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English
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When Fabio Viviani was growing up in a housing project in Florence, Italy, the center of his world was the kitchen, where his mother, grandmother, and especially his great-grandmother instilled in him a love for cooking and good food.
Now he shares the best of Italian home cooking while telling the story of his hardscrabble childhood, his success as a chef in the United States, and the women in his family who inspired him. In more than 150 delicious...
Author
Language
English
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“The Italian Farmer's Table” is a sumptuously illustrated cookbook featuring authentic recipes from over thirty agriturismi (working family farms that provide room & board to travelers) in northern Italy, where the cuisine served epitomizes the farm-fresh movement underway in the United States, the UK, and beyond. Visitors to agriturismi, who come from all over Europe and North America, indulge in such delights as fresh ricotta cheese made the...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Contains over two hundred recipes for Italian cuisine, including appetizers, soups, pasta, grains, game and chicken, meat, fish, vegetables, and sweets; and includes information about ingredients, and hints and tips from the author.
11) Marcella cucina
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Collection of Italian recipes focusing on regional cooking, including appetizers, soups, pasta, risotto and polenta, fish, poultry and rabbit, meat, vegetables, salads, and desserts.
13) An Italian wife
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Language
English
Description
An Italian Wife is the extraordinary story of Josephine Rimaldi{u2014}her joys, sorrows, and passions, spanning more than seven decades. The novel begins in turn-of-the-century Italy, when fourteen-year-old Josephine, sheltered and naive, is forced into an arranged marriage to a man she doesn't know or love who is about to depart for America, where she later joins him. Bound by tradition, Josephine gives birth to seven children. The last, Valentina,...
17) Bread and tulips
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2000
Language
Italiano
Description
When a harried housewife is accidentally left behind while on vacation with her family, she decides to take a holiday of her own in Venice. She becomes charmed by the city and her newfound freedom. She decides to extend her stay, finding a job in a flower shop, renting a room from a wistful waiter, and rediscovers her love for playing the accordian. But her solo journey does not sit well with her tyrannical husband, who hires an amateur detective...
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