Book description
Celebrate Italian cooking with this authoritative and engaging tribute
Author Michele Scicolone offers simple recipes for delicious classics
such as lasagne, minestrone, chicken cutlets, and gelato, plus many
more of your favorites; a wealth of modern dishes, such as grilled
scallop salad; and a traveler's odyssey of regional specialties from
the northern hills of Piedmont to the sun-drenched islands of Sicily
and Sardinia. Whether giving expert advice on making a frittata or
risotto, selecting Italian ingredients, or pairing Italian wines with
food, Scicolone enlivens each page with rich details of Italian food
traditions. This book is a treasury to turn to for any occasion.
Michele Scicolone is the author or coauthor of
nine cookbooks, including the blockbuster bestseller The Sopranos
Family Cookbook. She has written for Gourmet, Food &
Wine, Better Homes and Gardens, Prevention, Wine Spectator, The New
York Times, and The Washington Post. She has appeared on the CBS
Morning Show, Good Morning America, and Cooking Live,
which she has also hosted. She teaches at cooking schools around the
country, including De Gustibus in New York. She lives in New York
City.
