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My Love for Naples: The Food, the History, the Life (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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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.

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

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.

Ok, I will. This book has so many recipes that I want to try! Last week I tried out the Bruschetta with Ricotta and Herbs to rave reviews! Not only does the book contain numerous delicious recipes, it also accompanied by short paragraphs about the author's own experiences with the recipes. I can't wait to show up this Christmas with a batch of the Honey-Glazed Fritters, that is if I can leave the house without my dad eating them all first!

The photos in the cookbook are so gorgeous! I've tried a couple of recipes in the book and they turned out well. I'm not the most experienced cook and this cookbook does a really job at explaining things step-by-step. I think it'll definitely come in handy for my dinner parties!

I wish she loved proof-reading as much as she loves Naples! This is certainly an attractive book with what appear to be fine recipes (I just received my copy a week or so ago, and am thumbing through it.) However, I have already discovered one irritating glitch. On page 213, the recipe is entitled "Pot Roast with Brandy." Hmmm. sounded delicious. I read it. But there is no brandy. not a soupcon, much less a jigger. Nor does she mention the brandy in her general instructions. So what is the title? An exercise in whimsy? Maybe these delightful lady chefs, who are so busy becoming big entrepreneurs, should pay attention to the matters at hand. Inspiration is wonderful; but cooks should be precise.