Linguine with Fresh Clam Sauce; Roast Chicken with Bread, Sausage, and Saffron Stuffing; Juicy Meat Loaf with Red Wine and Tomato Glaze; Winter Squash Stew with Green Olives and Garlic; Orange-Almond Ring Cake - Leading Italian food authority Julia della Croce offers 125 mouth-watering, toe-curling, comforting dishes in this enticing book. From Welcoming Dishes and Bowlfuls of Soup to Pasta by Heart and Everyday Sauces; from Meat, Fish, and Seafood Entrees to Vegetable Accompaniments; from Sunday Treats to Baby's First Meals - all your family and friends are accounted for in this wonderful recipe collection. Illustrated by beautiful full-colour photography, "Comfort Food from the Italian Table" is a must-have for home cook.
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. There remains a central difference between home cooking-comfort food-and professional cooking, notes Croce (The Classic Italian Cookbook). "Cucina casalinga is casual and relaxed, designed to sustain the body and uplift the spirit." The James Beard-award winner puts her money where her mouth is with a lively focus on the sustaining, casual, even homely appetizers, pastas, entrees, and desserts discovered during her time in Italy or handed down from her Italian antecedents. Christopher Hirsheimer's sensuous photography makes recipes as diverse as Carrot and Fennel Soup and "Angry" Lobsters pop off the page. Wide-ranging enough to be comprehensive yet focused enough to be selective, Croce organizes her effort into 10 chapters, ranging from "Welcoming Dishes," like Sage Leaves and Zucchini Blossoms or her Pissaladella pizza-like flatbread, to "For the Love of Vegetables," such as Potatoes Schiscionera from Sardinia, to the especially notable "Baby's First Food," making it a great choice for parents. Croce often brings family lore into the mix, reminding readers that her knowledge comes from the source: Italians cooking authentic Italian food. Her latest is a keeper. Photos.
About the Author
Julia della Croce is the author of 13 cookbooks, has been broadcast extensively on British, American and Canadian radio, and has made many appearances on national and regional television, including The Today Show and Food Network. She has also been featured on Italian and Japanese television. Her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Food & Wine, and Cook's Illustrated.
