Manuela Darling-Gansser’s food & travel books take you on a journey through Northern Italy, the Costa Smeralda and the Swiss Alps. Sample Italian lifestyle and Italian cooking through her three exquisite coffee table cookbooks - Under the Olive Tree, Autumn in Piemonte and Winter in the Alps. Each book is as much a food and travel guide as it is a book of Northern Italian and Swiss recipes. If you are interested in the food, wine and culture of the Costa Smeralda, Lugano, Piemonte or the Swiss Alps, these books will provide a facinating overview of the regions as seen through the eyes of an inveterate traveller and passionate amateur cook.
Manuela Darling-Gansser’s ‘Top 10 Recipes for the Beginner Home Chef ’ is a book for those who appreciate good food, but have no idea how to prepare it themselves. It is about eating delicious, healthy food, simply prepared. You will learn to cook ten basic recipes for a range of foods: eggs, soups, pasta, rice, chicken, beef, fish, vegetables, green salad and sorbet. Once you get confident, there are simple variations on the basic dishes. You will learn what cooking utensils you will need, how they work, what various herbs look like and even how to stock your pantry. When you have learned to cook these ‘Top 10’ recipes you can call yourself a Chef.
