Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home Mario Batali
Molto Italiano features dishes from many of the twenty-one regions of Italy and many side dishes, each of which can be served as a light meal. With a section on desserts and a foundation of basic recipes, Molto Italiano is the only Italian cookbook a home
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May 2005
528 pages ISBN: 0060734922 Hardcover Add to Wish List
Easy to use and simple to read, many of these recipes come
from ten years of Molto Mario television programs,
including Mediterranean Mario, Mario Eats Italy, and Ciao
America with Mario Batali. Batali's distinctive, often
humorous, voice provides a historical and cultural
perspective to demystify the more elaborate Italian dishes.
He also shows ways to shorten or simplify everything from
purchasing good ingredients to prepare-ahead tips.
Informative headnotes offer up enticing bits about the
provenance of the recipes as well as fascinating facts
regarding Italy and its cuisines.
Molto Italiano features dishes from many of the twenty-one
regions of Italy and many side dishes, each of which can be
served as a light meal. With a section on desserts and a
foundation of basic recipes, Molto Italiano is the only
Italian cookbook a home cook's shelf needs.
Highlights from Molto Italiano:
* 67 antipasto recipes, with special sections for
vegetable, seafood, and meat antipasti
* Informative sidebars, where Mario provides background
color about the recipes, including the places, people, and
history behind various dishes
* More than 50 pasta recipes, from classic comfort food
like Baked Ziti to an elaborate Ricotta Gnocchi with
Sausage and Fennel
* A wealth of seafood, fowl, and meat recipes, featuring
simple everyday dishes and tasty regional specialties
* 34 vegetable recipes that can be served as either
antipasti or side dishes
* A comprehensive dessert section, filled with gelati,
crumbly cakes, fruit tarts, pies, and more