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    Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen
    Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen
    Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen
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    Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen

    By Mary Ann Esposito

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    In Mary Ann Esposito's new book, Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites, she shows home cooks how to turn just five ingredients into an easy, delicious and economical Italian dish for the family dinner table. Mary Ann Esposito knows that the genius behind great Italian cooking is the simple philosophy of using just a few quality ingredients to create something delicious. In Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites, she shows home cooks how to make that philosophy work for them so that they can save time and money without sacrificing flavor. With seventy five authentic Italian recipes--from antipasti to pastas, main courses and desserts -Esposito draws on the Italian culinary tradition of simplicity in the kitchen to create such effortless and tasty dishes as:

    - Prosciutto di Parma, Fontina and Fig Wraps
    - Spicy Soppressata Tartlets
    - Cheesy Stuffed Meatballs
    - Pistachio Dusted Pork Chops
    - Oven-Poached Halibut with Shallots and Fennel
    - Escarole Salad with Mustard Dressing
    - Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Banana Tartlets
    - Buttermilk Panna Cotta Infused with Vanilla

    With Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites, Mary Ann Esposito serves up a surefire way to please family and friends with easy recipes that are quick and delicious.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMay 22, 2010
    ISBN9781429931526
    Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen
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    Mary Ann Esposito

    Mary Ann Esposito is the host of the long-running PBS series Ciao Italia. She is the author of eleven successful cookbooks, including Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites, Ciao Italia Pronto!, and Ciao Italia Slow and Easy. She lives in Durham, New Hampshire, with her husband, Guy.

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    • 4/5
      This is a fabulous cookbook,it is filled with great recipes and most are quite easy!
    • 5/5
      I only enjoy cooking a meal if it is easy enough that I can enjoy the process and the end results. Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites has recipes for hearty Italian cusine that are inexpensive and easy to prepare. She begins the cookbook with a wonderful introduction to the basic ingredients to keep on hand. Of course, five ingredients for the pantry, five for the refrigerator, and five for the freezer. Each recipe section begins with a clever introduction and five tips for that food type. For example, the Pasta section begins with her introduction, "Pasta Police", an amusing comment on incorporating pasta in your diet in a healthy way.My first-to-try recipes include Zuppa di Paradiso (Paradise Soup), Cheesy Stuffed Meatballs, Coal Miners’ – Style Spaghetti and Tortine di Gianduja e Banana (Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Banana Tartlets). Mmmm- Nutella is one of the ingredients! As in my other cookbook reviews, I always consider the ingredients needed and whether I will be able to easily find them in my small-town area. There were a few cheeses that I am not familiar with, but even in the two small towns around here, there is a good cheese selection. I don't think I will have any problem find them. One of the towns has a large Italian heritage population, and the local grocery store reflects that in its selection of products. This is definitely a great gift for a bridal shower gift, Christmas gift, or an addition to your own cookbook collection. A great everyday book!
    • 4/5
      Oooh, a cookbook. I got to review a cookbook. Yay for me! And an Italian cookbook at that. My hubby surprised me with a trip to Italy for my 39th birthday. I know why not my 40ieth, but hey! I got to go to Italy for two glorious food and art filled weeks. The food. The food. It was some of the best food I had ever eaten in my life; the best meal? Roast chicken. Can you imagine? All of Italian food before me and the best meal I had was a roast chicken. It was delicious. It was then that I discovered the key to good cooking; fresh, simple, local food. And I have tried to cook that way ever since.The premise of Ms. Esposito's cookbook is just that - simple food using staples you have on hand. The recipes call for 5 ingredients (not counting salt, pepper, flour or oil) and come together very quickly. While I found some of the recipes to be extremely basic others where more intriguing. Each chapter starts with an short story and 5 tips relevent to the topic at hand; pasta, soup, sauce, etc.The instructions are written in some of the recipes - including the cookie recipe I tested - for someone who has some cooking knowledge under their belt. You will see what I mean when I get to showing you my cookies. It doesn't mean a novice couldn't make these recipes it just might lead to questions. Overall, though I am happy to add this book to my ever growing cookbook collection.
    • 4/5
      Oooh, a cookbook. I got to review a cookbook. Yay for me! And an Italian cookbook at that. My hubby surprised me with a trip to Italy for my 39th birthday. I know why not my 40ieth, but hey! I got to go to Italy for two glorious food and art filled weeks. The food. The food. It was some of the best food I had ever eaten in my life; the best meal? Roast chicken. Can you imagine? All of Italian food before me and the best meal I had was a roast chicken. It was delicious. It was then that I discovered the key to good cooking; fresh, simple, local food. And I have tried to cook that way ever since.The premise of Ms. Esposito's cookbook is just that - simple food using staples you have on hand. The recipes call for 5 ingredients (not counting salt, pepper, flour or oil) and come together very quickly. While I found some of the recipes to be extremely basic others where more intriguing. Each chapter starts with an short story and 5 tips relevent to the topic at hand; pasta, soup, sauce, etc.The instructions are written in some of the recipes - including the cookie recipe I tested - for someone who has some cooking knowledge under their belt. You will see what I mean when I get to showing you my cookies. It doesn't mean a novice couldn't make these recipes it just might lead to questions. Overall, though I am happy to add this book to my ever growing cookbook collection.
    • 5/5
      I only enjoy cooking a meal if it is easy enough that I can enjoy the process and the end results. Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites has recipes for hearty Italian cusine that are inexpensive and easy to prepare. She begins the cookbook with a wonderful introduction to the basic ingredients to keep on hand. Of course, five ingredients for the pantry, five for the refrigerator, and five for the freezer. Each recipe section begins with a clever introduction and five tips for that food type. For example, the Pasta section begins with her introduction, "Pasta Police", an amusing comment on incorporating pasta in your diet in a healthy way.My first-to-try recipes include Zuppa di Paradiso (Paradise Soup), Cheesy Stuffed Meatballs, Coal Miners’ – Style Spaghetti and Tortine di Gianduja e Banana (Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Banana Tartlets). Mmmm- Nutella is one of the ingredients! As in my other cookbook reviews, I always consider the ingredients needed and whether I will be able to easily find them in my small-town area. There were a few cheeses that I am not familiar with, but even in the two small towns around here, there is a good cheese selection. I don't think I will have any problem find them. One of the towns has a large Italian heritage population, and the local grocery store reflects that in its selection of products. This is definitely a great gift for a bridal shower gift, Christmas gift, or an addition to your own cookbook collection. A great everyday book!
    • 4/5
      My Thoughts: Grilled Mortadella and Fontina Cheese Panini - This is just one of the simple and delicious sounding recipes tucked into this new adventure into Italian cooking by Mary Ann Esposito. The parsley butter spread was creative and started me to thinking about what other little gems I'd find thoughout this book. I'm not a great cook, but I do love to try new things and need to be less inhibited in the kitchen. The simple explanation as to the difference between stock and broth was a real eye-opener for me. The fact that each recipe is llimited to five simple ingredients convinced me that I could afford to shop for the ingredients, and that the preparation time would not require that I sacrafice precious time needed for other pursuits. Mary Ann Esposito champions the use of pasta in a healthy diet. Something I was glad to see since I really love pasta of every shape and size. The soft creamy page color, helpful tips, simple directions, and fabulous color photos, all come together in a cookbook that you'll want to add to your shelf of keepers. If I had one disappointment, it was that I would have like more photos of finished dishes. I always like to know what a particular dish is supposed to look like. If you saw some of my finished recipes, you'd understand the need for illustrations. *grin* Favorite Quote: 'Stale cookies and cake crumbs become the perfect instant "crust" that can be made in minutes for a gelato pie.'Rating: 4/5

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