Gennaro's Cucina: A cookbook of classic Italian recipes that help to budget during a cost-of-living crisis

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Cucina povera’ is a simple philosophy – turn delicious affordable ingredients into hearty nourishing feasts.

Along with the majority of post-war Italian families, the young Gennaro was raised on a diet harvested on a limited budget.

If you can get dandelion or puntarelle from your greengrocer, remember to remove the heart, which you can then use in a salad (see Insalata di Cuore di Cicoria recipe on page 129). At the heart of Gennaro’s Cucina is the cherished concept of ‘cucina povera,’ the traditional fare that sustained Italy's impoverished, yet continues to underpin the essence of beloved Italian dishes. Contaldo ( Gennaro’s Limoni) takes inspiration from cucina povera, an Italian tradition of frugality in the kitchen, in this no-frills guide to easy, delicious, and wallet-conscious cooking. I have followed a lot of Gennaros food tube recipes, but find this book lacking in addressing the subject - 'saving money and using every scrap'. It originates mainly from rural areas, where meals were created using the limited number of ingredients available – either what people grew or what little they could afford.

Only paid guests who are actively taking part in a cookery lesson are permitted to be at the cookery school whilst classes are in progress. Gennaro, having grown up in post-war Italy with a limited budget, shares a culinary heritage with countless Italian families. Gennaro’s Cucina: Hearty Money-Saving Meals From an Italian Kitchen by Gennaro Contaldo focuses on cucina povera , the traditional cooking of rural Italy, where seasonality and a “waste not want not” lifestyle deliciously intersect.

Gennaro's Cucina : Hardback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9781911682608 : 1911682601 : 02 Feb 2023 : In an era of excessive convenience and disposable food waste, Gennaro's Cucina could not come at a better time - you will learn how to use simple ingredients in inventive ways, eat seasonally, spend less and, ultimately, eat better.