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Biba's Northern Italian Cooking

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An earlier edition of this continues to be my favorite Italian cookbook after 15 years. I just purchased a new copy to give to my daughter for her first cookbook.

Every recipe from this book that I've tried over the years has been delicious. There are other great Italian cookbooks out there, and I own some of them, too. I like this one in particular for Caggiano's recipe selection, and its sample illustrations of preparation technique and presentation. The visuals were reassuring when I was new to cooking and entertaining. Now, when I'm deciding on a dinner, this is one of the books I consult out of reflex.

Italian cuisine varies across the penninsula. Most Italian-Americans came from the south. If you are accustomed to southern italian cooking, many of the recipes in this book will be brand new to you, and add a savory variety to your menu.

From appetizers to pasta, polenta, risotto, main courses, vegetables, sauces and desserts, I've made many wonderful dinners with what I call "Biba's book".

I have been cooking with this cookbook for years, and my mother did for years before me. Biba is the only person she and I would dare consult for the amount of parmigiano-reggiano to put in our pesto sauce, and the recipes from this fantastic cookbook have saved many a dinner party from what would otherwise have been a boring menu. Her risotto recipes are divine, and her sauces and condiments are foolproof, time after time. I recommend her pesto genovese, as well as her bechamel sauce.

I just love this cookbook! Biba's recipes are well explained and go from simple and hearty to elegant and sophisticated! This is my northern Italian cookbook bible! Try the shellfish risotto, friggione, or tuna fish sauce recipes, and you'll see what I mean.

Biba also includes seasonal menus which has really helped me a
lot with putting together dinners for my husband's Italian family! This is a great set of recipes and, if you like Italian food, or, if you're like me and don't really like pasta - this may be the book you've been looking for!

My first Italian cookbook and I'm really pleased with it. I've tried 5 of her recipes in the last 3 weeks and all were successes. Tasty and easy to prepare. The recipes call for a few basic and easily obtainable ingredients and require short preparation time. This is a gem!

I've used an old version of this cook book for 20 years. I love all her cookbooks. This is my bible for Northern Italian food. Biba is a warm and authentic person. Check out her excellent restaurant in Sacramento.

Biba's reciepe book is the bible for my family. Every woman in our family has this book...my original additon is tattered...and I just bought it for my new daughter-in-law. It is filled with the basic receipies of our Northern Italian Background. It is like having all my grandmother's receipes in on convenient book. We love it and love Biba.
Susan Rastelliu

I have just reviewed Biba's Modern Italian Cooking - Northern Italian Cooking is also a 5-star choice. The first edition of this one was the first of Biba's books that I bought. The current edition has a few different recipes so I kept the original and when I wanted a copy for a second home I ordered another copy. My aunt once said "if you can read and tell time, you can cook". You have to supply your own clock but if you read Biba's books you can not only cook - you can cook delicious meals with virtually no chance of failure. After you have bought Modern Italian Cooking, order a copy of this one too.

I just purchased my kindle and was delighted to see "Biba's Northern Italian Cooking"which I immediately downloaded. I bought the original book which was published by HP books. Everytime I used it for guests for dinner they would rave about the meal and I would give them my copy. Over the years I can't count the number of times I have repurchased this cookbook. Now it's on my kindle and my guests will have to buy their own copy.