Pasta has many advantages for the modern cook. Delicious, nourishing, quick to prepare and very versatile, its uses range from tasty and economical first courses to sumptuous and satisfying main meals and party dishes. In this Sainsbury Cookbook Patricia Lousada shows how to serve pasta the Italian way, in an appetising variety of soups, starters and main course recipes, many illustrated in full colour. The wide scope of Italian pasta cookery holds many treats in store for you, not least the delectable taste of home-made egg pasta, for which the author gives easy-to-follow instructions.