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 Great pasta recipes May 19, 2010
I love Giada's amazing Italian dishes, and I love pasta -so combining the two into one cookbook is the perfect recipe collection for me. In fact, I first gave this cookbook to my mother for mother's day last year, and was so addicted to it that I had to get my own copy when I moved out.
In Everyday Pasta, the fine art of making sophisticated, yet easy and mouthwatering pasta is thoroughly explored. Not only does the book offer a heavy dose of pasta recipes, but includes a history of pasta, information about the differences between fresh and dried pasta, some pointers on stuffed pastas and flavored pastas. There's even a small section on basic pasta recipes and basic sauces.
Rather than covering the typical bases in cookbook, Everyday Pasta omits things like desserts and explores appetizers, soups (pasta and non), salads (both antipasta and pasta) and pastas for every type of mood: hearty pastas, lighter pastas, special occasions and quick, easy weeknight pastas. Some of the tasty pasta dishes here include Baked Penne with Roasted Vegetables, Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells, Rotini with Salmon and Roasted Garlic, and Cheesy Baked Tortellini.
It's incredibly hard to say no to such a savory collection of healthy, relatively easy and downright fun recipes. They're easy to follow and feel natural, though I admit that some of the ingredients are a little less common and appeal a little more to the "foodie" crowd, Everyday Pasta is the perfect staple for any cookbook collection.
 Pasta Pasta Pasta Mar 17, 2010
I have made about 5 recipes from this book so far and they have all been hits. I love this book because the recipes are quick and easy. Being Italian, we eat pasta in our house at least twice a week. Now we have new ways to enjoy it.
geat reference from Giada Jan 21, 2010
This is an enjoyable read with several good ideas. Like her Food network show always simple to make dishes.
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Gotta love Giada Dec 11, 2009
I am the most heterosexual woman in the world, but I would switch teams in a New York minute for Giada DeLaurentis. She is my girl crush--I love her!!!!! I also love all her cookbooks, and this one is another winner. Her dishes are so simple, so healthy and so elegant. Also, this cookbook is really nice to look at--beautifully put together. Anyone who doesn't love this cookbook is out of their mind.
Delicious, Easy, Amazing! Sep 28, 2009
I bought this book to help me around in the kitchen a little. I'm not a very good cook, but after reading the reviews I figured I'd try it. I decided to have people over for dinner and cook out of this book. First, I couldn't decide which recipe to make. They all seemed so simple and tasty. Finally I picked out the one I liked. I went to my local grocery to pick up all the ingredients needed. I ended up paying around $20 for everything I needed and a little more.
Cooking the dinner was very easy. The directions are simple and easy to follow. The only thing I can complain about is the meal was a little bit too spicy for some of my guest. However while eating it they all praised my cooking, saying it was really really good, and ate it all even with the spiciness. My boyfriend even said it was so good he would have thought it came from a restaurant from a professional chef.
I plan on making every single recipe in this book, I love it. If the outcome is anything like the dinner I made last night I might order all of her books!
I hope in her other books there is an index, if not that may drive me crazy! Overall I LOVE this book!
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