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Title: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan, Karin Kretschmann ISBN: 0-394-58404-X Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.84 (70 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Essential Italian Cookbook
Comment: Marcella Hazan is to Italian what Julia Child is to French: The person who introduced American cooks to a cuisine, and in so doing changed how we ate. This book is essential: both essential to anyone who wants to cook authentic Italian, and essentially Marcella.
This book has many virtues. It's very thorough -- a comprehensive survey of the various courses and food groups. There are dedicated chapters for pasta and risotto, for example, where many books treat those together. And in addition to the obvious meats, such as veal, lamb, beef, pork, etc., she also tackles subjects such as rabbit and variety meats. (Use Amazon's "Look inside" feature to see the table of contents.)
Another virtue is the trouble she takes to explain ingredients, be they classic italian ingredients or simply the italian perspective on something. After reading through the Fundamentals chapter, you'll never shop for italian-style ingredients quite the same way ever again. In short, very accessible paragraphs, she goes through the history, regional origins, and uses for the major herbs, cheeses, meats, etc. She covers what to look for when buying an ingredient -- what's fresh, what packaging makes for the best product.
The recipies are very workable and give generally excellent results. The techniques are accessible to anyone who can saute on a stovetop -- anyone who's beyond the stage of rank beginner. The instructions are very clear and strike the right balance, with enough information to give clarity without drowning the reader in detail. (There are few things more infuriating than standing over a cookbook, dripping spoon in hand, reading through War and Peace to figure out what to do next.)
Last, but not least, the results are delicious, with subtle flavors that will please you and yours. Two of my favorites will give you a taste. The Pasta with Peas, Bacon, and Ricotta combines very simple ingredients -- pancetta, mild, smooth, ricotta cheese, parmesan, and fresh peas, into a sublime dish that you can throw together for summer dinners in half an hour from start to finish. On the other hand, the Stewed Pork with Porcini Mushrooms and Juniper makes a wonderful winter meal, as the wild tastes of the porcini and the bite of juniper berries combine wonderfully to flavor the pork. This is one I catch my husband eating cold out of the fridge late at night!
Brava Marcella!
Important note: This edition is not a brand-new book. Instead, it combines two previous books, The Classic Italian Cook Book (1973) and More Classic Italian Cooking (1976), into one volume. There are a couple dozen new recipies, and the older recipies are updated to reduce fats. If you own those, you may want this one. If you are new to Marcella and are accumulating her books, this one book enables you to skip the two older ones.
Rating: 5
Summary: A "Joy of Cooking" of Italian Cuisine
Comment: The very first recipe I tried out of this book was a great success. My ten-year-old daughter, her friend, and I followed one of the recipes for making homemade linguini (flat spaghetti), by rolling out the dough, cutting it into strips, and boiling it in water! Then we ate it with tomato sauce, and it was a GREAT SUCCESS!
This book is very comprehensive. It could be called the "Joy of Cooking," of Italian Cuisine, having chapters on just about every possible type of Italian food. Directions are given for making EVERYTHING from SCRATCH, the traditional, Italian way. So buy this book if you are a GOURMET cook, who enjoys spending hours in the kitchen-it is NOT for the busy housewife who has to get a quick dinner on the table. Completely separate chapters include Fundamentals, Appetizers, Soups, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Crespelle, Polenta, Frittate, Fish and Shellfish, Chicken-Squab-Duck-Rabbit, Veal, Beef, Lamb, Pork, Variety Meats, Salads, Desserts, Focaccia-Pizza-Bread-Other Special Doughs, and At the Table.
So far, my family has enjoyed every recipe we have tried.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best cookbooks ever
Comment: I have been using this cookbook for more than 10 years. Marcella Hazan writes about food and cooking with absolute authority, and the results are always delicious. I don't just refer to this book when I want to cook "Italian food." I'll often use it for ideas when it's close to dinner time and I'm not sure what to do with a bunch of broccoli, or a fish filet.
The book is also beautifully made and printed. You can't go wrong with this one.
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Title: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume One by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck ISBN: 0375413405 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Every Night Italian: 120 Simple Delicious Recipes You Can Make in 45 Minutes or Less by Giuliano Hazan ISBN: 0684800284 Publisher: Scribner Book Company Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Marcella Cucina by Marcella Hazan ISBN: 0060171030 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Marcella's Italian Kitchen by Marcella Hazan, Judith Jones ISBN: 0679764372 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages by Mario Batali ISBN: 0609603000 Publisher: Clarkson N Potter Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
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