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NOTE: Printings have an intentional light design on some pages as does all of the printings of this book.
In her hit Food Network show Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shows you how to cook delicious, beautiful food in a flash. And here, in her long-awaited first book, she does the same—helps you put a fabulous dinner on the table tonight, for friends or just for the kids, with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of flavor. She makes it all look easy, because it is.
Everyday Italian is true to its title: the fresh, simple recipes are incredibly quick and accessible, and also utterly mouth-watering—perfect for on a regular basis cooking. And the book is focused on the real-life considerations of what you in reality have in your refrigerator and pantry (no mail-order ingredients here) and what you’re in the mood for—whether a simply sauced pasta or a hearty family-friendly roast, these great recipes cover every contingency. So, for example, you’ll find dishes that you’ll make solely from pantry ingredients, or those that become lowly leftovers into exquisite entrées (including brilliant ideas for leftover pasta), and those that satisfy your yearning to have something sweet baking in the oven. There are 7 how one can make red sauce more interesting, 6 different preparations of the classic cutlet, 5 perfect pestos, 4 creative uses for prosciutto, 3 variations on basic polenta, 2 great steaks, and 1 sublime chocolate tiramisù—plus 100 other recipes that turn on a regular basis ingredients into speedy but special dinners.
What’s more, Everyday Italian is organized according to what type of food you need tonight—whether a soul-warming stew for Sunday supper, a quick sauté for a weeknight, or a baked pasta for potluck. These categories will permit you to figure out what to cook in an instant, with such choices as fresh-from-the-pantry appetizers, sauceless pastas, on a regular basis roasts, and stuffed vegetables—whatever you’re in the mood for, you’ll be capable to find a simple, delicious recipe for it here. That’s the wonderful thing about Italian home cooking, and that’s what Giada De Laurentiis offers here—the essential recipes to make a great Italian dinner. Tonight.