Giada's Family Dinners
In her New York Times bestseller Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis introduced us to the simple, fresh flavors of her native Italian cuisine. Now, America’s favorite Italian cook is back with a new batch of simple, delicious recipes geared toward family meals—Italian style.
These unpretentious and delicious meals are at the center of some of Giada’s warmest memories of sitting around the table with her family, passing bowls of wonderful food, and laughing over old times. Recipes for soups like Escarole and Bean and hearty sandwiches such as the classic Italian Muffuletta make casual, easy suppers, while one-pot dinners like Giada’s Chicken Vesuvio and Veal Stew with Cipollini Onions are just as simple but elegant enough for company. You’ll also find recipes for holiday favorites you’ll be tempted to make all year round, including Easter Pie, Turkey and Ciabatta Stuffing with Chestnuts and Pancetta, and Panettone Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce.
Giada’s Family Dinners celebrates the fun of family meals with photographs of Giada’s real-life family and friends as well as the wonderful dishes she shares with them in her kitchen. Suggested menus help you put together a family-style meal for any occasion, from informal to festive.
The heart of Italian cooking is the home, and Giada’s Family Dinners—full of fantastic recipes that require a minimum of fuss to prepare—invites you to treat everyone like a member of the family.
Nothing is more important than family. Bring yours to the table with Giada’s unpretentious, authentic, down-home Italian cooking!
• SOUPS AND SANDWICHES
• ITALIAN SALADS AND SIDES
• EVERYDAY FAMILY ENTREES
• THE ITALIAN GRILL
• FAMILY-STYLE PASTA
• FAMILY-STYLE GET-TOGETHERS
• ITALIAN FAMILY FEASTS
• FAMILY-STYLE DESSERTS
Fans of the Food Network's Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentiis will love Giada's Family Dinners an even more accessible (if this is possible) cookbook designed to help families enjoy easy, delicious, authentic Italian meals. Simple and elegant, the recipes range from the quick fix to the family feast, and include plenty of desserts. And, those of you who felt that the only flaw in Giada's first book was that it lacked a chapter on soups will want to fire up the range and get your pots ready for 7 delicious and easy soup recipes.
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102 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: May 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great cookbook!
I was very impressed with this cookbook. Normally I only find a few recipes that I like in a cookbook, but this one had quite a few! I am a huge italian food fan and love to have this to work off of.
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
Some truly heavenly food
I confess that my husband and I have something of a cookbook fetish. We have, however, invested in some books that didn't prove worthwhile and so before shelling out the money for Giada's books, I decided I would check them out from the library,...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 05, 2008 Type: User Review |
Giada's food can't go wrong
I purchased this book as well as everyday italian several years ago. It's true that many of her recipes are online on the foodnetwork site, however I love collecting recipe books. The foods presented here range from quick fix to longer prep times...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
A disappointment
Pales in comparison to her previous book, the recipes are average. Best to avoid this book.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 15, 2008 Type: User Review |
Lots of Good Everyday Recipies
Unlike the first book, Everday Itailian, This cookbook has many more actual everyday recipies that can be accomplished during a busy work week.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 14, 2008 Type: User Review |
LOVE IT!!!
I bought this cookbook after reviewing it at a friends house. I love it and I love that the recipes are family size - not that I have a large family (it's just two so far) but I like to make family size portions so that I don't have to cook every...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 25, 2008 Type: User Review |
Little gripes, overall yummy
Overall, I love Giada's simple recipes. My gripe is more with the production of the book. Many of the photos are either unlabeled or not near the recipe they depict (either label them all or none or put them all next to the recipe). There are...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 23, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great Recipes!
I think Giada is wonderful! Every time I go to the food network to find a recipe it seems the ones I always picked were by Giada. So I decided to order a couple of her cookbooks. I'm glad I did because their great!
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
Good Italian Food
Giada has provided good recipes that while they show a strong American influence are still based on Italian classics. The recipes are not difficult and you will end up with good flavors in each dish. Haven't tried them all yet but would...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
great cookbook!
I love this cookbook. it's one of my favorite! It has a lot of easy and delicious recipes! very practical!
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