Cooking Light Pasta Cookbook

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Pasta Italia

If there ever was a food that is universally loved, it's pasta. And what better place to learn its limitless savory preparations than the country that made it famous: Italy. Follow the renowned founders of the Cordon Bleu Cooking School of Florence, chefs Gabrielle Mari and Cristina Blasi as they unlock culinary delights from all over Italy. Designed to inspire novice and seasoned home chefs alike, this sumptuous book is filled with full-color mouthwatering photos and easy-to-follow recipes from the simple Taglioni della Madonna della Pace (raw angel-hair pasta with hot broth) to Agnolotti al tartufo (pasta filled with rare white truffles). Spoil yourself (and your guests) with: Over 280 recipes from every region of Italy A variety of recipes, including soups; uncooked easy sauces; traditional sauces; fresh, filled, and baked pasta; cold pasta salads; and even desserts Step-by-step illustrated instructions that focus on specific themes, such as making basic pasta dough and tortellini Recipes ranked by level of difficulty, from super easy to the more challenging Scores of facts and anecdotes drawn from Italy's rich and dramatic history Whether it's the perfect pesto from Genoa, hearty pasta soup from Florence, fish and pasta creations from Sardinia, or the heavenly pasta desserts of Naples, Pasta Italia will seduce you into bringing the taste of Italy into your own home.

Truly, Madly, Pasta

Elegant or simple, humble or classic, the infinite variety of pasta has made it a contemporary staple and the original five-minute meal. With more than 150 truly authentic recipes, this comprehensive cookbook covers everything the pasta fanatic needs to know--from dough and shapes to sauces and stuffings. Eating pasta is meant to be a sensual experience--with each of the various textures awakening the palate--and this book evokes this experience in mouthwatering photographs that accompany each recipe. The book opens with an informative chapter on making your own fresh pasta, including specialist needs such as wheat-free pastas. Following are chapters on Pasta Soups, Instant Pasta, Everyday Pasta, Light and Healthy Pasta, and Pasta to Impress. Throughout the book are master class recipes built to lend themselves to myriad variations, according to taste and seasonal availability; you could develop a new and delicious pasta meal for every day of the year. Innovative methods for cooking pasta, such as baking in parchment paper, simmering in broth, poaching in a roll, deep frying, and baking in a sweet tart are present in stunning stylish photography that demonstrates how to prepare and serve pasta. With an enthusiastic chef as your guide, here is a treasury of recipes that are sourced from every region of Italy, as well as from the author's own family and friends. Recipes include: Canneloni with Fava Beans and Ricotta Chiaroscuro Black Tagliolini with Clams and Cockles Bonbons with Wild Mushrooms and Ricotta Gargonelli with Salmon, Mascarpone, and Lemon Spaghetti with Roast Chestnuts and Sage.

Pasta

Pasta proves that fast food doesn't have to be takeout when you have pasta in the pantry. Each recipe is categorized according to cooking time--no-cook, quick-cook, and slow-cook--and organized by ingredient so you can select a recipe according to what's in your pantry or what's in season. Every recipe is illustrated with a sumptuous, mouth-watering photograph of the finished dish. The emphasis is on widely available ingredients, easy recipes, and time-saving tips that will have you stirring up fast, fresh, and fabulous sauces in the time it takes to boil water.

Encyclopedia Of Sauces For Your Pasta Revised

500+ well-organized sauces for pasta, with 17 chapters fit for vegetarians. 440 pgs. Paper (List 32.50)

The Essential Pasta Cookbook

Pasta gives pleasure to more people around the world than almost any other food imaginable. As the Italians migrated across Europe to new worlds, their beloved pasta followed them. This book celebrates the delicious simplicity of many popular classics that have been passed down over the generations and also introduces innovative recipes with a contemporary twist. With over 600 color mouthwatering photographs, we wonder what could be simpler or more appealing than butter and Parmesan shavings melting over a bowl of fresh tagliatelle?

50 Great Pasta Sauces

Living on a farm in Tuscany, Pamela Sheldon Johns knows more than a little about Italian cooking, and 50 Great Pasta Sauces showcases some of her best sauces collected throughout her extensive culinary career. The recipes are divided into four mouthwatering categories-vegetable sauces, meat sauces, seafood sauces, and dairy sauces-each designed to be the centerpiece of an irresistible, unforgettable meal. Readers can practically taste the flavorful pasta dishes pictured in the rich, four-color photographs that accompany the recipes. The fragrant sauces virtually leap off the page, begging to be savored. Who could resist? The recipes, ranging from familiar, traditional standbys to creative new favorites, include: Carbonara sauce Browned butter and sage sauce Rosemary-lamb sauce Garlic shrimp and wine sauce Roasted tomato sauce Asparagus and butter sauce Creamy goat cheese sauce

Mad About Macaroni

Classic Beef Lasagna in half the time and Minty Fettucini with Rosemary Lamb are just two tasty examples of the quickness, fun and flavor that characterize this cookbook. Old favorites and fresh new delights to accommodate today's hectic home cooks. Recipes utilize pasta of all shapes and include vegetarian dishes, macaroni salads and meat and seafood entrees.

Mr. Pasta's Healthy Pasta

More than 150 delicious, low-fat pastas, pasta sauces, and pasta meals including 25 pastas to make in your electric pasta machine or by hand.

Pasta Exotica

Making your own pasta can be inexpensive, quick, and richly rewarding–and this book tells you how, with instructions for making dozens of interesting, exotic, tempting recipes either by hand or with the help of a home pasta machine.

Think-Thin Pasta

110 delicious, creative, and innovative ways to serve Italian pasta and Asian noodles?appetizers, soups, salads, sauces, and entrees. There are recipes for Sesame Pasta with Summer vegetables, Creole Sauce, minted Pesto, Sausage Lasagna, Curried Chicken, and Coconut Soup. Includes a pasta glossary with accompanying sketches, and nutritional information with each recipe.

Chez Panisse Pasta, Pizza & Calzone

87 pasta sauces, 36 pizzas and calzones plus tasty pasta doughs inspire harmonious seasonal cooking.

Angeli Caffe's Pizza, Pasta, Panini

Evan Kleiman offers breath of fresh air with simple, rustic and original Italian fare in more than 200 recipes from her groundbreaking L.A. restaurant.

Pasta

Pasta is the world's favorite food, and in her marvelous new cookbook, Marlena Spieler reminds us why. Aimed at cooks of all levels, this is a truly definitive collection of recipes for every occasion. From the extravagant and exotic Truffled Goat's Cheese Ravioli to the simple, rustic Chickpea Soup with Orzo, these are dishes bursting with Mediterranean flavors. Whether you want a simple, healthy snack or a quick meal for the whole family, Pasta has the perfect recipe. Add to this a little of the history behind pasta and a lot of Marlena's love for the subject, and you have a book that's a sheer delight to use and peruse.

100 Great Pasta Dishes

Paperback Reissue! The ultimate book for pasta lovers, from a leading authority on Italian cuisine. Ann and Franco Taruschio have long been a source of inspiration and knowledge in the world of Italian cuisine. Here—-along with regional insights, historical information, and personal recollections—-Ann and Franco offer up their 100 favorite pasta dishes from across Italy. Gorgeous photography and expert cooking tips complement classic and modern recipes, including Calabrian Lasagna, Pappardelle with Scallops and Pesto, Sicilian Pasticcio of Rigatoni, and Franco’s famous interpretation of Vincisgrassi and other elaborate baked dishes. These regional recipes are supplemented with anecdotes as well as tips on how best to use ingredients like olive oil, tomatoes, and cheese. A godsend for those who love authentic Italian food.

Pasta

Pasta is the world's favorite food, and in her marvelous new cookbook, Marlena Spieler reminds us why. Aimed at cooks of all levels, this is a truly definitive collection of recipes for every occasion. From the extravagant and exotic Truffled Goat's Cheese Ravioli to the simple, rustic Chickpea Soup with Orzo, these are dishes bursting with Mediterranean flavors. Whether you want a simple, healthy snack or a quick meal for the whole family, Pasta has the perfect recipe. Add to this a little of the history behind pasta and a lot of Marlena's love for the subject, and you have a book that's a sheer delight to use and peruse.