- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Non-Fiction (Feb 17 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060955600
- ISBN-13: 978-0060955601
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.9 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 585 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,947,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
This divine cookbook includes 170 recipes for favorite Italian desserts--simple sweets served both at home and in trattorias and cafes throughout Italy. More than two dozen cookie recipes include almond-laced Biscotti di Prato, the classic sesame cookie Biscotti Regina, and lemony butter rings. Flaky tarts are filled with everything from fruit jams and Arborio rice to sweet berries and lemon and chocolate. Refreshing, delicate Italian ice are intensely flavored with mint, sparkling white wine and peaches, and raspberries.
To round out this scrumptious collection, Michele Scicolone has included recipes for simple fruit and cheese desserts, dessert sauces, explanations of Italian dessert wines and after dinner digestivi--and, of course, how to brew a perfect cup of Italian coffee. This irresistible cookbook is sure to delight everyone, even those with the most discerning sweet tooth.
About the Author
Michele Scicolone is a food and travel writer and cooking teacher whose articles appear in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wine Spectator, and many other publications. She is the author of Savoring Italy, Pizza Any Way You Slice It! (coauthored with her husband, Charles, an Italian wine expert), A Fresh Taste of Italy, La Dolce Vita, and The Antipasto Table. She lives in New York City and visits Italy several times each year.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A delicious introduction to Italian desserts.,
By glouise (Upstate New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Dolce Vita (Paperback)
This was the first book I bought on Italian Desserts (the hard cover edition)and it is the one I reach for more often than not. Although not a huge book, I feel the author has done an amazing job of giving a tour of Italian desserts. Along with covering everything from cakes, cookies, tarts, frozen dessert, fruit, cheese and dessert wines to name a few chapters, Michele Scicolone as an author is a joy to read. Each recipe has an introduction, nothing to time consuming to read. She may tell of the origin of a dessert or about the people whose recipe she is using or a helpful hint when preparing the dessert. Throught out the book you will find tips and hints that are like being in the kitchen with someone standing by to answer questions as they pop up. Each recipe I have used has been a great success and has not needed any alterations to make it "work." Basically La Dolce Vita is a book with clear and concise directions given in the warm hearted tone of friend sharing a recipe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A delicious introduction to Italian desserts.,
By glouise - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: La Dolce Vita (Paperback)
This was the first book I bought on Italian Desserts (the hard cover edition)and it is the one I reach for more often than not. Although not a huge book, I feel the author has done an amazing job of giving a tour of Italian desserts. Along with covering everything from cakes, cookies, tarts, frozen dessert, fruit, cheese and dessert wines to name a few chapters, Michele Scicolone as an author is a joy to read. Each recipe has an introduction, nothing to time consuming to read. She may tell of the origin of a dessert or about the people whose recipe she is using or a helpful hint when preparing the dessert. Throught out the book you will find tips and hints that are like being in the kitchen with someone standing by to answer questions as they pop up. Each recipe I have used has been a great success and has not needed any alterations to make it "work." Basically La Dolce Vita is a book with clear and concise directions given in the warm hearted tone of friend sharing a recipe. 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
No Photos,
By DukeMD69 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: La Dolce Vita (Paperback)
I expected this highly rated book to have some basic classic recipes. I wanted to supplement some recipes I had for some typical Holiday baking. It had some fancy Italian names for a few esoteric dishes. But, when I looked for recipes for bracciole, pizzelles, quaresimale, and zuccotti, none could be found. There were no photos at all. Nothing to whet the appetite. A waste.
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