La Bella Cucina: How to Cook, Eat, and Live Like an Italian
Viana La Place, coauthor of the classicCucina Fresca, is passionate about bringing the delights of the Italian table-and the essence of the Italian way of living-into everyone's home. Viana knows the life and food of Italy as well as anyone who ever fell in love with the place, and inLa Bella Cucinawe meet her Italian neighbors, travel to local festivals that, of course, feature food, and generally learn how to cook, eat, and enjoy all of life like the Italians. What are the staples of an Italian pantry? How do you use a moka to prepare the first coffee of the day? When is the right time for a gelato? Viana answers these and many other questions, then presents a collection of more than 125 elegant, fuss-free recipes for soups, salads, vegetables, pastas and rice, meat and poultry, fish, and ideas to end a meal. As with the best of Italian cooking, these recipes are naturally healthful and celebrate the simplest ingredients and techniques. They are an invitation to not only a meal, but also to a way of life.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0609605186
ISBN13:9780609605189
Release Date:October 2001
Publisher:Clarkson Potter Publishers
Length:241 Pages
Weight:1.61 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.0" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
talking about the spirit of italian eating
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
not only a recipe book but a philosper's book on italian cooking. I like the biscotti very much , very special way to make biscotti, it called for sperated eggs, like making cake, no butter, no baking soda/powder, simple, delicious, and the author wrote with great passion.
Relax, browse, cook
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Musing on her life in the Salento, a rugged, isolated part of Puglia, Viana La Place ("Cucina Fresca," a classic and personal favorite) paints a romantic, convivial, earthy portrait of the simple life. The recipes, from little dishes through main courses and finishes, are enveloped in Italian ritual and custom and La Place's own experiences. She includes a chapter on wild foods and another brings together dishes for "when you are not feeling well." Ingredients are fresh and simple - though not always easy to obtain here; the leaves and stems of an Italian squash, for example.But whether she's braising an artichoke, roasting an eggplant, or stewing beef, La Place explains how to choose the best and get it right. Rustic dishes include bread and wine-washed arugula, white bean and ditalini soup with wild fennel, dried fava bean puree with leeks and bitter greens. There are several tomato sauces, simple pasta dishes with wild herbs, or vegetables or seafood, risottos, fried squid, skewered lamb and roast pork.This is a book for browsing and relaxing as much as cooking.
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