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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060734922

ISBN-139780060734923

eBay Product ID (ePID)44122859

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Book TitleMolto Italiano : 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicRegional & Ethnic / Soul Food, Individual Chefs & Restaurants, Regional & Ethnic / Italian

IllustratorYes

GenreCooking

AuthorMario Batali

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight57.1 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Decimal641.5945

Synopsis"The trick to cooking is that there is no trick." --Mario Batali The only mandatory Italian cookbook for the home cook, Mario Batali's Molto Italiano is rich in local lore, with Batali's humorous and enthusiastic voice, familiar to those who have come to know him on his popular Food Network programs, larded through about 220 recipes of simple, healthy, seasonal Italian cooking for the American audience. Easy to use and simple to read, some of these recipes will be those "as seen" on TV in the eight years of "Molto Mario" programs on the Food Network, including those from "Mediterranean Mario," "Mario Eats Italy," and the all-new "Ciao America with Mario Batali." Batali's distinctive voice will provide a historical and cultural perspective with a humorous bent to demystify even the more elaborate dishes as well as showing ways to shorten or simplify everything from the purchasing of good ingredients to pre-production and countdown schedules of holiday meals. Informative head notes will include bits about the provenance of the recipes and the odd historical fact. Mario Batali's Molto Italiano will feature ten soups, thirty antipasti (many vegetarian or vegetable based), forty pasta dishes representing many of the twenty-one regions of Italy, twenty fish and shellfish dishes, twenty chicken dishes, twenty pork or lamb dishes and twenty side dishes, each of which can be served as a light meal. Add twenty desserts and a foundation of basic formation recipes and this book will be the only Italian cooking book needed in the home cook's library., Easy to use and simple to read, many of these recipes come from ten years of Molto Mario television programs, including Mediterranean Mario, Mario Eats Italy, and Ciao America with Mario Batali. Batali's distinctive, often humorous, voice provides a historical and cultural perspective to demystify the more elaborate Italian dishes. He also shows ways to shorten or simplify everything from purchasing good ingredients to prepare-ahead tips. Informative headnotes offer up enticing bits about the provenance of the recipes as well as fascinating facts regarding Italy and its cuisines. Molto Italiano features dishes from many of the twenty-one regions of Italy and many side dishes, each of which can be served as a light meal. With a section on desserts and a foundation of basic recipes, Molto Italiano is the only Italian cookbook a home cook's shelf needs. Highlights from Molto Italiano: 67 antipasto recipes, with special sections for vegetable, seafood, and meat antipasti Informative sidebars, where Mario provides background color about the recipes, including the places, people, and history behind various dishes More than 50 pasta recipes, from classic comfort food like Baked Ziti to an elaborate Ricotta Gnocchi with Sausage and Fennel A wealth of seafood, fowl, and meat recipes, featuring simple everyday dishes and tasty regional specialties 34 vegetable recipes that can be served as either antipasti or side dishes A comprehensive dessert section, filled with gelati, crumbly cakes, fruit tarts, pies, and more, "The trick to cooking is that there is no trick." --Mario Batali The only mandatory Italian cookbook for the home cook, Mario Batali's MOLTO ITALIANO is rich in local lore, with Batali's humorous and enthusiastic voice, familiar to those who have come to know him on his popular Food Network programs, larded through about 220 recipes of simple, healthy, seasonal Italian cooking for the American audience. Easy to use and simple to read, some of these recipes will be those "as seen" on TV in the eight years of "Molto Mario" programs on the Food Network, including those from "Mediterranean Mario," "Mario Eats Italy," and the all-new "Ciao America with Mario Batali." Batali's distinctive voice will provide a historical and cultural perspective with a humorous bent to demystify even the more elaborate dishes as well as showing ways to shorten or simplify everything from the purchasing of good ingredients to pre-production and countdown schedules of holiday meals. Informative head notes will include bits about the provenance of the recipes and the odd historical fact. Mario Batali's MOLTO ITALIANO will feature ten soups, thirty antipasti (many vegetarian or vegetable based), forty pasta dishes representing many of the twenty-one regions of Italy, twenty fish and shellfish dishes, twenty chicken dishes, twenty pork or lamb dishes and twenty side dishes, each of which can be served as a light meal. Add twenty desserts and a foundation of basic formation recipes and this book will be the only Italian cooking book needed in the home cook's library.

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by argyl50
May 03, 2025
Great cookbook and great pictures to.
Purchased Molto Italiano Cookbook when first published. Loved it so much gave the copy I purchased to a close friend to enjoy!
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by jea579
Jun 22, 2021
Favorite cookbook
One of my favorite cookbooks. It’s like a cooking school. I’ve learned so many great techniques and the recipes are wonderful, This one is a gift.
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by 2005margeb
Jan 19, 2017
Great Italian cookbook!
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by brunettogg
Jan 19, 2021
Can’t wait to try the recipes.
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by usenr.sievz2vd
May 05, 2020
Very good
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