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Northern Italian Cooking

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I love to cook and my ever-expanding family and friends love to eat... this cookbook is the one that I have used for many years..the cover has fallen off and my favorite recipes are covered with fingerprints...(The vegetable and seafood recipes are wonderful! ) it's the one cookbook that I refer to most often and the one I ALWAYS purchase as gifts for beginner cooks...for friends who love to cook..but, mostly for newlyweds.. The recipes are amazingly simple and easy to follow , but elegant..(I usually have most of the ingredients on hand) I've found myself using 3 or 4 recipes for one dinner party.. Everyone thinks I one of the best cooks..but it's Biba who should get all the credit..so, I bow with thanks to Biba for making me the cook I am today.....This is a must in every kitchen!

I've been referring to Northern Italian Cooking for several years now (I must get a new one soon!). My friends and business acquaintances (including my boyfriend Antonio-born in a small village near Montecassino) especially like the ricotta gnocchi. With my busy schedule, it's great to make fresh pasta in a few minutes especially healthy and low fat). I've never really used cookbooks but I use Biba's Northern Italian Cooking. It reminds me of home (my Nonna was born in Bologna and lived in Milano) - we cook TRUE italian meals at home. I visit Italy every other year, eat in small villages (usually family relations or small local trattorias) and find her book to be the "REAL" thing. Mille Grazie Biba for showing people authentic Italian cooking. Caroline

This was the first cookbook I bought when I decided to get serious about Italian cooking. That was over 10 years ago. I have given it as presents to at least 6 people, all who loved the meals I had cooked from Biba's recipes.The recipes are easy to follow (not necessarily easy to make) but if you follow them carefully not only will it taste like a meal prepared by an expert, but it will look that way too!I prepared the Rabbit with Wine and Vegetables for an Italian friend the night he arrived from Italy and his comment was "We have to find you an Italian husband-you already know how to cook!"I am now "famous" for my Lasagne Verdi alla Bolognese! It's the best lasagne I've ever eaten and it looks just like the picture!I have bought other Italian cookbooks but this one remains my favorite!

As an American recently transplanted to Northern Italy, I wanted to learn to prepare the food this region is known for, not only for my family's enjoyment, but so I could prepare an authentic Italian dinner for visitors. So far, everything I have made from Biba's recipes are exactly like the foods we have had in local restaurants and trattorias. The recipes are so simple, yet so wonderful! I have enjoyed impressing my friends and continue to try new recipes each week with no disappointments. The photos throughtout are great and leave no doubt as to what your dish will look like when prepared.

Not only are the recipes absolutely delicious, Biba's enthusiasm for food and its value plus her warm spirit unfold in her writings and create a renewed joy for cooking. I feel she's a friend to my kitchen and supporter of my personal endeavor to make people happy partly through great food.

Every dish I've made from Biba's cookbook knocks both me and my Italian boyfriend (and tough critic) over with delight. It becomes a tough decision as to what to make for family and friends. He has even exclaimed "This is as good as my mom's". A book of recipes that will become a tradition of your own.

My boyfriend's mother gave this to him years ago. I probably own about 50 cookbooks but this is hands down the one I need the most. Simple recipes with authentic and fabulous flavors. The type you would expect your mother to hand down to you. Forget the other[] italian food cookbooks - this is the essential purchase.

Northern Italian Cooking is the best cookbook of its type. I first heard of Biba Caggiano when she was featured in Better Homes and Garden's in the 1980's. I purchased the first edition at that time. I've lost count of the number of copies I purchased since then. My copy is dog eared and stained but I think it just shows how it is so well loved.

Everything I have made from this cookbook has gotten rave reviews. The recipes are clear, concise and easy to follow. The ingredients are easy to find and readily available. Buy this cookbook.

The recipes are easy to follow and the ingredients are simple and easy to find. The recipes I've tried are all came out delicious.