The first thing that you notice about the book is how beautifully designed it is. It's quite su tantial; a good size without being unwieldy. It is printed on high-quality cream colored paper with dark green ink, and nearly every page features hand-drawn illustratio . There are no photos, but each recipe is prefaced with a descriptive introduction.
The premise of this unique book is that "Italian meals are structured in a way that kee family and friends at the table." Italian families sit down together to eat; a custom that is rapidly becoming o olete in our busy American lifestyle. From that point of view, cuisine becomes one of the most important ways to end quality family time.
Italia know that food tastes best when prepared with fresh, seasonal ingredients and to that end the book is structured around the four seaso , featuring recipes and menus for ring, summer, fall and winter. It also features recipes and menus for the major holidays of each season. There are many other menus built around themes such as "A Quiet Summer Di er," "A Simple ring Di er for Company," or "A Sexy Fall Di er."
The recipes are fabulous and fascinating to read through, let alone cook. The one difficulty I had with the book was that a good many of the recipes called for ingredients that aren't available at most supermarkets, such as tripe, fresh morels, onion blo oms, cardoo , puntarelle or cra erry bea . However, sophisticated palates with acce to gourmet food stores and farmers' markets will delight in the many recipes that will allow them to make use of the variety that is available to them. That said, there were enough recipes that didn't call for exotic ingredients that I didn't have any trouble putting this book to good use.
Some of the unique and delicious recipes in the book are: Zucchini Flower Frittata, Butternut Squash and Rice Soup, Farfalle with Green Tomatoes, Eggplant Rolls, Chicken with Lo ter, Duck Baked in Salt, Linguine with Blue Crab Sauce, aghettini with Maine Shrimp, Risotto with Crabmeat, Parchment-Wra ed Sausage with Fe el and Onio , Orange-Clove Souffle, Pa ettone Bread Pudding, Lemon Sorbet with umante, Jaques Pepin's Rhubarb Galette, Lemon-Glazed Ricotta Balls.
Adventurous chefs who enjoy trying new recipes will enjoy exploring this book filled with healthy, homey and uniquely Italian recipes.
Mimi Cummi is webmaster of SeasonalRecipes.com, a we ite devoted to seasonal cooking.
Italian Family Dining can be obtained at http://www.rodalestore.com.
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