Hardcover 688 pages (November 1, 1992)
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
ISBN: 039458404X

A 'Joy of Cooking' of Italian Cuisine

Rated FIVE Stars *****

If you are living overseas, love to cook, and missing Italian food, then this is the book for you. It is a very complete book about making everything from SCRATCH. The problem with most cookbooks these days, especially for ex-pats, is that they require too many pre-fabricated ingredients which are just not available outside of the United States, or other modern, western countries.

The very first recipe I tried out of this book was both delicious and fun to make. My ten-year-old daughter, her friend, and I followed one of the recipes for making homemade linguini (flat spaghetti), by rolling out the dough, cutting it into strips, and boiling it in water! Then we ate it with tomato sauce, and it was a GREAT SUCCESS!

This book is very comprehensive. It could be called the 'Joy of Cooking,' of Italian Cuisine, having chapters on just about every possible type of Italian food. Directions are given for making EVERYTHING from SCRATCH, the traditional, Italian way.

Buy this book if you are a GOURMET cook who enjoys spending hours in the kitchen - it is NOT for the busy housewife who has to get a quick dinner on the table.

Completely separate chapters include Fundamentals, Appetizers, Soups, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Crespelle, Polenta, Frittate, Fish and Shellfish, Chicken-Squab-Duck-Rabbit, Veal, Beef, lamb, Pork, Variety Meats, Salads, Desserts, Focaccia-Pizza-Bread-Other Special Doughs, and At the Table.

So far, my family has enjoyed every recipe we have tried.

Reviewed by

Mary Mimouna

Marrakesh, Morocco

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