Pasta for Wimps (For WimpsT Series)

By Carlo Lai

Step into the kitchen with the bestselling "Wimps "series and see what even a timid chef can do. Why wimp out with a box of dry pasta and a jar of dull sauce when it's so simple to make them fresh? You don't have to be Italian to cook steaming, fragrant Spaghetti Carbonara, Fettuccine Primavera, or Ravioli Ricotta al Pesto. Just follow restaurateur Carlo Lai; he and the many easy-to-follow photos guide the uninitiated through every step, from selecting tools and stocking the Italian pantry to preparing the pasta dough and four basic sauces. The menu offers an amazing array of tempting choices: lasagnas, fettuccines, raviolis, gnocchis. No matter which you make, everyone at the table will have a "buon appetito."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402710089
• ISBN13: 9781402710087
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

All of the basic pasta dishes are represented

Some cookbooks are as fun to browse through as they are to cook from -- and Carlo Lai's Pasta For Wimps is just such a culinary compendium! All of the basic pasta dishes are represented from spaghetti, fettuccine, and ravioli, to tortellini, gnocchi, and the ever popular lasagna. Pasta For Wimps excels in the presentation of "kitchen friendly" recipes authentic and traditional sauces from Napoletana and Bolognese, to Aglio e Olio and Pesto. From Spaghetti Carbonara (Spaghetti with bacon and Cream Sauce), to Lasagne di Salmone e Zucchine (Lasagne with Salmon and Zucchini), each delicious dish and the steps to making them are wonderfully showcased with full color photography by Matt Cohen. If you only have time for one new cookbook in your personal collection, make it Carlo Lai's Pasta For Wimps!