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Eat This Too

Eat This Too

With his first smash cookbook, Eat This, the nation discovered that cooking is a passion Dom DeLuise and his family take seriously. Now ke’s back with more delicious recipes inspired by a lifetime of good eating. Perfect for the low-fat tastes of the nineties, these are treasures collected from both family and friends, and created in the freshest, healthiest, most mouthwatering traditions.

Discover an array of more than 125 quick, easy dishes that feature intriguing combinations of spices, fresh vegetables, and lean meals for the ultimate in zesty, guilt-free dining. And no Dom DeLuise cookbook would be complete without excursions into the kitchens of his celebrity pals from coast to coast. Dom has shared food with such friends as Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, President and Mrs. Clinton, Shirley MacLaine, Norman Lear, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, Harrison Ford, Burt Reynolds and many others.

Whether he’s sharing his humor, his lasagna, or the best shrimp and squid salad you ever tasted, Dom turns food into a celebration every time. Sprinkled with memories of his Mama (a great cook whose recipes Dom admits to stealing), this Brooklyn boy’s cookbook serves up happy and healthy fare that is really easy to fix and delicious. And it brims with one ingredient no other can match: mucho love!

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4 Stars A very good cookbook.
This is a very good cookbook, but I think I like the first one better. “Eat This!” the original, was more practical and is one cookbook I have used more than any other I own. Dom does have quite a habit of hampering his cookbooks with more than a little name-dropping. (i.e. You hear of all the stars who have eaten his food, but you rarely find out what they liked about it.) But the two “Eat This!” books are well worth the money.

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Lidias Italy 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most

Lidias Italy 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia

Loves Most

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In this exciting new book the incomparable Lidia takes us on a

gastronomic journey—from Piemonte to Puglia—exploring ten different regions that

have informed her cooking and helped to make her the fabulous cook that she is today.

In addition, her daughter Tanya, an art historian, guides us to some of the nearby cultural

treasures that enrich the pursuit of good food.

· In Istria, now part of Croatia,

where Lidia grew up, she forages again for wild asparagus, using it in a delicious soup and

a frittata; Sauerkraut with Pork and Roast Goose with Mlinzi reflect the region’s Middle

European influences; and buzara, an old mariner’s stew, draws on fish from the

nearby sea.

· From Trieste, Lidia gives seafood from the Adriatic, Viennese-style

breaded veal cutlets and Beef Goulash, and Sacher Torte and Apple Strudel.

·

From Friuli, where cows graze on the rich tableland, comes Montasio cheese to make

fricos; the corn fields yield polenta for Velvety Cornmeal-Spinach Soup.

·

In Padova and Treviso rice reigns supreme, and Lidia discovers hearty soups and risottos

that highlight local flavors.

· In Piemonte, the robust Barolo wine distinguishes a

fork-tender stufato of beef; local white truffles with scrambled eggs is “heaven

on a plate”; and a bagna cauda serves as a dip for local vegetables, including

prized cardoons.

· In Maremma, where hunting and foraging are a way of life,

earthy foods are mainstays, such as slow-cooked rabbit sauce for pasta or gnocchi and

boar tenderloin with prune-apple Sauce, with Galloping Figs for dessert.

· In

Rome Lidia revels in the fresh artichokes and fennel she finds in the Campo dei Fiori and

brings back nine different ways of preparing them.

· In Naples she gathers

unusual seafood recipes and a special way of making limoncello-soaked

cakes.

· From Sicily’s Palermo she brings back panelle, the delicious

fried chickpea snack; a caponata of stewed summer vegetables; and the elegant

Cannoli Napoleon.

· In Puglia, at Italy’s heel, where durum wheat grows at

its best, she makes some of the region’s glorious pasta dishes and re-creates a

splendid focaccia from Altamura.

There are 140 delectable recipes to be found

as you make this journey with Lidia. And along the way, with Tanya to guide you, you’ll

stop to admire Raphael’s fresco Triumph of Galatea, a short walk from the

market in Rome; the two enchanting women in the Palazzo Abbatellis in Palermo; and

the Roman ruins in Friuli, among many other delights. There’s something for everyone

in this rich and satisfying book that will open up new horizons even to the most seasoned

lover of Italy.

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5 Stars

delicious, wonderful cookbook
Lidia’s Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia

Loves Most I love this book, not only the recipes but all the information that Lidia’s

daughter gives. The illustrations are beautiful.

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I Loved I Lost I Made Spaghetti

I Loved I Lost I Made Spaghetti

From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci’s fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out.


From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that’s not possible, at least have something good to eat.


Peppered throughout Giulia’s delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother’s cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia’s boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Get it just for the recipes!
The spaghetti and meatballs recipe was delicious and easy to make. Even my mother loved it and she’s an incredibly picky eater. (I doubled the amount of sauce though, because I like lots of sauce on my pasta.) Next up will be real estate chicken, followed by the brisket. I live in Brooklyn, and love Italian food, so this was a personal buy that turned out to be a good read as well a useful reference.

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