Leone's Italian Cookbook: More than 300 top-notch Italian recipes that made Mother Leone and son, Gene famous throughout the country for their cooking genius [Hardcover]

Gene Leone (Author), Dwight D. Eisenhower (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1967

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers; 1st edition (1967)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000QV3EQA
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Italian recipes November 8, 2012

By Patti

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Love the story of the restaurant in the book. The recipes are "old world". My Italian mother in law even remembers some similar recipes from her childhood. I am happy with the purchase of this book

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Italian Cookbook Ever!! September 6, 2012

By Henry F. Lockhart Jr.

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This is a Classic Cookbook. I have owned two in the past. Unfortunately friends "borrowed" them...., You know the rest.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Leone's Cook Bood September 5, 2012

By Spiritrita

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This was my first cook book many years ago. I am thrilled to have it again. Extremely yummy old-fashioned Italian Food

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the all time best and classic Italian cookbooks. June 20, 2012

By T. J. Bell

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I grew up with this cook book and everything my Dad ever made out of it was always exceptional. Now as an adult, I felt I should have a copy to duplicate some of those wonderful childhood meals. I found it Used on Amazon and I can't wait to dig in to it. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who loves Italian food and likes to spend time in the kitchen preparing a good meal.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Old-School Italian Recipes January 10, 2012

By CG

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This is a great cookbook if: you have access to a good butcher or meat-counter to obtain the various kinds of poultry and meats/sausages (squab, sweet italian sausage, salted pork, liver, veal knuckle, beef marrowbone, etc) called for in these old-school Italian recipes. As a native new yorker, and an Italian, I had heard about the history behind this book and I enjoyed reading the 14 paged foreword which explains about the Leone family and lists some of the famous people who used to dine in Leone's kitchen. There is an insert about mid-way through the book with black and white photos of Gene Leone, the author, and his mother, Truman, Eisenhower, and other US notables.

However, be forewarned that the recipes in this book call for gargantuan quantities of butter and oil --my arteries nearly clogged just reading the required ingredients. Thankfully, using non-stick pans, I have managed to prepare various meals (about 5 so far) halfing the amount of butter and oil called for, and so far, my family and I have been extremely happy with the results.

I recommend in particular the champagne and truffles spaghetti sauce and the sliced filet mignon in red wine.

4.0 out of 5 stars Leone's Italian Cookbook January 14, 2013

By janell darby

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My father had made the recipe for Cannelloni and I wanted to find it for my husband's birthday dinner. No cannelloni in any restaurant has ever compared to this recipe. The book is full of wonderful stories as well as recipes and the recipe was exactly the one I was searching for. Took some work but worth the response.

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure to me August 12, 2011

By Heirloom Tomato

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My parents ate at Mama Leone's restaurant in the 1950s and my dad came home and re-created the Linguini with White Claim Sauce. I wanted to see how close his version was to the original, so I bought this book when I learned of its existence. He was pretty close! Lots of good recipes in this book. I'll enjoy using it.