- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition edition (Jun 9 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312261381
- ISBN-13: 978-0312261382
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 19.9 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 757 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,824,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Pilato, longtime potter (some of her pieces are showcased here) and cooking teacher, has produced a veritable primer of Italian cuisine that instructs with keen attention to the craft of cooking and with an artist's appreciation for the good things in life. She begins with a practical list of essential pantry ingredients and basic kitchen equipment, plus a prep guide for mainstays like Romano cheese, chopped garlic and canned tomatoes, followed by "stepping-stone" recipes for such staples as marinara and pesto. After the salad section, dried pasta, fresh hand-made pasta and gnocchi are thoroughly explained and sauced, from a simple Pasta with Raw Tomato and Mozzarella Sauce to a more complicated Cannelloni Stuffed with Spinach and (home-made, of course) Ricotta. Pilato is sensitive to modern home cooks' busy schedules and unabashedly promotes her love of using a microwave to prepare her Spinach Sauce. Beyond pasta and sauce, the recipes range from Squash and Potato Stew and Ladder Bread with Olives and Onion to classic Italian meat and seafood preparations such as Osso Bucco (braised veal shanks); Fresh Sausage; Mama Rosa's Roast Chicken with Honey, Oranges, and Lemon; and Cod from the Christmas Eve Tradition. And what could be better to complete an authentic Italian meal than an ethereal Basic Eight-Egg Sponge Cake? Pilato clearly understands food and appetites and has prepared a book that is as inviting to the novice as it is to the advanced home cook.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Born in Sicily, Pilato now lives in Pennsylvania, where she teaches Italian cooking to both adults and children. The first section of her engaging book presents "Stepping-Stone Recipes," which are set up to provide a mini-course in essential cooking techniques. These are followed by dozens of her favorite recipes, both familiar traditional dishes and more unusual regional specialties. Pilato is obviously knowledgeable, and her text and head notes, many of which include family anecdotes and memories, are written with warmth and charm. There are dozens of Italian cookbooks in print, but Pilato's style sets this one apart.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
easy step by step instructions,
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This review is from: Cooking With Grace: A Step-By-Step Course In Authentic Italian Cooking (Hardcover)
We LOVE the basic bread recipe, when we make it we make 6 loaves and give them to people who also love it. Her book gives easy step by step instructions to follow. Her "tips" are excellent as well.
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Cooking with Grace changed my life,
By DC of DC "Deb" (Washington DC area) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cooking With Grace: A Step-By-Step Course In Authentic Italian Cooking (Hardcover)
I met Grace Pilato at an international cooking class. I was there because I was raised in the Betty Crocker era; I literally did not know how to cook anything but desserts. One time cooking with Grace and I was hooked.Grace's book is so unlike other cookbooks. Usually I pick up a cookbook, try one recipe, find that it is a dud and never pick up the book again. In Grace's cookbook I can try any recipe and it will be wonderful. Some of the recipes I've made in Grace's classes, but I recently made Rolled Stuffed Salmon, a fairly complex recipe, on my own and it turned out fabulous. Because Grace's recipes have been tested repeatedly by students of her cooking classes, they are easy to follow--not to mention incredibly delicious. The book is full of both decadent recipes as well as numerous recipes for people trying to eat more healthfully. Grace says Italians eat vegetables not because they're good for them but because they love them. You'll love them too if you try Grace's way of cooking them! Asparagus, salad dressings, marinated roasted peppers--the list goes on! I especially love the Lentil Pumpkin Soup. I highly recommend Cooking with Grace to everyone, from experienced cooks to Betty Crocker types like me. You'll be addicted, trust me.
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Italian Cooking with Heart,
By Stephanie Yost (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cooking With Grace: A Step-By-Step Course In Authentic Italian Cooking (Hardcover)
Ms. Pilato's cookbook is simply a must-have for anyone who appreciates the art of fine Italian cooking and who is interested in learning both basic Italian techniques as well as the most experienced cooks! Her book not only includes comprehensive Italian cooking methods and recipes, but it does so with heart. Her heart-warming stories that are a prelude to many recipes from her own experience in cooking only add to the food she so throughly guides the reader in preparing. She delivers a power-packed guide to cooking Italian with gusto and verve. It is a true favorite of mine to which I continually turn when cooking for guests as well as for my family. This book, like a fine Italian meal, just gets better with time.
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