“Heartwarming and deliciously comforting.” – Stanley Tucci

Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is a joyful celebration of Italian home cooking, filled with recipes and stories from the remarkable nonne who have inspired millions online. Vicky Bennison, author of the bestselling Pasta Grannies cookbook, returns with even more soul-warming dishes, heartening stories, and authentic pasta-making wisdom passed down through generations.

This collection invites you into the kitchens of Italy’s grandmothers — women who have spent a lifetime cooking for the people they love. Discover how comfort, connection, and tradition come together in dishes shaped by landscape, seasons and family history.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Pina (91) and her chestnut gnocchi with walnut pesto, made from ingredients grown around her Ligurian home

• Marietta (99) and her Calabrian tagliatelle — a “recipe” inspired by her garden and the seasons

• A generous variety of pasta dishes plus meat, seafood, vegetable recipes, pizzas, pastries, pies, rice dishes, pulses, dairy, herbs, nuts and spices

Every recipe includes a QR code that links directly to a YouTube video of the featured nonna, demonstrating her technique and sharing her story. With stunning location photography, step-by-step pasta guidance, and deeply personal glimpses into Italian life, this cookbook is both a practical kitchen companion and a celebration of slow, thoughtful, deeply loving cooking.

Product Details:

• Author: Vicky Bennison

• Pages: 256

• Format: Hardcover

• Language: English

• Includes: Pasta, meat, seafood, vegetable dishes, pastries, pies, rice & pulses

• Features: QR codes linking to Pasta Grannies YouTube videos

• Focus: Traditional Italian home cooking & handmade pasta

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