Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way

Sauces & Shapes: Pasta the Italian Way
Author: Oretta Zanini De Vita
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0393082431

Winner of the International Association of Culinary Association (IACP) Award The indispensable cookbook for genuine Italian sauces and the traditional pasta shapes that go with them. Pasta is so universally popular in the United States that it can justifiably be called an American food. This book makes the case for keeping it Italian with recipes for sauces and soups as cooked in Italian homes today. There are authentic versions of such favorites as carbonara, bolognese, marinara, and Alfredo, as well as plenty of unusual but no less traditional sauces, based on roasts, ribs, rabbit, clams, eggplant, arugula, and mushrooms, to name but a few. Anyone who cooks or eats pasta needs this book. The straightforward recipes are easy enough for the inexperienced, but even professional chefs will grasp the elegance of their simplicity. Cooking pasta the Italian way means: Keep your eye on the pot, not the clock. Respect tradition, but don’t be a slave to it. Choose a compatible pasta shape for your sauce or soup, but remember they aren’t matched by computer. (And that angel hair goes with broth, not sauce.) Use the best ingredients you can find—and you can find plenty on the Internet. Resist the urge to embellish, add, or substitute. But minor variations usually enhance a dish. How much salt? Don’t ask, taste! Serving and eating pasta the Italian way means: Use a spoon for soup, not for twirling spaghetti. Learn to twirl; never cut. Never add too much cheese, and often add none at all. Toss the cheese and pasta before adding the sauce. Warm the dishes.Serve pasta alone. The salad comes after. To be perfectly proper, use a plate, not a bowl. The authors are reluctant to compromise because they know how good well-made pasta can be. But they keep their sense of humor and are sympathetic to all well-intentioned readers.

Mastering Pasta

Mastering Pasta
Author: Marc Vetri
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2015-03-17
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1607746085

Award-winning chef Marc Vetri wanted to write his first book about pasta. Instead, he wrote two other acclaimed cookbooks and continued researching pasta for ten more years. Now, the respected master of Italian cuisine finally shares his vast knowledge of pasta, gnocchi, and risotto in this inspiring, informative primer featuring expert tips and techniques, and more than 100 recipes. Vetri’s personal stories of travel and culinary discovery in Italy appear alongside his easy-to-follow, detailed explanations of how to make and enjoy fresh handmade pasta. Whether you’re a home cook or a professional, you’ll learn how to make more than thirty different types of pasta dough, from versatile egg yolk dough, to extruded semolina dough, to a variety of flavored pastas—and form them into shapes both familiar and unique. In dishes ranging from classic to innovative, Vetri shares his coveted recipes for stuffed pastas, baked pastas, and pasta sauces. He also shows you how to make light-as-air gnocchi and the perfect dish of risotto. Loaded with useful information, including the best way to cook and sauce pasta, suggestions for substituting pasta shapes, and advance preparation and storage notes, Mastering Pasta offers you all of the wisdom of a pro. For cooks who want to take their knowledge to the next level, Vetri delves deep into the science of various types of flour to explain pasta’s uniquely satisfying texture and how to craft the very best pasta by hand or with a machine. Mastering Pasta is the definitive work on the subject and the only book you will ever need to serve outstanding pasta dishes in your own kitchen.

The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family

The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family
Author: Laura Schenone
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2008-10-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0393334236

James Beard Award-winning author Laura Schenone undertakes a quest to retrieve her great grandmother's ravioli recipe, reuniting with relatives as she goes. In lyrical prose and delicious recipes, Schenone takes the reader on an unforgettable journey from the grit of New Jersey's industrial wastelands and the fast-paced disposable culture of its suburbs to the dramatically beautiful coast of Liguria--the family's homeland--with its pesto, smoked chestnuts, torte, and, most beloved of all, ravioli, the food of celebration and happiness. Schenone discovers the persistent importance of place, while offering a perceptive voice on immigration and ethnicity in its twilight. Along the way, she gives us the comedies and foibles of family life, a story of love and loss, a deeper understanding of the bonds between parents and children, and the mysteries of pasta, rolled into a perfect circle of gossamer dough.

The Golden Book of Pasta

The Golden Book of Pasta
Author: Carla Bardi
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Cooking (Pasta)
ISBN: 9780764165597

The Golden Book of Pasta is your one-stop pasta cookbook. It features more than 100 delicious sauces to serve with quick and easy store-bought pasta, such as spaghetti, penne, and dried tagliatelle. You'll also find detailed visual-techniques pages that show you how to make exquisite fresh, filled, and baked pasta classics, including ravioli, tortellini, and lasagna. The final chapter focuses on noodles, presenting more than 60 recipes with ideas for serving an array of delicious oriental pasta dishes. "Buon appetito!" --Publisher description.

Bruno of Hollywood

Bruno of Hollywood
Author: Paul Mantee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345383792

The experiences of an aspiring actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood, including acting classes, brief affairs and a hair transplant. The author is a movie and TV actor.

100 Ways to Be Pasta

100 Ways to Be Pasta
Author: Wanda Tornabene
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009-06-24
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0307509869

For us, pasta is more than just a food. It is part of our histories. It is a good friend, a member of the family. It is something we love . . . When Italians offer a plate of pasta to friends or strangers, we are opening the doors of our homes and welcoming them inside in the most generous way. It is in that spirit that my mamma and I, who have had the good fortune to be accompanied all our lives by this most versatile of foods, invite you through the tall, ancient wooden doors of Gangivecchio and offer up these recipes, these one hundred versions of the golden strands, the god, pasta, to you. So put the water on to boil. And buon appetito! —Giovanna Tornabene, from her Introduction Welcome back to Gangivecchio, where Wanda and Giovanna Tornabene, two-time James Beard Award winners and beloved doyennes of the Italian kitchen, have served up another irresistible helping of charm, wit, and culinary wisdom from the kitchen of the thirteenth-century abbey they call home. This time around, the dynamic mother-daughter duo takes us back to Sicilian basics, in a recipe-filled compendium and heartfelt tribute to the “queen of the Italian table”—pasta. In 100 Ways to Be Pasta the Tornabenes once again weave memoir and history together with the vivid flavors of local village life, bringing us a true taste of Sicilian culture and cuisine. They incorporate lessons from basic pasta-cooking techniques to secret tips from old masters, and include an extensive glossary of pasta vocabulary, a dictionary of pasta types, and of course a generous sprinkling of anecdotes and advice. All of this serves as a delightful setting for the one hundred authentic, mouth-watering recipes, lovingly honed and perfected in the old abbey kitchen. From quick, easy basics, like spaghetti with garlic, oil, and hot pepper or farfalle with peas and prosciutto, to traditional pasta soups like minestrone, to more elaborate baked and stuffed pastas like Baked Orecchiette with Lamb Ragù and Melted Mozzarella or Baked Timbale of Anelletti with Veal and Vegetables, each recipe serves up a little piece of Sicily for your very own kitchen. As informative and useful to the beginner as to the experienced Italian cook, 100 Ways to Be Pasta is a must-have and a treasure for any cookbook shelf.

Homemade Pasta Made Simple

Homemade Pasta Made Simple
Author: Manuela Zangara
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2017-08-08
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1623159199

Make pasta from scratch that's absolutely magnifico! Discover the joy of creating your own pasta with the essential homemade pasta cookbook! This step-by-step pasta book shows you how easy it is to make delicious pasta (and even sauce!)—all completely from scratch. Teaching everything from mixing dough to drying pasta, this pasta making book for beginners and experts alike. Want to make farfalle with Bolognese? Ravioli with sun-dried tomato sauce? Gnocchi with pumpkin and sausage sauce? Open this pasta cookbook for dozens of simple pasta and sauce recipes that you can mix and match to make your perfect pasta night. A complete beginner's guide—Go from noodle novice to pasta pro with this simple pasta cookbook's 3 foolproof dough recipes, essential preparation techniques, and a tool selection guide. 65 tasty pastas—Farfalle, tagliatelle, ravioli, gnocchi...this pasta cookbook teaches you to make, shape, stuff, and cook all kinds of pasta. Easy sauces—Savor 30 homemade sauce recipes—topped off with ideal pasta serving suggestions. Never settle for premade pasta again!

The Pasta Man

The Pasta Man
Author: Mateo Zielonka
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2021-06-10
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1787136205

The Pasta Man, Mateo Zielonka, makes the most spectacular, original pasta you’ve ever seen. Striped, spotted, red and green and black, and every shape imaginable, Mateo’s pasta is a carb-lover’s dream. Now in The Pasta Man, Mateo reveals for the first time how you too can make his beautiful creations. Starting with classic golden dough, and with “how to” sections guiding you through every shape and effect, from spots and stripes (using all-natural ingredients), lasagne sheets and pappardelle, ravioli pillows, tortellini and other glorious filled pastas, he then offers 40 recipes for delicious sauces and suppers in which to showcase your delicately crafted pasta. Illustrated with beautiful photography and clear step-by-step instructions, whether you’re a pasta beginner or enthusiast, let yourself be guided by a master and make your own pasta a work of art.

Encyclopedia of Pasta

Encyclopedia of Pasta
Author: Oretta Zanini De Vita
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0520322754

Illustrated throughout with original drawings by Luciana Marini, this will bethe standard reference on one of the world's favorite foods for many years tocome, engaging and delighting both general readers and food professionals.