365 Ways to Cook Pasta [Hardcover]

Marie Simmons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

Hot on the heels of the highly successful 365 Ways to Cook Chicken comes the second book in the series: a pasta dish for every day in the year. Features a washable cover. Illustrated.

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About the Author

Marie Simmons, former food editor of Cuisine, is a regular contributor to Woman's Day, Bon AppÉtit, and Good Food. She is the author of several cookbooks, including The Good Egg, The Amazing World of Rice, and Fresh & Fast: Inspired Cooking for Every Season and Every Day.

--This text refers to the Plastic Comb edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Harpercollins (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060186631
• ISBN-13: 978-0060186630
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #945,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bubbling over about pasta, August 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 365 Ways to Cook Pasta (Hardcover)

If your idea of pasta is lukewarm spaghetti with watery sauce from a can, then take a look at Marie Simmons' 365 Ways to Cook Pasta. Here, you can find everything from basic cooking directions to classics to desserts, all presented in an easy-to-read format and arranged by type of dish (i.e., pasta salad, quick-cook sauces, Italian and Asian dishes, healthy meals.) I use this book 3 out of 4 times when I cook, and have not even come close to exhausting its possibilities!

365 Ways to Cook Pasta would be perfect for a beginning cook, as none of the recipes (as far as I have found) are impossible, and many of them give you a solid basis for your own creativity in the kitchen. I think veterans would like to have this book around as well, for a reference and source of ideas. A must for any '90s cook!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best cookbooks I have, September 23, 2000

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Melissa Bach (Rockport, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 365 Ways to Cook Pasta (Hardcover)

I am a dedicated home cook and I also work as a personal cook for a private client. I rely on this book again and again for unique and delicious pasta recipes. I have not made anything from this book that has been a dud, in fact, I often don't even bother to taste for seasoning adjustment--it's that precise and on-key. Like the reviewer below, I haven't gotten anywhere near to exhausting the possibilities, and every time I open the book I have a hard time deciding which direction to go in because they all look so good!

And just to clarify, when I say "unique" recipes, I don't mean things that require you to make a trip to a specialty market, like burdock, or fava beans. At random, here are five recipe titles to give you an idea: Lamb Stew with Herbed Elbows; Seafood Lasagne; Rigatoni with Cauliflower and Garlic-Anchovy Oil; Creamy Tuna Sauce with Capers and Lemon; and Spinach-Stuffed Manicotti with Red Pepper Bechamel Sauce. Oh, and let's not forget dessert! How about Lemon-Scented Pastina Souffle? Or Couscous, Dried Fruit and Honey Pudding?

If you turn to pasta as part of your cooking repetoire, you must have this cookbook on your shelf. There, don't I make decision making easy?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Recipe for Everyone, March 11, 2001

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"fleajuice" - See all my reviews

This review is from: 365 Ways to Cook Pasta (Hardcover)

I picked up my copy in 1990 when I was in college and haven't stopped using it. As a college student my favorite dish was the fresh tomato, basil and ricotta sauce on ziti. Yum! When I was a nanny for a California family with California taste, recipes like the spaghetti with blue cheese and walnuts saved my fanny. And now that I'm married and cook for my extended family, one of my favorite potluck dishes is the "light and easy" Salad of Penne and Chicken with Spinach and Buttermilk Dressing. My family loves it too.

I love the spiral binding and hard cover that lay flat. The different chapters ("Asian Connection," "No-Cook Sauces") etc. make for good browsing. And I like that many additions are offered too.

Lots of times I pull out a variety of things from my fridge and cupboard and then go to this cookbook to figure out what to make. For example, if I had leftover spaghetti, some eggs, and a handful of veggies to chop up, I could bang out a delicious spaghetti frittata that I know my family would love.

This cookbook has been a staple in my kitchen for 11 years and has held up wonderfully!