Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home by Mario Batali Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home
Book Review: Always an ingredient thats not right
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm an accomplished "home" cook. First I made "St Johns' Eve Pasta" which had easily a half cup more breadcrumbs that needed in the recipe.
It made the recipe. "Way too Dry"
Secondly, we spent an hour making Malloreddus with Fennel Seeds and Tomatoes with the saffron semolina pasta. The pasta is terrific, but once again 1 TB of red pepper flakes made me choke.
DIANE FRIEDMAN
Book Review: Intelligent Italian Cooking
Summary: 5 Stars
Based upon my assessment of Mario Batali from his TV programs, I expected an intelligent, well considered, useful book. I have not been dissappointed. In fact I have found the book most helpful in presenting recipes that can serve as starting points for a number of recipes beyond the specific ones in the book. The reviews that suggest that many of the ingredients "required" by the recipes are esoteric and difficult to obtain, in my view, are mistaken. Just find suitable substitutes. In fact some of the methods are easily modifiable without sacrificing the wonderfull flavor combinations Batali uses. I recommend the book highly to anyone who enjoys fine food and wants to know how to make it.Book Review: Disappointment! Do not bake from this book!
Summary: 1 Stars
I love Mario's restaurants, loved the Babbo cookbook, and was really excited about cooking out of this book. However, the focaccia recipe which was a disaster - the dough never came together, was very dry. I had to toss it before a dinner party and switch to another cookbook (The Best Recipe by the Cooks Illustrated people - fabulous). Then I tried the cannoli recipe and again the same problem with the dough - even repeating and weighing the ingredients on a different day with different weather again led to dry pasty dough that did not hold together. Did the reviewers on this site actually make any of the dishes from this book or are the reviews based on a quick read of the recipes and pictures? I would recommend this book for the fresh pastas (all are excellent, and very easy) and braised meats - maybe for some inspiration as the flavor profiles are very interesting - but would be recommend a test run of any baked goods before inviting friends over for dinner. Book Review: Overall, Not Worth the Dough
Summary: 3 Stars
I hate to be the one to say it, but this cookbook is one of those grand collections of recipes that aren't worth the amount of dough you will have to lay down for it. While yes, Italians enjoy sardines and smelt, most people do not. Exactly how often does one serve whole Eel? While this book is chocked full of recipes, most of them tend to be for a certain type of cook, one who is highly experienced and has the time and energy to hunt down strange ingredients. If you love Mario and find yourself in the aforementioned culinary category, then by all means, add this book to your collection. If you're looking for simple and fast Italian, try Giada's Everyday Italian. Book Review: Excellent recipes
Summary: 5 Stars
I just made polenta with salted cod and it's extremely addictive; I am on my third bowl. Some readers complained that it has too many recipes with "odd" ingredients. This book does have many recipes with octopus and squid and anchovies, and sardines. I think "odd" ingredients is what makes this book stand out. This is the kind of stuff I absolutely love to eat. And yes, they eat octopus and squid and fresh anchovies in Italy , not just meat balls and spaghetti.
If you want just standard meatball, then this book is not for you. But if you want to try something new, I highly recommend this book.