Leone's Italian Cookbook [Hardcover]

Gene Leona (Author), Gene Leone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997

Author is Leona and Leone Green.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Buccaneer Books (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568495099
• ISBN-13: 978-1568495095
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book turns anyone into an Italian chef!, August 31, 1999

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This review is from: Leone's Italian Cookbook (Hardcover)

This cookbook is so good I lost my original copy in a divorce! It contains excellent recipes for everything you need to entertain Italian style. I highly recommend the cheesecake for those of you with a kind-of sweet tooth. It mixes the classic cream cheese with ricotta for a whole new smooth flavor of cheesecake. It helps to have some natural cooking skill, but many recipes are quite simple. Get the book, a bottle of Chianti, and create food your guests will swear came straight from Mama Leone's kitchen.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New York Classic, December 27, 2000

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Michael C. Hosokawa (Columbia, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leone's Italian Cookbook (Hardcover)

Mamma Leone's was a classic Italian restaurant a couple blocks from Times Square. Unfortunately, Mamma's is gone, but her son has captured the delights from the restaurant's menu. You will have to imagine the plastic grapes hanging from ceiling, but the wonderful dishes can all be found in the book. The recipes are easy to follow and the book is nicely organized. Leone's can make the novice cook look like a five star chef.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The recipes in this book are delicious but hard to make, November 18, 1998

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This review is from: Leone's Italian Cookbook (Hardcover)

This cookbook produces the most delicious food I've ever tasted. However, inexperienced cooks or those who like to cook quick meals will probably not enjoy this book. All of the recipes require fresh ingredients (nothing canned, frozen or dried) and some of the ingredients needed are not even available in my town. Also, the recipes can take hours or even days to prepare. For anyone who wants to go through the trouble, though, the food is definitely worth it.