The Regional Italian Kitchen

When world famous food authority Nika Hazelton cooks for herself, she most often turns to the wonderful and varied cuisine of her native Italy. In this vintage cookbook Hazelton shares hundreds of her personal favorites from every region of Italy with delectable yet refreshingly simple dishes that reflect the enormous variety and incomparable tastes of real Italian home cooking, la cucina casalinga. Drawing on her firsthand knowledge of the Italian kitchen, her extensive travels in the country, and, most importantly, her deep understanding of the food of her native land, Hazelton has chosen more than 250 of her favorite recipes to inspire both beginner and expert. Every region of Italy contributes something to this unusual collection: from the seafood and rice dishes of Venice and the savory bistecca of Florence, to the sweets of Sicily, the pasta of Naples, and the sophisticated cooking of Rome. The Regional Italian Kitchen brings the best of Italian home cooking to your table...tempting and unusual dishes that will increase your culinary repertoire and delight your family and guests. It is an indispensable book for everyone who loves truly good food.

A culinary treasury of 600 authentic recipes from several Italian regions.

From the heart of Italy directly to your table—110 authentic regional recipes Italian cuisine’s abundance of flavor, high-quality ingredients, and regional diversity make it one of the most popular in the world. Unlike some other Italian cookbooks, The Complete Italian Cookbook will help you make beloved dishes in your own kitchen with more than 100 authentic recipes from all over the country. Get a true taste of Italy with traditional recipes for appetizers and drinks, risottos and polentas, pastas and sauces, pizzas and breads, meat and seafood, and of course, desserts. If you’ve been searching for comprehensive Italian cookbooks that offer go-to recipes your Nonna would approve of, look no further—The Complete Italian Cookbook is your new passport to culinary adventures. Buon appetito! A standout among Italian cookbooks, this one includes: Classic recipes—You won’t need other Italian cookbooks with 100+ time-honored recipes that maintain the true preparation techniques, cooking methods, and fresh, seasonal ingredients of traditional Italian cuisine. Sample menus—Explore multi-course menus, including a Hearty Make-Ahead Supper, a Vegetarian Feast, and a Traditional Roman Supper. Regional tour—This book goes beyond other Italian cookbooks to offer a brief guide to each region’s famous foods, like the peppers, figs, San Marzano tomatoes, and lemons the Amalfi Coast is known for. All Italian cookbooks should be this thorough! The Complete Italian Cookbook has everything you need to master the art of true regional cooking from the comfort of your home.

Italian cuisine in all its varieties--captured in a beautifully illustrated, award-winning cookbook of 320 main dishes, antipasti, and other delightful courses. Introduction by Franco Benussi. Translated by Elizabeth Ciacon Castleman. Full color.

Presents more than two hundred fifty recipes from all of Italy's regional cuisines, including daily dishes and holiday specialties, all adapted to the American kitchen

Each one of Italy's 20 regions has its own unique culinary traditions that reflect the country's varied landscape and local food products and wines. From the five-star restaurants of Rome and Milan, to the off-the-beaten-track "trattoria" in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, Italy's greatest food travel experts, The Touring Club of Italy, bring you the best of the Italian cuisine. Book jacket.

Both a beautifully illustrated, recipe-filled cookbook and an armchair guide to Italy's distinct culinary regions, this photo-filled volume describing the regions' people, foods, and wines contains 220 recipes.

Americans have fallen in love with Italian regional food, from the casual fare of Tuscan trattorias to the more refined creations of high-end Piedmontese restaurants, from Sicily’s wonderful desserts to Emilia-Romagna’s superb cheeses and cured meats. Rustico is the first American book to explore the remarkable breadth of these richly varied cuisines, devoting equal attention to each of Italy’s twenty regions. This includes thorough treatment of such places as Val d’Aosta, high in the Alps, whose fare is an intriguing mix of northern Italian, French, and Swiss influences: truffled fondue or grappa-spiked venison stew will transport you to the slopes of Monte Bianco. Or Trentino–Alto Adige, with the southernmost German-speaking towns in Europe, for goulasch and spaetzle. Or the scorched southern regions like Basilicata, known for their spicy dishes; the Veneto, with the aromatic foods that are a legacy of Venice’s reign as the spice capital; or Sardinia, with its Spanish-inflected cuisine. For each of the twenty regions, Micol Negrin provides ten authentic, truly representative recipes, with a special focus on original, rustic dishes, encompassing the entire meal—antipasti to dolci. Each chapter is introduced by an overview of the region, its culinary influences, food staples, and important recipes; each includes information on specialty products like cheeses and wines; and each explores the traditions, preparations, and life of the region, not only through recipes but through anecdote, history, and captivating photos. Each chapter, in fact, is a book unto itself; and the sum total is the last Italian cookbook you’ll ever need.