Two Kitchens: 120 Family Recipes from Sicily and Rome by Rachel Roddy

Two Kitchens: 120 Family Recipes from Sicily and Rome by Rachel Roddy brings together recipes, flavours and stories from Sicily and Rome. Roddy is an award-winning weekly Guardian Cook columnist and a winner of the André Simon and Guild of Food Writers' Awards.

After twelve years immersed in the culture of Roman cooking, Roddy found herself repeatedly drawn back to the flavours of the south, shared with her Sicilian partner, Vincenzo. Time spent at his old family house in south-east Sicily offered the chance to embrace traditional recipes and the stories behind them. The book presents over 120 simple, everyday dishes from two distant but connected kitchens, including tomato and salted ricotta salad, caponata, baked Sicilian pasta, lemon crumble, honeyed peaches, and almond and chocolate cake. Roddy describes the approach as uncomplicated, direct and adaptable Italian family food that reflects the season.

Key details

• Italian food book featuring recipes and stories from Sicily and Rome
• By Rachel Roddy, weekly Guardian Cook columnist
• Winner of the André Simon and Guild of Food Writers' Awards
• Includes over 120 simple, everyday dishes
• Chapters organised by ingredients, from vegetables and herbs to storecupboard staples

Synopsis

Roddy shares recipes from her kitchens in Rome and Sicily, shaped by years of Roman cooking and time spent in south-east Sicily at her partner’s family home. Alongside traditional dishes, she includes the stories behind them and presents a style of cooking described as uncomplicated, direct and adaptable, with an emphasis on seasonal Italian family food.