Everyday Italian
	Code: 3275530 Price:$20.38 Price subject to change Normal retail price: $32.50 Add to basket to check price Title: Everyday Italian Author: Victoria Pearson|Giada De Laurentiis|Mario Batali ISBN Number: 9781400052585 Giada De Laurentiis grew up in a food-loving Italian family, and now, as a Food Network chef, she shares those delicious memories with Italian-food fans everywhere--along with the recipes to go with them. Her authentic and mouth-watering creations include Dirty Risotto, Italian Wedding Soup, Cheese Crostini with Anchovy Herb Butter, Baked Cheese Crepes, and Almond Citrus Olive Oil Cake. With its cover image of the fetching de Laurentiis wearing a low-cut top and its promise of easy, tasty Italian recipes, this cookbook is sure to draw in home cooks who don't know how to make a basic marinara sauce and want to be introduced them to the beauty and simplicity of Italian cuisine. Which is, of course, a good thing, but a shame, too, since this work lacks depth or meaning. Readers seeking a true introduction to the building blocks of Italian cooking would be worlds better off with one of Marcella Hazan's or Lidia Bastianich's early primers. What those who are lured in by the good looks and charm of de Laurentiis (granddaughter of film producer Dino and star of Food Network's Everyday Italian) will get is an unsophisticated but decent selection of Italian-American classics, from antipasto to pasta, meat dishes to desserts, including Clams Oreganata, Caprese Salad, Salsa all'Amatriciana, Fettucine Alfredo, Veal Marsala, Caponata and Chocolate Tiramis. De Laurentiis provides an introduction to each dish, and her recipes are generally minimalist (there are no recipes for homemade pastas or stews that take a day to make). Though bursting with glamorous shots of a lovely looking author, this is a rather flat first effort. Shipping Weight: 1.00 pounds Author: Victoria Pearson|Giada De Laurentiis|Mario Batali ISBN Number: 9781400052585 Publisher: Random House Inc Format: Hardcover