Synopsis
Introduces the land, people, and regional cooking of Italy and includes recipes for such dishes as minestrone soup, spaghetti with meat sauce, and chicken cacciatore.
KLIATT
This cookbook for beginners is filled with wonderful and easy-to-prepare recipes, complemented by numerous photographs. The introduction provides information about Italy, regional cooking, holidays and festivals, and the market. All recipes are well written, with the novice in mind. Sample recipes: Pasta Chinese, Biscuit Tortoni, Straw and Hay Pasta, and Italian-Style Cauliflower. Alphonse "Babe" Bisignano operated Babe's Restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa for over 50 years. This would be a good addition to school and public library collections. (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2002, Lerner, First Avenue Editions, 71p. illus. index., $7.95. Ages 13 to adult. Reviewer: Shirley Reis; IMC Dir., Lake Shore M.S., Mequon, WI , November 2001 (Vol. 35, No. 6)