Giada's Italy

Author: Giada De Laurentiis
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 030798723X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Giada De Laurentiis lavishly explores her food roots and the lifestyle traditions that define la bella vita, with the contemporary California twist that has made her America’s most beloved Italian chef. For Giada, a good meal is more than just delicious food—it’s taking pleasure in cooking for those you love, and slowing down to embrace every moment spent at the table. In Giada’s Italy, she returns to her native Rome to reconnect with the flavors that have inspired the way she cooks and shares what it means to live la dolce vita. Here she shares recipes for authentic Italian dishes as her family has prepared them for years, updated with her signature flavors. Her Bruschetta with Burrata and Kale Salsa Verde is a perfect light dinner or lunch, and Grilled Swordfish with Candied Lemon Salad can be prepared in minutes for a quick weeknight meal. Sartu di Riso is a showstopping entrée best made with help from the family, and because no meal is complete without something sweet, Giada’s Italian-inflected desserts like Pound Cake with Limoncello Zabaglione and Chianti Affogato will keep everyone at the table just a little bit longer. Filled with stunning photography taken in and around Rome, intimate family shots and stories, and more recipes than ever before, Giada’s Italy will make you fall in love with Italian cooking all over again.

Salt to Taste

Author: Marco Canora
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1594867801
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
The key to confident cooking lies not in learning to follow intricate recipes but rather in mastering a select handful of truly appealing yet straightforward dishes that invite experimentation and improvisation to reflect the seasons and the cook's own palate. In Salt to Taste, Chef Marco Canora presents a tempting repertoire of 100 soulful recipes that embody this philosophy perfectly: food that is comforting and familiar but with a depth of flavor and timeless appeal that mark the dishes as true essentials of the contemporary table. Each meticulously written recipe offers insightful lessons drawn both from memories of his mother's cooking and his years as one of New York's most respected chefs, guiding the way to a delicious dish every time. Extensive chef's notes suggest ways to streamline the process and enhance the savory results, marrying the precision of the professional kitchen with the warmth of home cooking. Those looking to elevate their cooking from merely good to truly spectacular will find much here to inspire them, while those in need of culinary coaching will learn that creating greatness is within reach. With a little forethought, care, practice, and observation, any cook can quickly gain the confidence to "salt to taste."

Rustic Italian

Author: Domenica Marchetti
Publisher: Weldon Owen International
ISBN: 168188030X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 558

Book Description
Bring the bold and beloved flavors of Italy into your kitchen with this enticing collection of authentic dishes made modern. Domenica Marchetti is back with her stellar Italian cooking and more great recipes in Rustic Italian. With over 80 recipes for simple, seasonal Italian fare, exquisite hand-painted illustrations, and gorgeous full-color photography, this book celebrates an irresistible cuisine and will inspire home cooks everywhere. This expanded version of the 2011 title features more than 20 new recipes—such as burrata with shaved fennel and pink grapefruit, tagliatelle with juniper-spiced short rib ragu, creamy lemon risotto with asparagus, and roasted swordfish with Ligurian herb sauce—along with new illustrations and photography. Domenica’s narrative notes and suggested wine pairings accompany every recipe. An ingredient glossary, comprehensive guide to salumi and cheese, and an Italian wine primer round out this gorgeous cookbook.

Nutritious Delicious

Author: America's Test Kitchen
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
ISBN: 1945256117
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 329

Book Description
A simple approach to amping up the nutrition in our cooking, Nutritious Delicious focuses on 50 everyday superfoods among vegetables and fruit, grains, and proteins, and uses them as the basis for building more nutrient-packed versions of the dishes we love for every meal of the day.

Williams-Sonoma Collection: Risotto

Author: Pamela Sheldon Johns
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743226801
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Risotto is the ideal comfort food--an appealing combination of tender, chewy rice, creamy sauce, cheese, and a whole host of delicious embellishments. This collection of recipes for risotto dishes ranges from Italian classics to contemporary favorites. Color photos.

Grace's Sweet Life

Author: Grace Massa-Langlois
Publisher: Ulysses Press
ISBN: 1612430244
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description
Collects recipes for Italian desserts and pastry, including chocolate and cherry cake, Italian peach cookies, and custard tarts.

50 Great Pasta Sauces

Author: Pamela Sheldon Johns
Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel+ORM
ISBN: 1449419011
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
From gorgonzola-walnut to rosemary-lamb, sauces to make every pasta dish more memorable—includes full-color photos. Living on a farm in Tuscany, Pamela Sheldon Johns knows more than a little about Italian cooking, and 50 Great Pasta Sauces showcases some of her best sauces collected throughout her extensive culinary career. The recipes are divided into four mouthwatering categories—vegetable sauces, meat sauces, seafood sauces, and dairy sauces—each designed to be the centerpiece of an irresistible, unforgettable meal. Lusciously illustrated, 50 Great Pasta Sauces has all the right ingredients to liven up your linguini or pep up your penne—and they can be prepared fast and affordably. Ranging from familiar, traditional standbys to creative new favorites, recipes include: * Carbonara sauce * Browned butter and sage sauce * Garlic shrimp and wine sauce * Roasted tomato sauce * Asparagus and butter sauce * Creamy goat cheese sauce, and many more

Encyclopedia of Pasta

Author: Oretta Zanini De Vita
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520322754
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 398

Book Description
Illustrated throughout with original drawings by Luciana Marini, this will bethe standard reference on one of the world's favorite foods for many years tocome, engaging and delighting both general readers and food professionals.

Willing's Press Guide and Advertisers' Directory and Handbook

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 1068

Book Description

Popes, Peasants, and Shepherds

Author: Oretta Zanini De Vita
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520271548
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
The food of Rome and its region, Lazio, is redolent of herbs, olive oil, ricotta, lamb, and pork. It is the food of ordinary, frugal people, yet it is a very modern cuisine in that it gives pride of place to the essential flavors of its ingredients. In this only English-language book to encompass the entire region, the award-winning author of Encyclopedia of Pasta, Oretta Zanini De Vita, offers a substantial and complex social history of Rome and Lazio through the story of its food. Including more than 250 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes, the author leads readers on an exhilarating journey from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century.