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Giada's Family Dinners (Hardcover)
by Giada De Laurentiis
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A star cookbook designed to help families enjoy easy, delicious and authentic Italian meals, with the passion and love from the author's life. |
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Author: Giada De Laurentiis
Publisher: Clarkson Potter (April 4, 2006)
Pub. in: April, 2006
ISBN: 030723827X
Pages: 256
Measurements: 9.6 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00963
Other information: ISBN-13: 9780307238276
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- Awards & Credential -
Giada De Laurentiis is the author of New York Times bestseller Everyday Italian, and this book ranks #636 in books out of millions on Amazon.com as of February 27, 2007. |
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Giada's Family Dinners is Food TV star De Laurentiis's second cookbook designed to help families enjoy easy, delicious, authentic Italian meals. The book is full of photos of family, friends, and food that share this part of her life, as well as glorious photo presentations of the finished dishes; all of them styled to make you feel as comfortable as she in their preparation.
The book is divided as such:
- Soups and Sandwiches:
beef and lentil soup/ tomato soup with pancetta/ pasta e fagioli/ winter minestrone/ escarole and bean soup/ italian wedding soup/ stracciatella soup/ tuna and artichoke panini/ venetiano panini/ vegetable panini with mozzarella/ prosciutto and lemon panini/ open-faced PLT / italian muffuletta
- Italian Salads and Sides:
roasated beet and arugula salad with goat cheese and avacado/ italian caesar salad/ arugula and orange salad with basil vinaigrette/ broccoli florets with Meyer lemon olive oil/ marinated zucchini and summer squash/ butternut squash gratin with pesto/ roasted eggplant and tomatoes/ sauteed green beans with tomatoes and basil/ roasted fennel with parmesan/ orzo with garbanzo beans, red onion, basil, and mint/ cannellinin beans with herbs and prosciutto/ stuffed artichokes/ braised swiss chard/ basic polenta / herbed cheese polenta
- Everyday Family Entrees:
pepperoncini shrimp/ broiled salmon with garlic, mustard, and herbs/ tilapia with citrus bagna cauda/ swordfish milanese/ sea bass with beans and radicchio/ chicken marsala with mustard and mascarpone/ pollo frito/ chicken tetrazzini/ garlic and citrus chicken/ chicken vesuvio/ chicken florentine/ flank steak with red wine sauce/ filet mignon with balsamic syrup/ rack of lamb with mint-basil pesto/ veal scaloppine with saffron cream sauce/ parmesan-crusted pork chops/ pork chops alla pizzaiola/ lasagna rolls/ stuffed zucchini and red bell peppers
- The Italian Grill:
pane alla grillia/ grilled portobello mushrooms with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella/ grilled lettuces (very different but very good)/ grilled artichokes with parsley and garlic/ grilled steak sandwiches/ grilled chicken with gremolata (a delicious paste of garlic, herbs and citrus)/grilled chicken with basil dressing/ grilled lamb with salsa verde/ grilled tuna burgers with tapenade/ swordfish spiedini/ grilled tuna steaks with roasted cipollini onions/ grilled summer fruit/ italian s'mores
- Family-style Pasta:
little thimbles scuie/ linguine with chicken ragu/ fresh fettucine with roasted chicken and broccoli rabe/ penne with spinach sauce/ chicken carbonara/ polpette and spaghetti/ rigatoni with steak/ fusilli with shrimp and arugula/ qucik marinara sauce/ raviolo with creamy tomato sauce/ penne with sausage, artichokes, and sun-dried tomatoes/ whole wheat spaghetti with swiss chard and pecorino cheese/ farfalle with asparagus and mushrooms/ red wine risotto with peas/ dirty risotto
- Family-style Get-togethers:
pizzette with gorgonzola, tomato, and basil/ crostini with gorgonzola, honey, and walnuts/ sun-dried tomato and mozzarella kebabs/ salami crisps with sour cream and basil/ turkey bolognese/ baked angel hair timbale/ farmers pasta/ zuppa di pesce ( hearty fish soup)/ veal stew with cipollini onions/ pot roast with porcini mushrooms/ pancetta-wrapped prok roast/ vegetable gratin/ baked mashed potatoes with parmesan cheese and bread crumbs
- Italian Family Feasts:
bellini bar/ limoncello spritzers/ rose wine with fresh sage and lemon/ turkey with herbes de provence and citrus/ ciabatta stuffing with chestnuts and pancetta/ butternut squash lasagna/ insalata di rinforzo/ holiday salad/ Easter pie/ pizza rustica/ Easter lamb/ roasted red snapper with parsley vinaigrette/ linguine with spicy red clam sauce/ panettone bread pudding with amaretto sauce
- Family-style Desserts:
chocolate anise biscotti/ chocolate chip cookies with hazelnuts/ mocha semifreddo/ chocolate ricotta pudding with strawberry sauce/ raspberry-almond tart/ orange segments and berries with balsamic cream/ nectarine and blueberry crisp with amaretti cookie topping/ nutella ravioli/ spicy mocha/ raspberry tirmisu/ apricot crostata/ espresso brownies/ limoncello cheesecake squares/ zuccotto/ chocolate pizza
Giada then gives a wonderful "menu's for family dinners" that covers: Christmas/ Thanksgiving/ Easter/ cold weather get-togethers/ backyard BBQ/ celebratory dinner/ kid-friendly dinner/ elegant dinner
Giada has it all down and written in the style that her love of family, friends, and food can bring together. Enjoy the excitement and fun of planning and creating meals!
- From quoting Toni
Target readers:
Food lovers, housewives, professional cooks, or hotel and restaurant managers.
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Giada De Laurentiis is the star of Everyday Italian on Food Network. She attended the Cordon Bleu in Paris, and then worked in a variety of Los Angeles restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck's Spago, before starting her own catering and private-chef company, GDL Foods. The granddaughter of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, she was born in Rome and grew up in Los Angeles, where she now lives. This is her first book.
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From the publisher
In her New York Times bestseller Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis introduced us to the simple, fresh flavors of her native Italian cuisine. Now, America's favorite Italian cook is back with a new batch of simple, delicious recipes geared toward family meals - Italian style.
These unpretentious and delicious meals are at the center of some of Giada's warmest memories of sitting around the table with her family, passing bowls of wonderful food, and laughing over old times. Recipes for soups like Escarole and Bean and hearty sandwiches such as the classic Italian Muffuletta make casual, easy suppers, while one-pot dinners like Giada's Chicken Vesuvio and Veal Stew with Cipollini Onions are just as simple but elegant enough for company. You'll also find recipes for holiday favorites you'll be tempted to make all year round, including Easter Pie, Turkey and Ciabatta Stuffing with Chestnuts and Pancetta, and Panettone Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce.
Giada's Family Dinners celebrates the fun of family meals with photographs of Giada's real-life family and friends as well as the wonderful dishes she shares with them in her kitchen. Suggested menus help you put together a family-style meal for any occasion, from informal to festive.
The heart of Italian cooking is the home, and Giada's Family Dinners - full of fantastic recipes that require a minimum of fuss to prepare - invites you to treat everyone like a member of the family.
Nothing is more important than family. Bring yours to the table with Giada's unpretentious, authentic, down-home Italian cooking!
- Soups and Sandwiches
- Italian Salads and Sides
- Everyday Family Entrees
- The Italian Grill
- Family-style Pasta
- Family-style Get-togethers
- Italian Family Feasts
- Family-style Desserts
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
I absolutely love Giada's food; the dishes are absolutely wonderful, with inventive combinations (who knew mustard, mascarpone and marsala would work together in a chicken pasta dish!) I love the concept of the book even more; to me, there is nothing better than serving good food to family and friends. Gathering at the table is truly a bonding experience that seems to be a disappearing trend in our society today. I would definitely buy this book and start traditions in your own family and groups of friends and enjoy life over good food, good wine, and good company; you will most assuredly get inspired by this book.
Oh, and by the way, if you are a stuffy, pompous arse, please understand this isn't about high-brow, stuffy uber-gourmet food that have to remain exactly true to their national roots. In fact, don't even bother commenting on the book - no one is ever going to invite you to a family dinner anyway! |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
If you're looking for easy-to-make and relatively fast meals that taste great, you're in for a treat once again with Miss De Laurentiis' newest book. Of course, there are more refined, elaborate, and challeging Italian cookbooks out there, but if you don't want to spend all day in the kitchen yet turn out beautiful and delicious meals, try this. In my opinion, food for dinner with friends or family shouldn't be either demanding for the cook to create or intimidating for the guests to eat. Therefore, it's great for family meals as well as for entertaining. If you're looking to WOW your guests with all of the hours of work you put into a meal, try Charlie Trotter instead. If you're looking for time to spend enjoying your guests and diners who beg for your recipe, buy Giada's book.
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Barbara Rose (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
I read through this book and was immediately impressed with the presentation of the book, it's first class all the way. The beautiful photos of the dishes are accompanied by easy-to-follow recipes and simple preparation and cooking instructions.
Just looking at the meals Giada selected for the book got me wanting to eat! I've owned many cook books in the past, but this one in particular is beautiful through and through. If you love Italian food I would say this cook book will greatly add to your enjoyment! |
Gerard Kendle (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-27 00:00>
This books has given me an insight into Italian cooking like I never had before. All other books seem to be all Pasta. This books goes beyond and makes everyday meals a twist.
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