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Books: Cooking by Cuisine -> Cooking Italian
La Cucina Di Lidia : Recipes and Memories from Italy's Adriatic Coast
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by:
BASTIANICH, LIDIA MATTICCHIO
JACOBS, JAY
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Publisher:
Broadway
Published: April 8, 2003
ISBN: 0767914228
Format:Paperback
Pages:288
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Book Description
Review
"America's most passionate and talented Italian cook has produced a masterful book-bursting with personal and supremely useful recipes. Here is the essence of Istrian culture distilled into a unique volume. Lidia, you are wonderful. Mille
grazie!"
-Anthony Dias Blue
Product Description:
Now in paperback-the debut cookbook from the beloved Italian cook, restaurateur, and public television personality.
Lidia Bastianich is famous for her Italian-American cooking, but
this cookbook-her first-captures the distinctive cuisine of her native Istria, located on Italy's northeastern Adriatic coast near the border of the former Yugoslavia. This book is also her most personal; in addition to the recipes, she has included
numerous personal stories, memories, and photographs from her childhood.
With La Cucina di Lidia, you can savor antipasti such as Polenta with Fontina and Mushrooms or Shrimp and Mixed Bean Salad. Rice and pastas include Plum Gnocchi, Risotto with
Squash Blossoms, and Zucchini and Tagliatelle with Leek Sauce. Entrées feature fish (Swordfish in Sweet and Sour Sauce), fowl (Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Orange), meat (Stuffed Breast of Veal), and game (Duck Roasted with Sauerkraut). Desserts range
from Chocolate Zabaglione Cake to Apple-Custard Tart.
Here is an Italian cuisine infused with the flavors of Eastern Europe, the early repertoire of one of America's favorite chefs. Discover Lidia's history and memories as well as the dishes from
her homeland. The stories and tastes are unforgettable.
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