Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen Book

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by: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Christopher Hirsheimer

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Average Rating: Rating: - My favorite new cookbook! This is the best Italian cookbook I have.It is worth its weight in gold. I could never make good spagetti and meatballs. Now, thanks to Lidia's easy to follow directions, I am making wonderful Italian dishes. My husband says my meatballs are the best he has ever had. I can't wait to try all the other recipes. If you love Italian food but can't get the hang of it, this is the book for you. Thanks Lidia! Rating: - Better Than My Nonna's Legendary Meatballs! What a cookbook! Finally a cookbook packed with the best and most delicious Italian-American recipes you could find anywhere. I was asked to cater a birthday party for a 79-year old Italian woman so I decided to use Lidia's recipes. Every single dish came out absolutely tasty and beautiful...even better than what you usually order at a neighborhood Italian-American restaurant in the Northeast. The meatballs were better than my Sicilian grandmother's legendary meatballs! Everyone raved about the meat raviolis which I served in a grated parmigiano-butter sauce. Numerous raviolis broke apart in the boiling water so I'm not sure what I did was wrong. Maybe I should roll out the pasta dough a bit thicker the next time. I was never a fan of caponata (eggplant appetizer) until I tried Lidia's recipe. It was the best I've ever tasted. I love fried peppers so I used the recipe from the book. They turned out a bit bitter from an abundance of browned garlic. Next time, I will omit the garlic. I think the peppers taste great on their own whether they are roasted or fried. I wish most Italian restaurants in American would use Lidia's recipes for tomato sauces which taste very fresh. The book is heavy and thick... comes with beautiful photos. It's filled with warmth...almost like a grandmother's personal recipe book that she refuses to share with anyone. It's one of the most beautifully designed cookbooks I've seen in ages. Mangia! Rating: - MAMA MIA...THESE RECIPES ARE DELICIOUS! To the best of my knowledge, there is not an ounce of Italian blood in my veins but my love for Italian food is endless. This book is by far one of the best Italian recipe books I have come across in ages. Mind you, not all the recipes are one hundred percent genuine Italian, some are American adaptations, such as the spaghetti and meatballs. This version would not likely be found in any restaurant in Italy but it is still a terrific recipe. My favourite recipes tried so far are the Lobster fra Diavolo with Spaghetti and the San Martino Pear and Chocolate Tart, which is soooo Heavenly it will just knock your socks off and take your mind to a whole other place! Most of these recipes taste the way Italian food should, like authentic recipes actually prepared in the Old Country. There are also some nice coloured photographs here, although more in colour and less in black and white would have added to the quality of the book. Overall, the book is still deserving of a five star rating for the excellent content.

Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen Book

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