Along with the majority of post-war Italian families, the young Gennaro was raised on a diet harvested on a limited budget. The duration of the lesson includes the teaching time as well as time taken to enjoy eating what you have made.

In this inspirational cookbook by the much-loved Italian chef and personality, Gennaro takes you on a culinary journey of regional basic Italian staples and turns them into beautiful meals. As a result, it meant that his family had to learn to value what they had and make meals using accessible and affordable ingredients. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan, add the remaining two garlic cloves and sweat for a minute. You’ll leave with a signed copy of Cucina , a full belly, and the ability to elevate humble ingredients and spend less, without compromising on flavour. With t ips and ideas of what to do with leftovers, Gennaro helps home cooks squeeze maximum use from the ‘cucina povera’ ethos, turning humble ingredients into nourishing feasts without taste sacrifice.In Genaro Contaldo's new and exciting book, Cucina, you will learn how to use simple ingredients, eat seasonally, spend less and eat better.

Heat through the blended beans mixture, remove the whole garlic gloves and then serve with the greens, drizzled with a little olive oil. Restricted choice of scarce ingredients meant they learnt the value what they had, how to cook dishes lovingly and use imaginative methods of preservation to make simple dishes go far: including salting, drying and curing.To kick things off, you’ll enjoy a glass of bubbles while Gennaro demonstrates how to make his Polenta concia al forno (the most outrageously cheesy baked polenta) for you to try at our chef’s table. The philosophy of his book is simple, delicious, hearty meals using accessible and affordable ingredients. He is renowned for being a mentor to Jamie Oliver and teaching him, with Carluccio, everything Jamie knows about Italian cooking. Along with the majority of post-war Italian families, a young Gennaro was raised on a diet harvested on a limited budget.

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Encouraging an ethos of zero waste, Gennaro’s Cucina ensures that every part of the ingredient, and your budget, is put to good culinary use. With tips and ideas of what to do with leftovers, Gennaro helps home cooks squeeze maximum use from the 'cucina povera' ethos, turning humble ingredients into nourishing feasts without sacrificing taste. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). Only paid guests who are actively taking part in a cookery lesson are permitted to be at the cookery school whilst classes are in progress. In doing so, they learnt to value what they had and to lovingly cook dishes to ensure they tasted better, using all their imagination to make dishes go as far as they could.