books about: pasta

books about: pasta

books:

Pasta

Culinaria Italy: Pasta - Pesto - Passion (Cooking)

Claudia Piras

Ullmann, 2008

Designed to give you an appreciation of all things relating to the Italian kitchen
As it says in the introduction, "Culinaria Italy" is "where the art of cooking and the art of living meet." This is a fairly comprehensive, one volume adventure which explores the culture of the 19 regions of Italy. In the 750 miles from the Alpine mountains to ...

101 Things to Do with Ramen Noodles

Toni Patrick

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2005

Lifesaver for a novice in the kitchen on a budget!
Don't look down your nose on kitchen newbies. They have to eat, too -- therefore, they are willing to learn or they will starve! And, with little or nothing in your pocket, the decision to learn is made for you by the Kitchen Gods! 101 Things to Do With Ramen ...

The Complete Book of Pasta and Noodles

Cook's Illustrated

Clarkson Potter, 2002

Best pasta
Best pasta selection for creativity - learned alot about pasta pesto sauces whatever goes with it- I now make all my own pasta KitchenAid KPRA Pasta Roller Attachment for Stand Mixerswith my kitchenaid and makes a big difference in budget and how I view my meals. ...

Everyday Pasta

Giada De Laurentiis

Clarkson Potter, 2007

wonderful dishes, lots of variety
This book is great for the pasta lover- it has recipes for those who want to introduce interesting ingredients into their cooking.

The New Pasta Machine Cookbook

Donna Rathmell German

Bristol Publishing Enterprises, 2005

Absolute must for pasta machine users
When this book first showed up I was disappointed, because of its size. I was anticipating a bigger book. But my initial disappointment was quickly turned around once I looked inside. Without a doubt, this is the most useful book I have for making pasta with a ...

Raising the Salad Bar: Beyond Leafy Greens--Inventive Salads with Beans, Whole Grains, Pasta, Chicken, and ...

Catherine Walthers

Lake Isle Press, 2007

MV mom and cook
Raising the Salad Bar has become an irreplaceable stable for me. I have a very well worn and loved copy that is invaluable. This cook book along with a pair of wooden salad tongs has become my favorite gift to give my friends. My favorite recipes are the Wheatberry ...

Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making

James Peterson

Wiley, 2008

An indispensible culinary reference and learning experience
It's a book, yes, and it does have recipes. But it's not a cookbook. It's an incredible tome of reference material; there's a huge section on various ingredients and cooking implements, right down to what kind of metal is best on which pans for what purpose and the ...

Get Saucy: Make Dinner a New Way Every Day with Simple Sauces, Marinades, Glazes, Dressings, Pestos, Pasta ...

Grace Parisi

Harvard Common Press, 2005

very thorough collection, inviting and approachable
I've been a subscriber to Food and Wine magazine for years and have really come to depend on Parisi's recipes. So when I read about her book Get Saucy recently, I was very excited for its release. I found the collection of recipes to be thorough and the recipes ...

Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting ...

Bill Buford

Vintage, 2007

Great read - even for non-cooksI
I really don't cook but this is one of the top "passion for food vs. inside the food business" books out there, e.g Kitchen Confidential style. This, like the others, is fantastically interesting and fun to read. Mario Batalli features prominently in this book - and ...

The Great Chicago-Style Pizza Cookbook

Jr., Pasquale Bruno

McGraw-Hill, 1983

The BEST Deep-dish Pizza Book Ever Written
If you want to make incredible (and authentic) deep-dish pizza, this book shows you in thorough detail exactly how to do it. The first half of the book is full of pictures describing the processes of making deep-dish pizza in enough detail that someone who has never ...

Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating: How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and ...

Ari Weinzweig

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

The Good Eating Bible
When it comes to food and cooking, this is one of my top 3 favorite and most used books. Though this has recipes, that is not where its value lies. This book is a guide to understanding and appreciating quality in your food. Some of the foods covered are olive oils, ...

Macaroni And Cheese

Marlena Spieler

Chronicle Books, 2005

I love this book!
This book is awesome for cheese and food lovers. I love it! There is a huge variety of recipes in here - I feel like I could cook dinner from it every day and not get bored. There are classic recipes ("Yankee Doodle Dandy") and some things I would never have thought ...

101 Things to Do with Mac & Cheese

Toni Patrick

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007

GREAT for the novice in the kitchen!
This is not for the very experienced cook who can whip up a gourmet dinner without checking a recipe. 101 Things To Do With Mac & Cheese is a winner for the person on a budget who finds himself resorting to anything with the word "instant" on the label, and is darn ...

Food Made Fast: Pasta (Williams-Sonoma)

Julia Della Croce

Oxmoor House, 2006

Decadently Cheap
Pasta of various kinds is one of the things that I always have in the pantry, what to do with it other than add just jarred sauce stumps me though. This book offers quick solutions to just such a dilemma. Each recipe offers simple outlined step by step ...

The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family

Laura Schenone

W. W. Norton, 2008

What a Wonderful piece of writing!
Let me add another glowing review to a long list of wonderful reviews of this most excellent piece of writing! I fell in love in the first chapter and keep finding more and more in the way Laura weaves the past, the present, and her relentless search together in this ...