| Which vegetables can you leave out of minestrone and what s the best broth to use? Did you know that a combination of fresh buffalo mozzarella and grated Parmesan produces the moistest best tasting baked ziti? You ll find this volume absolutely stuffed with useful crucial information that will help elevate your Mediterranean dishes to new heights of flavor. All the standbys are covered (and CI tested dozens of recipes for each so you know you are dealing with the cream of the crop) as well as some recipes not so familiar to American cooks such as Fish in "Crazy Water" Risotto Cakes and Baked Peaches Stuffed with Amaretti. In many cases there is a "master recipe" which can be adapted based on the ingredients you have on hand.By the Editors at Cook s Illustrated Over 300 recipes for Italian food Equipment ratings taste test results for supermakret ingredients and Italian staples A few photos many illustrated techniques No nutritional analysis 464 Pages hardcover 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" |
