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Amy Riolo. Italian Recipes For Dummies
Italian Recipes For Dummies® To view this book's Cheat Sheet, simply go to www.dummies.com and search for “Italian Recipes For Dummies Cheat Sheet” in the Search box. Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Guide
Pages
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumption
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Introducing the Art of Italian Cooking
Cooking the Italian Way: That’s Amore!
Appreciating How History and Geography Shaped Italian Cuisine
Back to Basics: Applying Ancient Strategies in the Modern Kitchen
Building on base recipes
Enjoying the seasons at the table
Featuring seasonal foods
Celebrating holidays big and small
Get Ready, Get Set!
Gathering the tools you need … and then some
Stocking important pantry items
Keeping courses and food pairings in mind
Get Cooking! Eyeing Authentic Italian Recipes
Pizza, Pasta, and So Much More: Appreciating Italian Tradition
The Role of Culture in the Italian Kitchen
Touring Important Events in Italian Culinary History
How Romans and Greeks laid the foundation for Italian cuisine
How terrain and climate shaped regional cuisine
How foreign powers influenced cuisine across geographic locations
Mastering Time-Honored Italian Traditions
La bella figura: Using food to make a good impression
Staying the course: Italian meal planning
Pairing complimentary dishes
Base Recipes: The Backbone of the Italian Kitchen
Introducing the BFFs of Italian Home Cooks
Waste not: Making bread crumbs, crostini, and bruschette
Savory stocks: The unsung heroes
Beans and legumes provide boundless possibilities
Fruits and vegetables for the healthy win
JARRING THE PURÉE
Cooking with an Eye on the Calendar
Seasonality in the Italian Kitchen
Sampling Everyday Menus for Every Season
A sample springtime meal
A sample summertime meal
A sample fall meal
A sample winter meal
Savoring Extended Sunday and Holiday Meals
Sunday suppers
Christmas and winter holiday menus
Lent, Easter, and spring holiday menus
Ferragosto and summer special occasion menus
Stocking an Italian Pantry
Identifying Prized Italian Products
Geographic indicators make a difference
Looking for other important labeling
Choosing a quality olive oil
HEALTH BENEFITS OF GENUINE EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Weighing your wine options
Going with a good grape
Pairing wine with your meal
PRESERVING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE
Cooking from the Pantry
Keeping essentials on hand
A note about the products I prefer
Using pantry recipe formulas to create meals in minutes
Appetizers and First Courses
Starting Meals the Italian Way: Antipasti/Appetizers and Aperitivi
Appreciating the Italian Appetizer
Noting Differences between Dining In (At Home) and Out in Italy
Enjoying antipasti at Italian eateries
CICCHETTI: DELIGHTFUL LITTLE TIDBITS
Welcoming guests with appetizers at home
Following the aperitivo ritual
Making a delicious first impression: Antipasti recipes
Dressing Dishes with Italian Sauces
A Delicate Balance: Combining Foods and Sauces
Preparing Traditional Sauce Recipes
Introducing Tomatoes: Modern Sauce Recipes
CATEGORIZING SAUCES
THE “OFFICIAL” PESTO RECIPE
Using Dried Pasta in Daily Meals
Dried Pasta Basics
Comparing homemade and dried pasta: Separate but equal
Considering quality when purchasing dried pasta
Preparing pasta “al dente”
Pairing Pasta with Sauces
Creating a Meal that Compliments Your Pasta Pairing
Making Fresh Pasta: A Labor of Love
Stepping Inside the Pasta Maker’s Kitchen
Getting the Most Out of Your Pasta-Making Experience
Meeting Your Pasta Maker: Rolling Pin or Pasta Machine
More Delicious First-Course Dishes
Moving Beyond Pasta: A Primo Primer
Risotto
Soups
THE HISTORY OF RISOTTO
Polenta
Gnocchi
Main Courses, Side Dishes, and Salads
Secondi/Main Courses: Fish and Seafood
Appreciating the Importance of Fish and Seafood in Italian Cuisine
The Feast of the Seven Fishes: An Italian American tradition
Celebrating Italian-style seafood recipes
Secondi/Main Courses Take Two: Eggs and Poultry
Enjoying Eggs the Italian Way
Preparing Poultry Dishes Fit for an Italian Table
EGG-CELLENT SECOND COURSES
Secondi/Main Courses Take Three: More Meats
Preparing Types of Meat in Traditional Italian Recipes
Goat
Veal
Lamb
Beef
Adding Contorni: Authentic Vegetable Side Dishes
Making the Most of Seasonal Produce
SAGRE: ITALIAN HARVEST FESTIVALS
Insalate/Salads
Enjoying Italian Salads and Authentic Dressings
Dressing to impress
Adding variety to your salad course
Basic green salads and mixed salads
Cooked and preserved vegetable salads
Fruit-based salads
Breakfast and Other Sweet Treats, Baked Goods, and Desserts
Starting Your Day with Colazione: Italian Breakfast
Keeping It Short and Sweet: What Italian Breakfasts Look Like
Biscotti and rusks
Breakfast cakes
Bomboloni and fried treats
Caffé to Go: An Italian Coffee Primer
Fruit, Cheese, and Nuts: Bridging the Gap Between Dinner and Dessert
Fruit and Nut Plates
With Cheese: An Italian Cheese Primer
Exploring Italian cheese categories and types
Making a (cheese) course of it
AUTHENTIC PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO
Buying in to quality cheese production
ITALIAN CHEESE CERTIFICATIONS
Classic Dolci/Desserts: Elevating the Everyday
Creating Classic Italian Desserts
Dolci al cucchiaio/“Spoon desserts”
Cake and pastry shop favorites
THE RISE OF ITALIAN PASTRY-MAKING
Baking Treats for Holidays and Special Occasions
Baking Is Love Made Edible
Making the Dough You Know and Love: Bread, Pizza, and Focaccia
Baking Bread: A Time-Honored Italian Tradition
ITALIAN BREAD: COUNT THE WAYS
Making a Premier Pizza Pie
Getting Familiar with Focaccia: A Bread for Many Occasions
TYPES OF PIZZA IN ITALY AND AROUND THE WORLD
AUTHENTIC PIZZA NAPOLETANA
The Part of Tens
Ten Commandments of Italian Cuisine
Honor Thy Food and Those Who Make It
Respect Culture and Tradition
Choose Your Ingredients Wisely
Waste Not, Want Not
Nonna’s Always Right in the Kitchen
Choose Whom to Eat with before Choosing What to Eat
Know the Classics
Learn the Rules of an Italian Kitchen (Even though Occasionally They Are Broken)
To Each Recipe his Own Season
Keep Your Food (Growing) Close
Ten Fun Ways to Master Italian Cooking
Brush Up on History
Go to Italy, Do a Stage with an Italian Chef, or Watch Italian Food Shows
Read Cookbooks by Italians
Expand Your Italian Kitchen Vocabulary
Follow Italian Meal Patterns
Discover How to Pair Food
Cook Your Way through Recipes
Learn to Read Labels
Make It a Priority
Familiarize Yourself with Authentic Foods
Metric Conversion Guide
Index. A
B
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D
E
F
G
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J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
About the Author
Dedication
Author’s Acknowledgments
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