Australia's favourite Italian home cook Silvia Colloca unlocks the world of authentic Italian food with 100 recipes that celebrate the humble ingredients that bring this cuisine to life - end-of-summer tomatoes salty anchovies oozy burrata and much more. These simple meals are lovingly made in homes around Italy every day - and soon will be in yours too. Try silky noodles swimming in a fragrant tomato and prawn broth; humble but divine egg-drop soup; savoury pies filled with decadent stracchino cheese; steamy mussels in white wine; or slow-cooked ossobuco over saffron risotto. The Italian Home Cook is your essential guide to shopping cooking and eating like a true Italian and will help you bring a little slice of Italy into your own home wherever you may be.