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Hit 7 - Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites
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Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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Binding: Hardcover
Brand: Random House
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5945
EAN: 9780307346599
ISBN: 0307346595
Label: Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2008-09-30
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Release Date: 2008-09-30
Studio: Clarkson Potter
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Editorial Reviews:
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Giada's Kitchen, New Italian Favorites By Giada De Laurentiis"SheÆs taught us every facet of Italian cookingùfrom traditional and regional to seasonal and contemporary. She even made us fall in love with pasta again by opening us up to lighter, healthier
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Summary: Queen of italian food
Comment: When it comes to Giada di Laurentiis all I can think is the most delicious
italian food ever, but made the easy way.
Her dishes are easy to make, full of taste and colour, but specially 100% italian.
You don't need to go to Italy to taste its great food, just open this book and try any of her recipes. Some of them are tradditional, and others are what I consider nuveau italian cuisine. A journey into a world of flavors and sensations!
Besides this, you will find wonderful pictures of her. Ok, I agree, this is a cook book, but whith someone as gorgeous as Giada, who wouldn't like to see some pictures of her as well?
Stop reading this review, buy it right now!
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Summary: too many pics of giada smiling at the food
Comment: I agree with another reviewer that more pictures of the finished dishes would be more helpful than 2 page spreads of Giada smiling at the food with her low cut tops. I made the stuffed peppers and they were simple but not that tasty, plus I have a lot of the stuffing leftover. I don't recommend this book.
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Summary: Cooking with vibrant foods that look visually appealing on the plate, as well as delicious
Comment: Giada teaches all facets of Italian cooking from traditional to contemporary, and her GIADA'S KITCHEN provides the Food Network star her own cookbook, with a new perspective: cooking with vibrant foods that look visually appealing on the plate, as well as delicious. From snacks to party fare and food for kids, her dishes offer lighter versions of traditional dishes - all done up for maximum visual and health appeal. Highly recommended.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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Summary: Another good book from Giada
Comment: I have all of Giada's other cookbooks, so I was really looking forward to her new book, not sure what to expect.
Lilke her other books, this one is easy to read, the recipes are not complicated, easy to follow.
I have made her sun dried tomato muffins several times with great success, and even my son, who is a picky eater liked them. And I want to try the Tuscan mushroom recipe next.
In the section for kids ( " and not for kids only ") there are recipes for Parmesan fish sticks and Prosciutto Mozarella Pinwheels that look so good and just invite you to try them.
As in her other books, the pictures of her finished products are beautiful. I know I will try some other recipes in this book in weeks to come. I highly recommend this book, just as I recommend all of her other books.
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Summary: Good addition to the kichen library
Comment: I have earlier acquired and used one of Giada De Laurentiis' cookbooks, "Everyday Pasta," which was jammed with good pasta recipes. None that I ever tried turned out to be a dud. So, I took a look at another of her books, "Giada's Kitchen." Again, this is a fine resource.
She begins be speaking to her approach (Page 10): "These days, my palate responds most to clean, vibrant, simple flavors, and my eyes can't resist the undeniable freshness of great ingredients and bursts of bright colors." So, presentation of dishes is an element in her selection of recipes for this volume. And, indeed, the pictures of the finished product are mouth-watering and aesthetically appealing!
I married into an Italian family, and one of the benefits is my introduction to dishes such as stuffed mushrooms. Giada presents a recipe for Tuscan Mushrooms as an appetizer. Not quite the same as my family recipe, but a filling of red bell peppers, olives, cheese, and scallions spooned into mushroom caps sounds awfully appetizing.
A very attractive dish (see the photo on page 79) is simple to make--Asparagus and Zucchini Crudi. A couple zucchini (shaved) and a bunch of asparagus (trimmed and sliced into small pieces), tossed with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. After tossing, shave some Pecorino Romano cheese and sprinkle over the vegetables. Like I said, both simple AND tasty.
Pasta? Take a look at the photo on page 104 and the recipe for Asparagus Lasagna on page 105. Instead of using tomato sauce as the basis for the lasagna, she suggests sun-dried tomatoes. I have not yet made this, but it is on my list to try out in the very near future.
I made my first risotto yesterday (featuring mushrooms), and was well pleased with the results (I can't say that every dish I try comes out wonderfully!). The Lemon Risotto presented here is another approach. Arborio rice, chicken broth, lemon juice, shallots, white wine, grated Parmesan cheese etc. One thing that I learned when making my first risotto is also emphasized by de Laurentiis: one must stir pretty much constantly as you add the broth bit by bit to the cooking rice.
One nice feature comes at the end of this book--recipes that kids can help out with. The author says that (Page 203): ". . .my hope is that these recipes will help kids be more comfortable in the kitchen and give them the confidence to try new foods and to ultimately create their own dishes."
To conclude, this is a very nice cookbook, filled with recipes that are (and promise to be) tasty. The recipes are, for the most part, accessible to the amateur chef, not so fancy that you need a sous chef to help out! And the photos are attractive indeed.
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