Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen
Book Review: A Rare Gem--From Cookbook to Heirloom
Summary: 5 Stars
Every so often a cookbook comes along with recipes that not only inspire the reader, but also provide such logical yet intuitive preparations that he or she can envision the final product. As an Italian American who has taken up the heritage of reproducing my grandmother's great dishes, this book not only has recipes that I remember from my childhood, but many that I still make today. Sunday Pasta Dinner with pork in the gravy? It's there. Bracciole and meatballs--the best I've ever made. I just finished a bowl of Pasta e Fagiole-- my grandmother's recipe--and it's in this book.To sum up: forget writing out all those family recipes to pass on to your children. Buy them the book and annotate it personally. You can't do better than this.
Book Review: Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, what a great Italian cookbook, the best I have seen-ever. The directions are fantastic, if you follow everything she says you will make the most unbelieveable tasting dishes, you almost feel high from the flavors you can create with this book. You will not want to, nor will you have to go out to dinner. There are tons of recipes that I have always wanted to make - chicken scaprellio, fried mozzarella, calzones, every scallopine dish ever, grilled and marinated calamari. All these and so much more are in this book. So far (in the past week) I have tried;
Calzones, Gnocchi, Tomato sauce, Ravioli with spinach, Chicken scallopine with peppers, mushroom and tomato, Chicken breast in a light lemon-herb sauce (was like an oreganto), stuffed artichokes. Every dish was like a dream, I can't wait until I can prepare new recipes. Nothing is too heavy, the oil amounts are perfect, not too rich, or too weak. Can't say enough good things about it, just buy it and you will see!
Book Review: MAMA MIA...THESE RECIPES ARE DELICIOUS!
Summary: 5 Stars
To the best of my knowledge, there is not an ounce of Italian blood in my veins but my love for Italian food is endless. This book is by far one of the best Italian recipe books I have come across in ages. Mind you, not all the recipes are one hundred percent genuine Italian, some are American adaptations, such as the spaghetti and meatballs. This version would not likely be found in any restaurant in Italy but it is still a terrific recipe. My favourite recipes tried so far are the Lobster fra Diavolo with Spaghetti and the San Martino Pear and Chocolate Tart, which is soooo Heavenly it will just knock your socks off and take your mind to a whole other place!Most of these recipes taste the way Italian food should, like authentic recipes actually prepared in the Old Country. There are also some nice coloured photographs here, although more in colour and less in black and white would have added to the quality of the book. Overall, the book is still deserving of a five star rating for the excellent content.