Five Quarters

This is a black and white reissue edition of Five Quarters. , previously published as a full-colour cookbook in 2015. WINNER of the André Simon Food Book Award. 'This is the most wonderful cookbook. Rachel Roddy is a marvellous writer' India Knight. 'Roddy is a gifted storyteller, and a masterful hand with simple ingredients' Guardian Cook. 'Of course I thought Rome was glorious, but I didn't want to stay. A month, three at most, then I'd take a train back to Sicily to finish the clockwise journey I'd interrupted, before moving even further southwards. 'Instead, captivated by the exhilarating life of Testaccio, the wedge-shaped quarter of Rome that centres round the old slaughterhouse and the bustling food market, Rachel decided to rent a flat and live there. Thus began an Italian adventure that's turned into a brand new life. Five Quarters. charts a year in Rachel's small kitchen, shopping, cooking, eating and writing, capturing a uniquely domestic picture of life in this vibrant, charismatic city. Combining Rachel's love of Italian food and cooking with a strong nostalgia for home and memories of growing up in England, this is a cookbook to read in bed as well as to use in the kitchen. Chapters:. AntipastiSoup & PastaMeat & FishVegetablesDolci.