Pizza is everyone's favourite Italian food. Doughs and Sauces include step-by-step instructions for the basic pizza dough and a recipe for Pizzaiolo Sauce - the heart of a classic pizza. Pizzas Thick and Thin range from Pizza Margherita to Pizza di Patate - a wheat-free potato cake with tomatoes and bacon. Focaccias include a huge Oozing Cheese Focaccia and a Stuffed Focaccia with Figs, Prosciutto and Taleggio. Try Calzones and Pizza Pies such as Sfogliati al Noci e Prezzemolo - little buns filled with walnuts, garlic and parsley. Explore Pizzette and Small Bites to find amongst others, Goats' Cheese and Pesto Pizzette.
Maxine Clark is a leading food writer and a gifted cooking teacher. She has taught in well-known cooking schools, such as Leith's in London, and has taught at Alistair Little's Tasting Places in Sicily and Tuscany. While in Italy, she has collected recipes that best display its strong and sunny flavors, and teaches them to students from all over the world. Her work regularly appears in magazines and newspapers such as 'BBC Good Food' and 'Food and Travel.'