Side Dishes: Delicious Recipes for Italian Favorites

Direct from Italy's best chefs and finest cooks, here are authentic recipes that have been treasured and passed down for generations. Home cooks will want the whole series, so they can create mouthwatering Italian favorites right in their own kitchens.

Here are recipes for every course and occasion, to mix and match for delectable dining: sample the fresh basil and tomato pestos in Main Courses; try your hand at panzanella or sweet oranges tossed with fennel in recipes from Salads. Pasta features dishes with every shape and size of al dente deliciousness, and Breads is a whole North End Italian bakery case in a single volume. Discover mouthwatering Italian vegetarian dishes in Fresh Italian, or, at the other end of the spectrum, dig into Desserts for cookies, tortes, and to-die-for rich Italian sweets.

Each recipe is developed and tested in the test kitchens of the Academia Barilla's own cooking Institute, and each easy-to-prepare dish is bursting with the rich, satisfying flavors of Italy.