30 Minute Cooking: Italian [Paperback]

Fran Warde (Author), David Loftus (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: 30 Minute Cooking | Publication Date: September 1, 2000

Hungry for a healthy and delicious Italian dish? Now you can enjoy the best of Italian cuisine in less than 30 minutes. This easy-to-use cookbook features 100 all new recipes that cover pasta, chicken, meats, seafood, desserts, and more. Each authentic recipe is accompanied by full-color photography to help you achieve the best results.

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About the Author

Fran Warde is a food stylist and cookery writer. She is the author of 'Griddling', also published by Hamlyn. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Glen Publishing (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571456791
• ISBN-13: 978-1571456793
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,161,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Instant kitchen success, December 11, 2001

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Elena Manova (brooklyn, ny United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 30 Minute Cooking: Italian (Paperback)

For someone who didn't know how the first thing about cooking before, I think I've done amazingly well in that department, with the help of Fran Warde's "30 Minute Cooking: Italian." I was inititally drawn to this wonderful book for its print quality-large font (easy-to-follow while I cook), bright colors, lots of photographs. The recipes call for ingredients that are easy to find at any supermarket. Directions are really simple to follow. I started off with simple pasta, then moved on to risotto, minestrone, and dessert, all in the same week. With all honesty, if I could make delicious meals, following the recipes in this fantastic publication, so can anyone!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 30-minute Italian, February 3, 2010

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Stephanie F - See all my reviews

This review is from: 30-Minute Italian: A Pyramid Paperback (Pyramid Cookery) (Paperback)

Christmas gift-giving left me in the possession of a new, seemingly friendly cookbook. The crisp paperback of 30-minute Italian by Fran Warde exposes the flavors of Italy to "create maximum taste with the minimum of effort". The Intro opens with a clear theme that easy preparation plus easy clean-up equals a satisfactory meal. Now who could argue with that?
This collection of recipes is two to a page and features Italy's use of fresh ingredients in the vibrant photos showered throughout the book. The glossary is nothing short of amazing, as there are multiple pages devoted to explaining the origin, texture, flavor, use, preparation, and appearance of some of the exotic ingredients called for. The key to free oneself of daily hassle in the kitchen is also tied into easy preparation with the use of a food processor in many recipes.
However user friendly the recipes appear to be, I felt as if the theme was inconsistent. Even though the recipes are simplified for quick preparation, they are usually referencing a well-stocked kitchen with fresh vegetables and fresh grated cheeses. I found that perhaps the time spent shopping for the traditional ingredients for recipes, such as green bacon, and the use of a mortar and pestle add to the level of difficulty in the prep time. In addition, I found there to be some odd recipes including a curious soup combination of parma ham and cantaloupe.
Seeing as I am not a distinguished food critic, I feel as though I am not in the right place to expose these foods as distasteful. However, as an American seeking an approachable Italian cookbook, I do not feel like this is actually one that will significantly simplify the effort put into a meal. Despite this, if somewhat foreign ingredients are easily accessible and you're interested in a unique pairing of fresh ingredients, this may be the book for you.

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought this book in Florence, Italy!, July 29, 2011

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Lady Expat "World Traveler" (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 30-Minute Italian: A Pyramid Paperback (Pyramid Cookery) (Paperback)

I bought this book in Florence and was a little surprised to see it on Amazon. However, it is a great book and everything I have made turned out great!