Along with the recipes are short essays that weave together the history, culture and the everyday life of pasta shapes from the tip to the toe of Italy. There is pasta made with water, and pasta with egg; shapes made by hand and those rolled a by machine; the long and the short; the rolled and the stretched; the twisted and the stuffed; the fresh and the dried. The A-Z of Pasta tells you how to match pasta shapes with sauces, and how to serve them. The recipes range from the familiar...

Crazy For Cookies, Brownies & Bars: Super Fast , Made from Scratch Sweets, Treats and Desserts Any Time is Cookie Time!And if it's not, then it's time for a gooey-good brownie or an incredibly scrumptious bar! Millions of fans trust Dorothy Kern of Crazy for Crust for the most beautiful and delicious recipes for sweet and baked things. These recipes, each tested to perfection, include classic cookie-jar favorites as well as blondies, lemon bars, cookie cakes for birthdays, cookie cups, giant stuffed cookies, and more. They will make everyone in your world— including you-smile like crazy!....

Chapters dedicated to each type of sourdough cover everything from basic step-by-step instructions to tips on ingredients, what to do when things go wrong, and information on bread and health. Each chapter includes an assortment of recipes to show off your skills. A delicious array of traditional favourites and updated recipe ideas, Quick and Simple Homemade Sourdough is packed with useful information to give even the beginner baker the confidence to crack the code to sourdough.