A Ligurian Kitchen
A Ligurian Kitchen: Recipes And Tales from the Italian Riviera Laura Giannatempo, Michael Piazza (Photographer)
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 0781811716
DDC: 641.594518
Edition: Hardcover; 2006-10-31
Summary:
Born and raised in Torino, Italy, Laura Giannatempo spent most
summers growing up at her family's seaside house in Liguria, a narrow
strip of beautiful coastal land in the northwest of Italy known as
the Italian Riviera. Here she developed a passion for the region's
vibrant food--refreshing and piquant, best known for its lavish use
of fish as well as fresh herbs and produce. A Ligurian Kitchen is a
sophisticated love story between the author and the land whose foods
and people she vividly describes. It's a lively, pulsating account of
the intermingling of life and cuisine in the best tradition of the
cookbook memoir. Quintessential regional specialties such as Trofie
con Pesto alla Genovese, (Trofie Pasta with Pesto, Green Beans, and
Potatoes) and focaccia fill the book's pages, along with original
dishes like Maltagliati con Pesto Piccantino (Fresh Maltagliati with
Spicy Purple Pesto) and Ciuppin con Crostoni di Paprika (Ligurian
Seafood Bisque with Paprika Crostoni). You'll be tantalized by the
delights of seafood lasagna and olive oil gelato--but breezy tales of
lovable uncles and a lyrical account of making pasta in the midst of
a thundering storm tempt just as much. With 100 delicious recipes and
a beautiful selection of color photographs, Giannatempo takes you on
a spirited gastronomic journey through "that extraordinary marriage
of land and sea that is Ligurian cuisine." The recipes are peppered
by zestful portraits of artisanal bread bakers and wine makers, along
with evocative reminiscences that are part memoir, part diary and
travelogue with a dash of humor.
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