The Silver Spoon

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Sin embargo, además de las recetas puramente italianas, también encontraréis recetas mediterráneas y otras sin fronteras, cosmopolitas, que tienen su origen en otros países pero que se han convertido en universales.

John Galsworthy es muy bueno desarrollando personajes con muchos defectos y explicando no solo por qué son así, sino empatizando de alguna manera con ellos, de tal forma que puedes comprender por qué hacen las cosas aunque no compartas su punto de vista. Italy's version of The Joy of Cooking... Presents lucid recipes for every dish a lover of Italian food could wish for - more than 2,000 of them."— Bon Appetit Why, I remember moving from Rome to DC in 2003. I wanted to make some stuff. I couldn't find a can of beans in the supermarket that just had BEANS in them. Everything had preservatives, chemical ingredients. There's high fructose corn syrup in places you least expect. There's corn starch everywhere. SO MUCH CORN. It's in your diapers. For the love of God. It's awful. Food that's stripped of its taste, and then has the taste chemically re-injected VIA CORN. I'm tearing my hair out here. Time-honoured recipes that make this a one-stop reference book for traditional Italian cooking.' - House and Garden This is the second novel in the second trilogy of Galsworthy's Forsythe Saga and this book serves, primarily as a set up for the final volume in the trilogy. Fleur Mont has set herself up as a stylish London hostess, holding literary and musical salons for what were known in the 1920's as the "Bright young Things." Her husband Michael, is now a member of Parliament and consumed with a theory called Fogatism that proposes to solve England's economic problems by emigration to the Dominions.Without a doubt, this season's one indispensable cookbook is The Silver Spoon... Magnificent."— This Week As The Silver Spoon begins, Francis Wilmot turns up at Fleur and Michael Mont’s fashionable London house, bringing with him news of Jon and his sister. Fleur enjoys the society of all sorts of fashionable, interesting people at her carefully decorated home. A new dog has taken the place of the adored little Pekinese and the décor is no longer Chinese in inspiration. Fleur and Michael’s son, Kit, often affectionately known as the eleventh Baronet is a happy little chap, the apple of everyone’s eye. Es decir, John Galsworthy era más feminista que muchas autoras del siglo XXI, sobre todo si escriben romántica, y lo más sangrante, si escriben romántica juvenil. Porque en un libro actual, Marjorie Ferrars sería esa zorra que le hace la vida imposible a nuestra noble protagonista (aunque esa protagonista de "noble" solo tenga el hecho de que lo dice el o la autora). Y Marjorie Ferrars es la antagonista en esta novela y ese antagonismo con Fleur es lo que mueve mayormente la trama; pero sutilmente, y aunque al principio no lo parezca, Galsworthy termina construyendo con ella el relato de la doble moral de la época. Del "si somos súper liberales y respetamos mucho a las mujeres", pero luego, a la hora de la verdad, un hombre puede hacer cosas y se le permiten comportamientos (sobre todo en cuanto al sexo y más concretamente, el sexo antes del matrimonio) que en una mujer se reprueban del todo. Y Galsworthy monta este discurso sin que en ningún momento tenga que ser amable con Marjorie o tratarla de mártir o justificarla en absoluto. De la misma manera que Fleur, la protagonista (o una de ellos), no tiene que ser siempre buena y sacrificada para que puedas empatizar con ella. Big and bountiful, it’s a welcoming jumble of recipes... And by the looks of it, it may give cookbooks by American celebrity chefs a run for their money."— The New York Times Magazine

Las recetas están organizadas alfabéticamente y el libro se compone de los siguientes capítulos: tradiciones de la cocina italiana/ glosario de cocina y utensilios/ salsas, marinadas, mantequillas/ antipasti, aperitivos y pizzas/ primeros platos (caldos, sopas, pasta fresca, pasta seca, arroz, etc)/ huevos y frittate/ verduras/ pescados, crustáceos y moluscos/ carne/ aves de corral/ caza/ quesos/ postres y repostería/ lista de recetas e índice.This is also the great tragedy of Italian cooking in America. It does not mix well with Big Food in America. Fleur, as always, was a selfish madam and irritated me beyond words. I hope in future books we see her mature and act like the mother and wife her son and husband deserve. Soames, who I've disliked in previous books is definitely growing on me - I truly believe he is a changed man and has softened since becoming a father and growing old. When it was published it was revolutionary in the theme - a woman is not owned by her husband, and love is not a duty she owes but a bond that is very real however intangible, that cannot be faked. Este famoso libro, publicado en 1950, se ha ido actualizando hasta nuestros días, adaptado a la cocina moderna. Es el único libro de cocina italiana que necesitaréis tener. Es enorme (+1500 páginas) y con una encuadernación preciosa. It is also beautifully laid-out and presented, with crisp imagery, capturing both the essence of the dishes, and the ideal, Italian place setting. And it’s also easy to follow too. The new title is broken into six, straightforward chapters: Basic Recipes, Appetizers, Starters, Main Courses, Side Dishes, and Desserts. Helpful recipe symbols indicate those that are gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, or dairy-free; those that require five ingredients or fewer; recipes that can be completed in 30 minutes or less; and dishes that can be made in a single pot for minimal clean-up.