This superb book is a 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. There is also a pictorial guide to all the key ingredients. 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 a kitchen guide, sourcebook, reference manual and recipe collection - a perfect resource for every pasta-lover.