Cooking the Italian Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) [Library Binding]

Alphonse Bisignano (Author), Jeanette Swofford (Illustrator), Robert L. Wolfe (Illustrator), Diane Wolfe (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1982 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks

Introduces the land, people, and regional cooking of Italy and includes recipes for such dishes as Minestrone soup, spaghetti with meat sauce, and chicken cacciatore.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-9-This appealing title for beginning cooks has been revised to include vegetarian recipes and low-fat suggestions in addition to pasta and pizza. The introductory section also has been expanded-it covers the land and its people, regional foods, holidays and festivals, and the market. The next section covers safety suggestions, utensils needed, cooking terms, ingredients, healthy-cooking tips, and a metric conversion chart. The remainder of the book is devoted to recipes, which are divided into dinner, supper, and holiday and festival food. Recipes for risotto, Bisignano spinach, bruschetta, and ossi dei morti (dead bone cookies) are among the 19 offerings. Full-page color photos of the food inspire novices to try their hands in the kitchen. The recipes have simple step-by-step instructions and some call for packaged items (hot cross buns uses refrigerator crescent rolls). Substitutions are suggested if the Italian ingredients are not available. For example, Bisignano recommends using long grain rice if arborio can't be found. A good offering for multicultural events that include food.
Sandra L. Doggett, Urbana High School, Ijamsville, MD
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 46 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group (L) (November 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822509067
• ISBN-13: 978-0822509066
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,256,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for young people, April 3, 2006

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This review is from: Cooking the Italian Way: To Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) (Paperback)

This book is classified as a juvenile cookbook. As such, it does a great job of introducing young people to cooking skills in general and Italian cooking in particular. The book also is part travelogue and part history lesson. There's a lot of information.
The best feature of the book are the recipes. They are slightly different from the usual Italian cookbook offerings and they are very good. The spaghetti al sugo, which can be baked in the oven, is a real winner. It's tasty and so convenient for a busy day. I've also made the minestrone and the biscuit tortoni and they were both "keepers".