The highly acclaimed author of Italy the Beautiful and The Villa Table--who's also host of the highly successful PBS cooking series The de'Medici Kitchen--now presents what is certain to become the essential pasta cookbook. Written in simple, easy-to-follow language, the book provides an engaging history of pasta and more than 200 fabulous recipes. Glossary. 80 color photos.
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De'Medici's erudite, cultured yet personable voice and 50 photographs by Gus Filgate feed the eye and intellect in this handsome cookbook. Related to the Medici's, Lorenza shares profound knowledge of Italian pasta cookery past and present, and in all its regional diversity. Enjoy classics, including Bucatini with Spiced Meat Sauce, with roots in the Renaissance; contemporary dishes like Ravioli with Radicchio; and quintessentially Italian Tortelli with Zucchini Flowers. Kitchen experience helps for coping with a few in accurate conversions of liquid measures (e.g. "2 1/2 pints/6 cups) and the lack of description for what steps should look like when completed.
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In this definitive cookbook, Lorenza de¹Medici shares her wealth of knowledge and culinary experience in the art of making and cooking pasta. In Lorenza¹s hands, pasta is never an ordinary dish; even when simply dressed with garlic, oil, and pepper or butter and Parmesan, it is cooked and prepared as it should be: with care and attention. From classics like Ravioli with Pancetta and Potatoes and Taglietelle with Porcini Mushrooms ‹ to the more sophisticated and unusual ‹ Agnolotti with Black Truffles, Penne with Swordfish, and Zitoni with Olives ‹ the recipes are defined clearly for all aspiring cooks. Lavishly enhanced with photos and illustrations, and revealing all of Lorenza¹s genius for simple but elegant cooking, this is a feast of a book for pasta lovers.
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A Good Book on Pasta,
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This review is from: Lorenza's Pasta: 200 Recipes for Family and Friends (Paperback)
Not your classic cookbook; dedicated to pasta, this teaches you about the culture around pasta and all its uses. The instructions on how to make pasta should be more detailed. But everything I have cooked from here has been well received.
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Solid Primer in Pasta,
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This review is from: Lorenza's Pasta: 200 Recipes for Family and Friends (Hardcover)
Beautifully created and photographed, this primer teaches the basics of pasta. With easy to use recipes, simple techniques, the outcome is always tasty. Lorenza's recipe on basic pasta could use a little more description but overall it is a solid book.
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This review is from: Lorenza's Pasta: 200 Recipes for Family and Friends (Paperback)
I purchased this book once before a long time ago, and then lost it. I made the Fettuccine alle Carote e Scampi, and for a person that does not cook, it was one of the most delishous meals that I have ever had. A high quality dish, it made me feel as though I was a chef. (Actually, maybe there IS hope for me,yet!) I can't wait to try the other recipes.
The book is soft covered. I originally had the hard cover book, but no matter, the same recipes are there so I am excited to have it.
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