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Verdure: Simple Recipes in the Italian Style

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Drawing from the cuisines of Northern Italy, Verdure: Simple Recipes In The Italian Style showcases one hundred nutritious and delicious recipes celebrating the best of fresh seasonal produce. From Insalata di Faioli Caldi con Prezzemolo (Warm Bean Salad with Parsley); Minestra Fredda di Cetrioli (Cold Cucumber Soup); and Cipolline All 'Agrodolce (Sweet and Sour Small Onions); to Timballo di Patate con Parma Cotto (Potato Gratin with Ham); Spinaci Saltati All 'Olio D'Oliva (Sauteed Spinach in Olive Oil); and Zucchine Trifolate con Olio D'oliva & Prezzemolo (Sauteed Zucchini with Olive Oil and Parsley); Verdure offers a true taste of classic Italy for an outstanding and memorable American dining experience.

Anyone as bored with Tofurkey as I am, but who wants a lovely vegan holiday feast, whether it be Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, a birthday, or any other special occasion, would indeed be thankful for Verdure. I stumbled across this excellent proper Italian cookbook at the home of a friend who has actually lived, for many years, in Italy. I wanted a copy for my own. The beans taste like beans, but beans that could have been grown in Italy and prepared by the best chefs in the country; the broccoli was something even someone who, like I, hated broccoli as a child would devour - perhaps there are some kids who might even be tempted to filch some off the grown-ups' plates or have some to prove how sophisticated they are - and the fried carrots played a supporting role in this year's Thanksgiving feast! Best of all, the ingredients are as cheap as they are nourishing - carnivores need not moan and groan about having vegan guests because one bean dish cost me less than two dollars to make! Doctors and holistic healers may take pleasure in recommending this book to their patients because, while other vegetarian cookbooks tend to be too North American for my liking, Verdure is pure authentic Italian. Anyone who enjoys Italian food for the holidays, vegan or not, will be well-advised to have this wonderful easy-to-follow cookbook full of recipes that cost only pennies to make, but taste like $25 a plate dinners served in the fanciest of Italian restaurants!The Power of Your Plate: Eating Well for Better Health - 17 Experts Tell You How!ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy