I Risotti: Risottos and Other Rice Dishes

by Anna Del Conte

The author of Sweet I Dolci presents a collection of rice recipes that show readers how to make delicious Italian rice dishes, including soups, molds, salads, and sweets. Original.

Genres: Cookbooks

64 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1993

About the author

Anna Del Conte (born 1925 in Milan, Italy) is the doyenne of Italian cookery. Her books include the acclaimed Portrait of Pasta, Gastronomy of Italy and Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes. She won the Duchessa Maria Luigia di Parma award for Gastronomy of Italy, and has won awards from the Guild of Food Writers and the Academia Italiana della Cucina. In 2010 Anna received from the president of the Italian Republic the honour of Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica italiana in recognition of the work she does for Italy and Italian food in this country. In 2011 Nigella Lawson presented her with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Guild of Food Writers. She lives in Dorset.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice little Italian cookbook featuring rice. The introduction briefly explains different types of rice used for risotto. This isn't a long book- each recipe gets a sentence or two of introduction, and there aren't many recipes, at that. Fewer than two dozen, if my memory serves me. They sound tasty, though, are understandable, and seem like they'd be fairly simple to execute. There's a variety of dishes (risotti, salads, soups, dessert), each with rice as the star.

The illustrations are charming. I didn't find the lack of photos to be a problem.