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Title: Food and Memories of Abruzzo: The Pastoral Land by Anna Teresa Callen ISBN: 0-02-520915-9 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 10 August, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting mix or recipes and stories
Comment: The book is fun to read, and the author does an excellent job in relating her early family life in Italy to the recipes. Even if you don't use many of the recipes, it might be worth purchasing for the stories. However, the book loses one star because of its lack of photos. Some of the recipes can be difficult to prepare without knowing what the end product should look like. The author loses another star for raising my hackle in the way she expresses some of her opinions. In particular, she rants about all pasta salads, calling them "unsuitable." I completely disagree. If you are looking for a book on very traditional Abruzzesi food, proudly untouched by the last several decades, this is a good book. The author also writes about other regions a bit, which I thought was a nice touch.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book!
Comment: This is a wonderful collection of classic Italian cooking, and much the way my grandmother used to cook. It includes recipes for things she used to make but that I hadn't been able to find previously. There are perhaps a couple of hundred recipes, and all of them are easy to follow. The instructions don't carry on for pages, which is good, because I don't like recipes that are so lengthy I get overwhelmed. The author, who was raised in Abruzzi, includes insight with every recipe, answering questions about Italian cooking and cooking in general. For instance, I could never understand how my earlier attempts at making pasta failed, until I read about the difference in egg sizes; now my pasta is great. The book is interspersed with accounts of her childhood in Italy, adding a more personal feel to it. Maybe the only drawback for the uninitiated cook is that there are no pictures of the recipes to entice you, but don't let that stop you.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Selection If You Enjoy Regional Italian Food
Comment: This is a very well written book, and Ms. Callen has shared much more than just regional recipes. Although the book is packed full of traditional recipes from the Abbruzzo region, by reading this book you also get feel for Abruzzo and it's people. As the owner of my own culinary website Italian Food Forever, and someone who collects cookbooks as a hobby, I enjoy reading about the regional specialties found in Italy, and found this book a real treasure. The recipes I tried were easy to follow, and for the most part called for easy to find ingredients. My only disappointment lay in the fact there were no food photos. Apart from a a few family illustrations, I found the lack of images to be a downfall. The recipes all sounded so delicious, photos of them would have been a great asset. If you enjoy regional Italian cuisine, this book is for you.
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Title: The Abruzzo Trilogy: Bread and Wine, Fontamara, and the Seed Beneath the Snow by Ignazio Silone, Eric Mosbacher, Darina Silone, Alexander Stille ISBN: 1586420062 Publisher: Steerforth Press Pub. Date: 30 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria by Mark Rotella ISBN: 0865476276 Publisher: North Point Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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