Scallops Provencale over Spaghettini, Noodle Pudding, Gnocchi Verde, Orzo Souffle and Spinach Mushroom Casserole 

{CONDITION}

In beautiful, practically brand-new vintage condition. There are no spots, stains or notation marks. The dust jacket is fully intact with no rips or tears. The corners are not bumped. The spine is tight, all pages are intact and very clean and bright. 

{SIZE}

Measures 8.25" inches (length) x 6.5" inches (width) x 1" inch (thickness) and weighs  1lbs

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