{"product_id":"op-beard-on-pasta","title":"OP: Beard on Pasta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlfred A. Knopf, New York, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. First printing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be deeply refreshing to turn to a cookbook which manages to present seemingly complex dishes in wholly unfussy ways. James Beard (1903–1985) is an author who reliably uncomplicates recipes that might otherwise intimidate and discourage. He’s not offering tricks and shortcuts so much as paring each concept down to the basics without getting caught up in the hows and whys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeard on Pasta \u003c\/em\u003e(1983), a handsomely designed companion to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/beard-on-bread-p\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeard on Bread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (1973), is a full-service pasta book that meets the reader where they are, allowing room to grow. Make your own doughs with instructions for everything from a basic egg pasta and udon to Barbara Kafka’s yeasted beer and buckwheat noodles; or buy dried pasta from the store. You’ll find no proselytizing for or against either option, just sound coaching for whichever path you choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe applications of pasta doughs are equally inviting of all abilities and levels of adventurousness. There’s a baked mac and cheese, orzo salad, an uncommon avocado pasta with parmesan and pimiento, a chicken Tetrazzini, pork with sauerkraut and noodles, frogs’ legs tortelloni, kreplach, sweetbread ravioli, and broiled duck with rice noodles and stir-fried vegetables. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur copy is a Very Good \u003cstrong\u003efirst printing\u003c\/strong\u003e with its dust jacket, lightly worn. Cover design and black and white illustrations by Karl W. Stuecklen (1940–2005). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KNOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41718560686213,"sku":"James Beard","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/files\/beard_beardonpasta.jpg?v=1781797136","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/op-beard-on-pasta","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}