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Lidia's Italy in America
After taking us on journeys into her own kitchen and into kitchens across Italy, Lidia Bastianich now invites us on a road trip into the heart of Italian American cooking today. Traveling around the United States, Lidia visits Italian American communities that created something new out of the recipes passed down from their ancestors.
As she explores this utterly delectabl...more
As she explores this utterly delectabl...more
Hardcover, 359 pages
Published
October 25th 2011
by Knopf
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I'm extremely critical of cookbooks, finding little other than avarice in them. I usually feel that the author has written a quick sell, duping people into paying money for reheated leftovers of other cookbooks.
When I began this book, I went in highly skeptical, even though I actually hold Lidia Bastianich in high regard based upon her excellent show, and the celebration of both authentic Italian cookery as well as the recognition that while Italian-American cookery isn't the same thing, it's o...more
When I began this book, I went in highly skeptical, even though I actually hold Lidia Bastianich in high regard based upon her excellent show, and the celebration of both authentic Italian cookery as well as the recognition that while Italian-American cookery isn't the same thing, it's o...more
I checked this book out because of the Almond Pine Nut Cookie recipe. My sister-in-law introduced me to this awesome cookies and they are truly mouth-watering. We made the Cioppino for a Christmas Eve gathering and I am making the Caponata tonight. I love the travelogue nature of the book, the lovely photographs, and the fact that many of the recipes recall my first mother-in-law's wonderful cooking. I would love to be able to cook like her, and this book makes it seem possible. There is a list...more
If it is possible to read a cookbook, then I have done it. This cookbook is of particular interest to me because it's half recipes and half travelogue of iconic Italian American restaurants. I, ahem, have turned the latter into a Foursquare list. As for the former—the recipes—I've bookmarked so many. You'll be surprised what dishes from your childhood are nouveau inventions by Italian immigrants.
Many of the recipes in this collection were staples of my childhood growing up in Northern New Jersey. This is authentic Italian American fare. I also enjoyed the historical and geographical notes included with the recipes. I am a collector of Italian-American cookbooks, I will be adding this one to my collection. Thank you Lidia!
The first cookbook I've read on my Kindle. Cookbooks are hard to read on Kindles and I'm don't know how to save the one recipe I'd like to have. LB does provide some interesting commentary on Italian neighborhoods across the US, although I'm not very fond of her writing style.
Lidia explores Italian-American food and culture. An intimate look at the Italian immigrant experience, and the delicious food culture they have built in the U.S.
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Much like her other books, wonderfully tasty, easy to follow instructions of recipes.
Definately a must-have book for fans of Italian food.
Definately a must-have book for fans of Italian food.
This is the companion cookbook to the PBS series. I loved the essays on Little Italys all over the US. There are many Italian American recipes worth trying.
I loved this cookbook! I made homemade pizza dough that was awesome and some other things that came out great.
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Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an American chef, businesswoman and restaurateur.
Specializing in Italian and Croatian cuisine, she has been a regular contributor to the PBS cooking show lineup since 1998. In 2007, she launched her third TV series, Lidia's Italy. She also owns four Italian restaurants in the U.S. in partnership with her son, the winemaster and restaurateur, Joseph Bastianich: Felidi...more
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Specializing in Italian and Croatian cuisine, she has been a regular contributor to the PBS cooking show lineup since 1998. In 2007, she launched her third TV series, Lidia's Italy. She also owns four Italian restaurants in the U.S. in partnership with her son, the winemaster and restaurateur, Joseph Bastianich: Felidi...more
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