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I have been quite disappointed by this cookbook. The instructions are insufficient for ordinary cooks. Critical details are left out with the assumption that you will somehow just know what to do. Do I fry those onions? And what at what temperature? And some things just don't make sense. There is no way that 2 cups of chickpeas are going to translate into enough soup for six, no matter how small your serving size is. We ended up with three tiny servings. And it tasted awful! Also, cook times for beans in liquid are excessive -- at least for those of us with naturally soft water.I love the idea of this book, and all the chatty info about beans in Italy. We are looking for more bean recipes, and this seemed like a great option. If you are looking for bean recipes -- not necessary Italian -- Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian is a better bet. Though her cook times are way too long for our soft water too. But the recipes are declicious, and easy to follow.