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How to Cook dishes from Italy
Italy
has a well-established and deserved reputation for producing high-quality
food and tasty cuisine.
Best known for pizza and pasta,
Italian food also includes many excellent meat and
seafood dishes, as well as excellent cheeses, and fabulous desserts.
It has often been noted that
Italy
is a country of great regional variations - and that is certainly
true, indeed the country was only unified in 1861 - and this fact
is reflected in the diversity of
Italy's
regional cuisine. It should also be noted that
Italy
has been invaded many times over the centuries, as well as trading
with many other countries, and this too is reflected in the
national cuisine.
Some of the regional variations that you may encounter in
Italian food include:
- Northern Italy's
native products include
balsamic vinegar,
bolognese sauce (ragu),
lasagna,
mortadella (a heat-cured pork sausage, served as a cold cut)
parmigiano (parmesan cheese)
polenta (a dish made from boiled cornmeal),
prosciutto (dry cured ham) and
tortellini (stuffed pasta).
Rice is grown in both Lombardy and Piedmont (although
different types in these two regions), which is used to make risotto.
- Tuscan cuisine often features meat, white beans and unsalted
bread.
- Mozzarella and pizza, not to mention sfogliatelle (Italian filled pastries)
originate from Naples.
- Roman cuisine often uses pecorino (cheese made from sheep's milk)
and offal. Rome is also known for its ultra-thin pizzas.
- Calabria (the region corresponding to the "toe" of
Italy)
is known for its spicy variety of salami.
- Sardinia is well-known for its lamb and pecorino (cheese made from sheep's milk).
- Sicilian cuisine is noted for its Arab influences in its cooking (with the use
of lemon and pistachio), as well as for its seafood (including tuna and swordfish).
Sicily is also the home of gelato (ice cream)
and granita (a delicious semi-frozen
dessert made using sugar, water and flavorings).
Some popular Italian recipes and dishes include:
- Braciola - Thin slices of beef pan-fried with a little olive oil.
It is often eaten as an appetizer
with green salad or potatoes.
- Bruschetta - Grilled bread rubbed with garlic, olive oil, pepper and salt. Additional toppings
such as tomato, red pepper, vegetables beans, cheese or cured meat are also sometimes added.
- Gnocchi - Dumplings or noodles made from potato, wheat flour, or semolina.
- Minestrone - A thick soup made from stock with vegetables such as beans, carrots, celery, onions,
and tomatoes. Pasta or rice may sometimes be added, and the dish is not
necessarily vegetarian: meat or meat stock is often used when making it.
- Panna cotta - A dessert made by simmering milk, cream, and sugar, then mixing with gelatin.
It is then allowed to cool and set. Panna cotta is often eaten with berries,
chocolate sauce,
or fruit coulis.
- Pasta - There are many different types of pasta including
farfalle and rotelle (complicated decorative shapes),
fettuccine and linguine (both ribbon-shipped),
lasagna (large sheets),
manicotti, ravioli and tortellini (hollow shapes which are stuffed with fillings),
penne (short tubes), and
spaghetti and vermicelli (string like). Each type of pasta is most suitable for a particular
type of sauce, and thus a very wide range of different dishes can be prepared using each
of these forms of pasta.
- Pizza - As already discussed, there are many different variations,
including:
- Lazio - A thick-base pizza, particularly associated with
Rome, although
available in other parts of the country too. There are quite a few different toppings that may be
used, and this type of pizza is often made in long rectangular pans
("pizza al taglio" or "pizza rustica").
- Neapolitan
(Italian: pizza napoletana)
- A pizza with a thin base made from Italian white flour. Marina, margherita, and margherita extra
are the three official versions of the recipe.
- Ripieno and calzone - A half-moon shaped pizza filled mozzarella, ricotta and salami. It may be
baked or fried.
- Sicilian
(Italian: Sfincione) -
A pizza with ingredients incorporated in the dough rather than used as toppings. Pecorino cheese
is used instead of mozzarella, and these pizzas also usually include
anchovies.
- Polenta - A kind of porridge made from boiled cornmeal. It is a staple food in Northern
Italy.
- Risotto - A traditional Italian dish prepared from rice. The rice is first cooked in butter or
olive oil, then white wine is added, and after this evaporates, hot stock is slowly added, stirring
continuously. Diced butter or cheese is then mixed in, achieving a rich creamy texture. The basic
recipe can be varied by using different kinds of wine or cheese, and by adding vegetables, meat, fish
or seafood (cheese is usually omitted from the recipe if fish or seafood is used).
- Tiramisu - A dessert made from lady fingers (small sponge cakes known in
Italian as
"savoiardi") dipped in expresso, and sometimes brandy or sugar.
Mascarpone cream, a custard made from egg yolks (zabaglione), Marsala wine, and sugar are then
added, and cocoa powder sprinkled on top.
On this page, you will find a selection of Italian cookbooks.
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"Heat" is the story of an amateur cook surviving - or, perhaps more accurately, trying to survive - in a professional kitchen. Until recently, Bill Buford was an enthusiastic, if rather chaotic, home cook. His meals were characterized by two incompatible qualities: their ambition and his inexperience at preparing them. Nevertheless, his lifelong regret was that he'd never worked in a professional kitchen. Then, three years ago, an opportunity presented itself. Buford was asked by the New Yorker to write a profile of Mario Batali, a Falstaffian figure of voracious appetites who ran one of New York's most successful three-star restaurants. Batali had learned his craft by years of training - first, working in London with the young Marco Pierre White; then in California during the Food Revolution; and finally in Italy, being taught how to make pasta by hand in a hillside trattoria. Buford accepted the commission, if Batali would let him work in his kitchen, as his slave. He worked his way up to being a 'line cook' and then left New York to apprentice himself under the very teachers who had taught his teacher: preparing game with Marco Pierre White, making pasta in a hillside trattoria, and finally, in a town in Northern Italy, becoming an Italian butcher. "Heat" is a marvellous hybrid: a memoir of Buford's kitchen adventure, the story of Batali's amazing rise to culinary fame, a dazzling behind-the-scenes look at a famous restaurant, and an illuminating exploration of why food matters. It is a book to delight in, and to savour. |
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By Giulia Melucci
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From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out.
From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that's not possible, at least have something good to eat.
Peppered throughout Giulia's delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother's cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia's boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations. |
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By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
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In this exciting new book the incomparable Lidia takes us on a gastronomic journey—from Piemonte to Puglia—exploring ten different regions that have informed her cooking and helped to make her the fabulous cook that she is today. In addition, her daughter Tanya, an art historian, guides us to some of the nearby cultural treasures that enrich the pursuit of good food.
· In Istria, now part of Croatia, where Lidia grew up, she forages again for wild asparagus, using it in a delicious soup and a frittata; Sauerkraut with Pork and Roast Goose with Mlinzi reflect the region’s Middle European influences; and buzara, an old mariner’s stew, draws on fish from the nearby sea.
· From Trieste, Lidia gives seafood from the Adriatic, Viennese-style breaded veal cutlets and Beef Goulash, and Sacher Torte and Apple Strudel.
· From Friuli, where cows graze on the rich tableland, comes Montasio cheese to make fricos; the corn fields yield polenta for Velvety Cornmeal-Spinach Soup.
· In Padova and Treviso rice reigns supreme, and Lidia discovers hearty soups and risottos that highlight local flavors.
· In Piemonte, the robust Barolo wine distinguishes a fork-tender stufato of beef; local white truffles with scrambled eggs is “heaven on a plate”; and a bagna cauda serves as a dip for local vegetables, including prized cardoons.
· In Maremma, where hunting and foraging are a way of life, earthy foods are mainstays, such as slow-cooked rabbit sauce for pasta or gnocchi and boar tenderloin with prune-apple Sauce, with Galloping Figs for dessert.
· In Rome Lidia revels in the fresh artichokes and fennel she finds in the Campo dei Fiori and brings back nine different ways of preparing them.
· In Naples she gathers unusual seafood recipes and a special way of making limoncello-soaked cakes.
· From Sicily’s Palermo she brings back panelle, the delicious fried chickpea snack; a caponata of stewed summer vegetables; and the elegant Cannoli Napoleon.
· In Puglia, at Italy’s heel, where durum wheat grows at its best, she makes some of the region’s glorious pasta dishes and re-creates a splendid focaccia from Altamura.
There are 140 delectable recipes to be found as you make this journey with Lidia. And along the way, with Tanya to guide you, you’ll stop to admire Raphael’s fresco Triumph of Galatea, a short walk from the market in Rome; the two enchanting women in the Palazzo Abbatellis in Palermo; and the Roman ruins in Friuli, among many other delights. There’s something for everyone in this rich and satisfying book that will open up new horizons even to the most seasoned lover of Italy. |
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The fresh, robust flavors of Italian grilled sandwiches. A panini is an Italian-inspired pressed sandwich enjoyed throughout Italy and, increasingly, in North American cafés, restaurants and kitchens. Italians regard panini as fast food thanks to its easy preparation, which also accounts for its success in North America. Sales of panini makers have skyrocketed, with small appliance manufacturers releasing new models each year. Tiffany Collins provides great recipes that replicate the bistro experience and maximize the use of a home panini maker. Among the recipes for this vibrant, flavorful food are: - Salami, prosciutto, mozzarella panini with roasted red peppers; Philly cheesesteak panini
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Featuring fabulous Southern Italian recipes, photos, and lore from the hit show, this book will have millions of fans eating like their favourite family. Featuring mouthwatering recipes and family food stories straight from the kitchens of The Sopranos and their friends, The Sopranos Family Cookbook is sure to satisfy readers' hunger and craving for more of The Sopranos. Including the histoory of Neapolitan cuisine and 100 recipes created with the characters in mind, plus luscious pictures of the savory dishes, readers will be baking ziti as good as Carmela's in no time. These are the dishes that the first generation Sopranos brought over from Naples and Avellino and the fourth generation still enjoys. In addition, the book has colour photos of Tony, his family, and his 'family' eating and cooking beautiful Italian meals. Whether it's creating sumptuous Italian pastries or traditional Neapolitan feasts, The Sopranos Family Cookbook lets fans enjoy their favourite show at the table. Allen Rucker has written numerous award-winning television specials and documentaries, including Family Values: The Mob and the Movies. Michele Scicolone has written six Italian cookbooks, some of which have been nominated for Julia Child and James Beard Foundation Awards, and has appeared on Emeril Live and Good Morning America. |
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By Giada De Laurentiis
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In her hit Food Network show Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shows you how to cook delicious, beautiful food in a flash. And here, in her long-awaited first book, she does the same—helps you put a fabulous dinner on the table tonight, for friends or just for the kids, with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of flavor. She makes it all look easy, because it is.
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By Giada De Laurentiis
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Giada's Kitchen, New Italian Favorites By Giada De Laurentiis"SheÆs taught us every facet of Italian cookingùfrom traditional and regional to seasonal and contemporary. She even made us fall in love with pasta again by opening us up to lighter, healthier |
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By Marcella Hazan
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By Phaidon Press
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The Silver Spoon is the most influential and successful cookbook in Italy. Originally published in 1950, it became an instant classic. Considered to be essential in every household, it is still one of the most popular wedding presents today. The Silver Spoon was conceived and published by Domus, the design and architectural magazine famously directed by Giò Ponti from the 1920s to the 1970s. A group of cooking experts was commissioned to collect hundreds of traditional recipes from the different Italian regions and make them available for the first time to a wider audience. In the process, they updated ingredients, quantities and methods to suit contemporary tastes and customs, at the same time preserving the memory of ancient recipes for future generations. They also included modern recipes from some of the most famous Italian chefs, resulting in a style of cooking that appeals to the gourmet as well as the occasional cook A comprehensive and lively book, its simple and user-friendly format makes it both accessible and a pleasure to read. It provides an introduction to every course, and an explanation of the main type of ingredients. Never translated before, The Silver Spoon has now been adapted to an international market, with every recipe checked for suitability, measurements converted and methods rewritten to accommodate cultural differences, yet maintaining the authenticity of real Italian cooking. The new layout emphasizes its contemporary appeal and the colour coding of each section simplifies the process of cross-referencing ingredients and methods. A section with original menus from the 15 most famous Italian chefs of the last 50 years has been expanded to include original menus from Italian celebrity chefs working outside Italy. This is a substantial and prestigious cookbook that will share the bookshelves with other titles such as The Joy of Cooking and Larousse Gastronomique, another classic of national cuisine. With over 2,000 recipes illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and photography, the book is destined to become a classic in the Italian cooking booklist for the international market. |
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By Frances Mayes
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Buying a villa in the spectacular Italian countryside is a wonderful fantasy -- even if 17 rooms and a garden in need of immediate loving care are included in the asking price. Frances Mayes -- gourmet cook, widely published travel writer, and poet -- changed her life by doing just that. Sprinkled liberally with delicious recipes for inspired Italian dishes, amusing anecdotes about the risks of being your own contractor, and a savvy traveler's reminiscences, Under the Tuscan Sun is Mayes's enchanting account of her love affair with Tuscany: of scouring the neighborhood for the perfect panettone and the perfect plumber; of mornings spent cultivating her garden, and afternoons spent enjoying its fruits in leisurely lunches on the terrace; of jaunts through the hill towns in search of renowned wines; and the renewal not only of a house, but also of the spirit. An unusual memoir that combines the appeal of M. F.K. Fisher, Peter Mayle, and Martha Stewart, Under the Tuscan Sun is a feast for the senses. |
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By Marcella Hazan
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By Editors of Cooking Light Magazine
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When we gush that this first-ever Italian cookbook from the experts at Cooking Light magazine contains only the most bellisimo dishes, we’re not exaggerating. And did we mention healthy? This collection goes way beyond spaghetti and meatballs, showcasing incredibly good and good-for-you regional specialties—some familiar, some not, but all with the Cooking Light Test Kitchens seal of approval. |
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By Sharon Sanders
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You don’t have to live in Italy to live like an Italian. In Cooking Up an Italian Life, an inviting collection of meals and stories, well-known food writer Sharon Sanders unites an Italian sensibility to an American lifestyle. Sanders lived, worked, and married in Italy—one of the few foreigners ever to wed in the celebrated Church of Santa Croce. With “What I Learned About Life from the Risotto King of Milan,” “I Brake for Italians, ” “My Dinner with Luciano,” and other spirited essays, Sanders escorts us to the Italy that is in everyone’s kitchen. Keenly aware of how sharing food enhances daily living, and in tune with the simplicity people crave today, she shares nearly 200 recipes made from seasonal produce, imported basics, and ingredients found in any supermarket. Most recipes are designed as complete meals at a glance. For special times, dozens of appetizer and dessert recipes may be added to the core dinners. Cooks ready for more ambitious projects may turn to “Making Rustic Bread,” “Capturing Summer Flavors for All Meals,” “Making Fresh Egg Pasta," or other lessons. The affordable wine recommendations enable everyone to raise a glass and offer a hearty salute to the spirit of Italy within all of us. |
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By Angela Boggiano
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Over 300 authentic, tested recipes, both regional classics and contemporary creations, each photographed in full color, with step-by-step instructions. Features a guide to making your own homemade pasta. Authentic recipes for risottos and polenta; fabulous fish and shellfish dishes, such as garlicky pan-fried shrimp; a wide variety of poultry and meat dishes, including the classic osso buco; a variety of fresh vegetable dishes and salads; desserts, such as tiramisu and zabaglione; and home-baked treats, such as herb or olive-flavored focaccia and Italian bread sticks. The only reference book on identifying, preparing, using and cooking with Italian ingredients that you will need. Previously published as "The Italian Cooking Encyclopedia." |
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By Antonio Cecconi
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From pizza to pasta to the classic cannoli, Americans have an enduring love affair with la cucina Italiana -- renowned for everything from its great taste to its beautiful presentations. Betty Crocker's Italian Cooking has been completely revised and updated, with recipes by Italian native Antonio Cecconi, who provides tantalizing and authentic Italian recipes to delight the palate. With chapters ranging from appetizers to desserts, it is easy to find the ideal, authentic creation for any occasion. But there's more to this book than just recipes -- special features enable you to expand your understanding of Italian cuisine: An introduction discusses the cuisines of Italy and how the history of the areas influences the food there.Complete glossaries of Italian cheeses, pastas, vinegars, herbs, and olives and olive oils can help you choose the right ingredients.Both "first course" and "main dish" servings are included for adapting the dishes to different placement within the meal.A menu section provides delicious ideas for creating complete Italian meals, from appetizers and main course to desserts.Match Italian wines to the menus you plan. With 80 full-color photographs and 200 tantalizing recipes, Betty Crocker's Italian Cooking opens the door to the food and culture of Italy." |
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By Cesare Casella
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Everybody loves Italian food, and with good reason. The cuisine extols hearty and healthy meals with the freshest ingredients, a diversity of flavors, and tried-and-true recipes (some of which date as far back as the Roman Empire) that are naturally low in saturated fats and calories. All this, and it tastes great, too!Discover the mouthwatering joys of Italian cooking with this complete guide to the regions and recipes of Italy. Celebrated chef Cesare Casella and seasoned food writer Jack Bishop lead you step-by-step through an entire full-course Italian meal, from antipasti, salads, and soups to pastas, entrees, and delicious desserts. Discover how to make your own fresh pasta, polenta, and pizza, and how to plan simple or elaborate dinners for every occasion. You'll find all the recipes and tips you need in Italian Cooking For Dummies, along with tons of advice on selecting the right herbs, ingredients, cooking tools, and utensils, and finding more information in print or online. The book also features a complete glossary of cooking terms and ingredients to help you enjoy la dolce vita. |
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By Giuliano Bugialli
Clarkson Potter
Released: 1990-02-24
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The Fine Art of Italian Cooking is considered the definitive cookbook on Italian cuisine, and Giuliano Bugialli is one of the foremost teachers of that country's revered cooking techniques. Now, this incomparable cookbook has been updated, expanded, and beautifully redesigned. With over 300 recipes, including 30 specially researched for this edition, and 75 detailed easy-to-follow line drawings, this complete revision has made the classic cookbook even better.Bugialli focuses on the extraordinary. range of Tuscan cooking and includes popular recipes from the other regions of Italy The book's extensive chapters cover every kind of pasta -- fresh, dried, stuffed -- breads, sauces, antipasti, meat and fish, poultry, risotti, vegetables, and the wonderful range of Italian desserts -- from simple poached fruit to magnificent filled pastries and tortes. Among the dishes are: risotto with spinach; ossobuco with peas; Florentine style polenta with meat sauce; Italian spongecake. Bugialli has refined and corrected the entire text. The ingredients lists, instructions and cooking times for all the recipes have been improved and clarified, wine lists have been revised, and notes on such staples as olive oil, dried Italian herbs, and cheeses have been updated to reflect the public's increased knowledge of and interest in Italian cuisine. In its elegant modernized format, loaded with expert advice accumulated in Bugialli's nearly twenty years of teaching and cooking experience, the revised Fine Art of Italian Cooking will continue to bring the great Italian culinary tradition to the American table. |
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By Paola Scaravelli
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This book features over 300 classic meatless recipes covering the geographical and culinary range of Italian cooking, from antipasti to desserts. A Harvest Book. Line drawings throughout. |
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By Giada De Laurentiis
Clarkson Potter
Released: 2005-02-22
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In her hit Food Network show Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shows you how to cook delicious, beautiful food in a flash. And here, in her long-awaited first book, she does the same—helps you put a fabulous dinner on the table tonight, for friends or just for the kids, with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of flavor. She makes it all look easy, because it is.
Everyday Italian is true to its title: the fresh, simple recipes are incredibly quick and accessible, and also utterly mouth-watering—perfect for everyday cooking. And the book is focused on the real-life considerations of what you actually have in your refrigerator and pantry (no mail-order ingredients here) and what you’re in the mood for—whether a simply sauced pasta or a hearty family-friendly roast, these great recipes cover every contingency. So, for example, you’ll find dishes that you can make solely from pantry ingredients, or those that transform lowly leftovers into exquisite entrées (including brilliant ideas for leftover pasta), and those that satisfy your yearning to have something sweet baking in the oven. There are 7 ways to make red sauce more interesting, 6 different preparations of the classic cutlet, 5 perfect pestos, 4 creative uses for prosciutto, 3 variations on basic polenta, 2 great steaks, and 1 sublime chocolate tiramisù—plus 100 other recipes that turn everyday ingredients into speedy but special dinners.
What’s more, Everyday Italian is organized according to what type of food you want tonight—whether a soul-warming stew for Sunday supper, a quick sauté for a weeknight, or a baked pasta for potluck. These categories will help you figure out what to cook in an instant, with such choices as fresh-from-the-pantry appetizers, sauceless pastas, everyday roasts, and stuffed vegetables—whatever you’re in the mood for, you’ll be able to find a simple, delicious recipe for it here. That’s the beauty of Italian home cooking, and that’s what Giada De Laurentiis offers here—the essential recipes to make a great Italian dinner. Tonight. |
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By Laura Zavan
Hamlyn
Paperback (224 pages)
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Embark on this cooking course and learn to cook authentic Italian recipes that are easy to follow with aerial-shot photos for every step.
This cookbook includes recipes, organized into themed chapters, on how to make pasta and all the most popular pasta dishes, including, a complete chapter on pesto and tomato sauces, making risotto, the antipasti, pizza, soups and minestrone, and typical dishes such as osso-bucco as well as renowned Italian desserts tiramisu, panacotta, semi freddo, panetonne) etc. |
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