Julia Della Croce, Kyle Cathie (NBN, dist.), $29.95 (224p) ISBN 9781856269360
"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...
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Julia della Croce, Author, Chronicle Books, Author Chronicle Books $27.5 (160p) ISBN 978-0-87701-414-0
Informal history, musings, recipes and gsplendid artwork render this volume entertaining for armchair cooks as well as useful in the kitchen. Readers can browse leisurely through accounts of authentic mozzarella (made from water buffalo milk),...
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Julia della Croce, Author, Chronicle Books, Author, Ellen Silverman, Photographer Chronicle Books $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8118-0930-6
Whether your tomato sauce of choice is raw, cooked, sweet, racy, buttery, velvety, chunky, fruity, complex or simple, Croce (Pasta Classica) makes it clear that certain principles adhere. An ardent proponent of quickly cooked sauce, she divides her...
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Julia della Croce, Author, John Rizzo, Photographer . Chronicle $19.95 (168p) ISBN 978-0-8118-2351-7
The central Italy region of Umbria offers earthy dishes heavy on black truffles and pork products, and della Croce (The Vegetarian Table: Italy) manages to do it justice in this slim cookbook that serves as a useful overview. Chapters are clearly...
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Julia della Croce, Author, Paolo Destefanis, Photographer . Chronicle $19.95 (161p) ISBN 978-0-8118-2350-0
Verona, Vicenza and Treviso are sister Veneto cities to the more famous Venice, and della Croce (The Classic Italian Cookbook) visits these and others in 52 recipes. Corn in the form of polenta and rice as risotto are regional dishes, as are fish,...
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Julia della Croce, Author, Paolo Destafanis, Photographer, Paolo Destefanis, Photographer Chronicle Books $19.95 (168p) ISBN 978-0-8118-2352-4
Della Croce's cup of unforgettable recipes runneth over in this handy compendium of Roman cuisine, sprinkled generously with delicious culinary proverbs (""Eating without drinking is like building without mortar""). In a handsomely illustrated book...
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Editors of America’s Test Kitchen. National Geographic, $40 (384p) ISBN 978-1-4262-1974-0
This beautifully illustrated book takes readers on a vivid culinary journey of Italy’s 20 provinces, from the Italian Alps of Valle d’Aosta to the juniper-scented coastlines of Sardinia. Chapters open with fascinating historical information about a...
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