Ciao Italia - Traditional Italian Recipes From Family Kitchens

Esposito, Mary Ann

ISBN 10: 0688103170 / ISBN 13: 9780688103170

Published by Hearst Books, New York, 1991

SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dedicated " Best wishes for a fellow chef, Rita Turpin?, Mary Ann Esposito, 1994" on half title page. (? Name not clear but included with book is a list of recipes printed with "Central Market, 4001 N Lamar, Austin, Texas"). The American author is a best selling author and host of the popular television show "Ciao Italia" and the book is the companion cookbook to her television series. 15 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 001638

Synopsis:

Join the popular host of Ciao Italia, seen nationally on public television, for an intimate journey back to her childhood in Buffalo, New York, to a time when her mother and grandmothers ran the household from their kitchens.

Food was the connector in our lives; it brought people together. In an Italian family, love is expressed through kisses, kudos, and in the kitchen, writes Mary Ann Esposito. Yet, as a girl, Mary Ann took for granted the endless parade of delicacies emanating from the family hearth. Only when she began studying cooking in Italy did she realize that the techniques and recipes she was learning were so familiar because she'd seen them prepared countless times before! Inspired, Mary Ann spent ten years combing Italy for the secrets of its great regional cooking. Now, in this companion volume to her enormously popular cooking show, she offers two hundred recipes -- some straight from the Mediterranean, others from her family's archives and memories -- plus dozens of anecdotes and tips, to create this intimate loving tribute to her Italian heritage.

The hallmark of Italian cuisine is its freshness, and Esposito shows how to make the most of every ingredient. Here's her recipe for quick tomato sauce, ready in just thirty minutes, plus one made with red peppers and another with yellow tomatoes. A chapter on breads covers everything from hearty focaccia to calzoni with a choice of four fillings to sweet, fruit-filled panettone. Many of her soups are meals in themselves, like rich Sardinian Fish Soup or Spinach and Meatball Soup.

Synopsis: The host of the popular PBS cooking show Ciao Italia shares a collection of cherished recipes for soups, vegetables, appetizers, pastas, cookies, and desserts which reflect the Neapolitan and Sicilian heritage of her grandparents.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ciao Italia - Traditional Italian Recipes ...
Publisher: Hearst Books, New York
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.