In this lovingly rendered cookbook memoir, Anna Teresa Callen takes readers on a culinary journey to Naples, one of her favorite Italian cities. From antipasti, soups, and pizza, to a host of pasta, fish, meat, and vegetable dishes, this collection of more than 250 recipes covers the cuisine of the Campania region, including its capital, Naples, the islands of Capri and Ischia, and the Amalfi coast. Neapolitan cuisine exemplifies la cucina povera or "the cooking of the poor", whose inventiveness with inexpensive local ingredients produced the region's legendary mozzarella di bufala, the famed, succulent ragu alla napoletana, and simple, hearty dishes that make the most of seasonal vegetables and abundant seafood. A skilled cooking instructor, the author provides easy, step-by-step instructions and much more.
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A scholar as well as an expert cook and culinary teacher, Ms. Callen weaves history with delightful personal notes and delicious recipes into a memorable culinary experience... The beautiful full-color photos will tempt you to cook, and you will come away from this book with great recipes and a passion for Naples. -- Bergen News Sun Bulletin, March 19, 2008
Having spent the first half of her life in Italy, Callen is the real deal... My Love for Naples is an accurate guide to this most enticing of Italian cooking traditions--don't miss out of reading about it from a real expert. -- Cookbook Digest, February 2008
The reputation of Neapolitan cooking has suffered unduly in America both from ignorance and the violence done to its integrity when immigrants adapted recipes haphazardly to American ingredients... This cookbook provides a needed and welcome correction, celebrating the unique delights of Naples' multidimensional gastronomy. -- Booklist, March 1, 2008
[Anna Teresa Callen's] new project, published by Hippocrene Books, pulsates with an intimate knowledge of the Campania region where she was born, its rhythms, its kitchen glories. --Friends Magazine, February 2008
Having spent the first half of her life in Italy, Callen is the real deal... My Love for Naples is an accurate guide to this most enticing of Italian cooking traditions--don't miss out of reading about it from a real expert. -- Cookbook Digest, February 2008
The reputation of Neapolitan cooking has suffered unduly in America both from ignorance and the violence done to its integrity when immigrants adapted recipes haphazardly to American ingredients... This cookbook provides a needed and welcome correction, celebrating the unique delights of Naples' multidimensional gastronomy. -- Booklist, March 1, 2008
[Anna Teresa Callen's] new project, published by Hippocrene Books, pulsates with an intimate knowledge of the Campania region where she was born, its rhythms, its kitchen glories. --Friends Magazine, February 2008
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"[Anna Teresa Callen] is one of the national treasures of Italian cookery."
-Mario Batali, chef, Babbo Ristorante, New York and Author, Molto Italiano
-Mario Batali, chef, Babbo Ristorante, New York and Author, Molto Italiano
"Anna Teresa's book is a definitive guide to the Neapolitan cuisine-a stunning collection of delicious, inventive everyday recipes that are perfect for the home cook. Her deeply personal view into the cuisine and history of Campania sets this book apart."
-Alfred Portale, Chef, Gotham Bar and Grill, New York
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A cookbook packed with details on traditional and regional dishes.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Love for Naples: The Food, the History, the Life (Hippocrene Cookbook Library) (Hardcover)
Anna Callen journeys to Naples to explore Neapolitan cuisine in a cookbook packed with details on traditional and regional dishes. The author's background as a cooking instructor lends to easy dishes which pepper color photos with dishes ranging from Polenta Casserole with Sausage to Spicy Vesuvius Chicken and Noodle Soup with Meatballs. Any general-interest library selecting international dishes will find this packed with appealing regional fare reflecting the author's love for Naples, and spiced with lovely color photographs.
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My family were in the restaurant business. They were from Naples. Iove the book easy to read and I tried some of there recipes. My mom would say that's Italian. Also put up a web sight restaurantcritiny.com
We are building it as we speak I will recommend this book
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Good recipes. Format could be improved.,
By Dan (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Love for Naples: The Food, the History, the Life (Hippocrene Cookbook Library) (Hardcover)
Like I've said before, you can download recipes from the internet for free. When you purchase a cookbook, you are looking for something special. This book comes close, and is better than most. It should have been better illustrated with beautiful photographs of the finished dishes for the price charged.
Still a good book for those who are passionate about southern italian cuisine.
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This book is dedicated to the food of Campania, its capital Naples, the islands of Capri and lschia,and the magical coastal strip of the Amalfi Drive with its villages climbing up and down the steep hills overlooking the splendid bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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This book is dedicated to the food of Campania, its capital Naples, the islands of Capri and lschia,and the magical coastal strip of the Amalfi Drive with its villages climbing up and down the steep hills overlooking the splendid bay. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
small diavoletto, unflavored dry bread crumbs, milled pepper, dry unflavored bread crumbs, noncorrosive bowl, cup dry wine, constant boil, small hot red pepper, ounces small shrimp, polenta flour, garlic starts, cucina povera, brown particles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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