Italian Grilling

A passionate home cook that has been honing her cooking skills for the last 25 years, concentrating on Italian cooking for the last 10 years, writes this review. My favorite cookbooks are "The Professional Chef" by the Culinary Institute and "Culinary Artistry". This book is a nice addition to a cookbook collection for those are new to grilled Italian dishes. A cooking teacher and food writer that have been published in Food and Wine, Fine Cooking and Martha Stewart Living wrote this book. The book contains 70 recipes for grilled Italian, or Italian inspired recipes. The book is subdivided as follows: 1. Appetizers and Soups 2. The Main Course 3. Vegetables and Salads 4. Pizza, Bruschetta & Panini 5. Desserts The directions for the recipes are well written and easy to follow, even for those that aren't familiar with grilled Italian dishes. The directions are very specific, and very well written and easy to follow. The grilled pizza recipes are very good, and a reasonable approximation of Italian pizza. The Sweet Grilled Polenta topped with Nectarines is a healthy low fat winning recipe. Because these recipes are prepared on the grill many of them are healthy and/or low in fat. I think there is something for everyone in this book. If you are new to cooking grilled Italian dishes, this is nice book to get you started to find out if you enjoy them. I would recommend this book to those like Italian food and like to cook on the grill.