Italian Food

In 1972 Elizabeth Romer moved to a farmhouse in Tuscany, where she discovered a life moulded by the past and tasted the simple, sublime flavours of traditional Italian cooking for the first time. Here, she introduces the Cerotti family, who farm one section of the valley, and vividly describes, month by month, the Tuscan year. From January's prosciutto and salami, to cheese-making in March, to threshing the corn in high summer, to the game and chanterelles of autumn and the chestnut woods of November and December.

As the food and cocktails columnist for the Island Times, it's Hayley Powell's job to stay on top of the latest eateries in town. Just in time for the summer tourist season, Chef Romeo, a successful restaurateur from New York City, has opened an establishment called - naturally - Romeo's. But between his over-the-top temperament and his no-holds-barred diet, Chef Romeo may not live through the grand opening.

Which is tastier? A tangy Italian bread salad or a handsome Italian boyfriend? This is the second in a series of charming short stories that use food memories to describe the life and relationships of best-selling author Marjory Harris.

Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. Italian food is city food. Delizia! is much more than a history of Italian food. It is a history of Italy told through the flavors and character of its cities.

The new novel from prizewinning author Paolo Cognetti is a love story set in a tiny village high in the Italian Alps. Its protagonists, Fausto and Silvia, meet in winter, their relationship becoming a refuge in all senses, and the seasons, as well as the mountains, an integral part of their story together. It has a classic, enduring appeal, a cinematic feel, a captivating backdrop and a romantic sensibility underpinned by a spare, powerful prose style.

Would you like to be able to prepare delicious and unbelievable Italian restaurant dishes at home? Are you ready to re-create your favorite Italian flavors at home? You’ll start cooking like a restaurant chef before you know it! With our audiobook Copycat Recipes, thanks to their magnificent flavors and the recipes of the four main Italian restaurant chain (Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Olive Garden, and Romano’s Macaroni Grill), you‘ll be able to re-create all the menus of these restaurants at home!

The Savvy Traveler is the ideal method to learn the Italian that will help you maximize your enjoyment of the diverse and vibrant cuisine of Italy. Whether you're dining in a modest trattoria, a country tavern in Tuscany, or even in a celebrated restaurant frequented by the rich and famous in New York, you'll know the appropriate words and phrases to make yourself understood. You can communicate effectively and order with poise in nearly any dining place where Italian is spoken when you use Savvy Traveler.

In Red Sauce, Ian MacAllen traces the evolution of traditional Italian-American cuisine, often referred to as "red sauce Italian," from its origins in Italy to its transformation in America into a new, distinct cuisine. It is a fascinating social and culinary history exploring the integration of red sauce food into mainstream America alongside the blending of Italian immigrant otherness into a national American identity. 

Spaghetti Western is the story of Genesio (Gene) Cioni, his family, community, and the food that made him famous during the fabulous '50s when he introduced Calgary to Italian cooking. Gene's story is the quintessential immigrant success story told with a flair for narrative by his daughter Maria Cioni. Gene was just 16 when he arrived from Antrodoco, in the Abruzzi region of Italy, to find one vibrant, close-knit Italian community in the burgeoning city of Calgary in the 1920s.

Mal di testa ed emicranie sono condizioni di salute comuni che possono avere un impatto significativo sulla qualità della vita di una persona. Possono essere causati da una varietà di fattori, tra cui stress, tensione, affaticamento e cambiamenti climatici. Le emicranie in particolare sono un tipo di mal di testa che può causare dolore intenso e debilitante, oltre ad altri sintomi come nausea, vomito e sensibilità alla luce e al suono.

In this seven-day guide you will gain a simple-to-digest lesson on Italian wines, taking you from any starting point, to being able to select, taste, pair and pour an outstanding Italian variety. If you are currently at a fairly average stage in your wine knowledge and need a book where a plane ticket to Italy is not required, then this book is for you.

Humans have produced and enjoyed olive oil for thousands of years, but education about olive oil is woefully lacking. After meeting and falling in love with an American on holiday, then moving to the U.S., Giuseppe Morisani was shocked to discover that quality olive oil was not appreciated or even available in many parts of the United States. He was raised among his family’s seaside olive groves in Calabria, Italy, so when he and his wife, Skyler Mapes, decided to demystify the industry, they moved to Calabria.

In this seven-day guide you will gain a simple-to-digest lesson on Italian wines, taking you from any starting point to being able to select, taste, pair, and pour an outstanding Italian variety. If you are currently at a fairly average stage in your wine knowledge and need a book where a plane ticket to Italy is not required, then this book is for you. Do you need the skills to be able to deliver the right bottle of wine for all social occasions, and start to raise your game from just Pinot Grigio or Merlot? Then we are here for you.

Versione Audiobook - Antipasti e Primi. Questo audiobook contiene 37 ricette tra antipasti e primi tratti dalla versione cartacea:Se ami cucinare e vuoi stupire i tuoi ospiti con piatti deliziosi, originali e divertenti, questo libro fa per te! “Le Ricette Perfette: Ricette internazionali per sorprendere e divertire” è una raccolta di oltre 200 ricette provenienti da tutto il mondo, che ti faranno scoprire nuovi sapori e culture culinarie. Il libro è suddiviso in sette capitoli: Antipasti, Primi piatti, Secondi piatti, Insalate e contorni, Specialità e Dolci.

Do you want to understand what the keto diet is? Do you want to know how to lose weight quickly, while still enjoying your favorite foods? Do you want to know what, why, and why not to eat certain foods? Do you want to know what the glycemic Index of flours is and why it is important to know it to lose weight? In this book, you will know how to lose weight without losing energy. 

Quando si pensa alle antiche civiltà del continente americano, come quella maya o azteca, si è soliti associarle a immagini di piramidi immerse nella foresta; difficilmente si pensa a come si nutrivano. Se in genere si fatica a riconoscere l’origine americana di molti cibi della nostra tavola, come patate, mais e pomodori, ancor più difficilmente si associano questi cibi alle loro originarie forme di preparazione e alle antiche culture alimentari di cui fecero parte.

Did Marco Polo bring pasta back from China, or is that a myth? How did the Neapolitan "macharoni" turn into the ubiquitous spaghetti? Is it even an Italian dish? Hundreds of shapes and thousands of recipes give expression to the culture and products of the country's regions. But spaghetti with tomato sauce remains Italy's identity dish par excellence. Massimo Montanari goes in search of the dish's true origins, tracing its history along the multiple, intricate routes taken by its raw ingredients to merge and become a distinctive element of culinary tradition.

Italian wines are so numerous that the most fastidious tastes can be satisfied and the most refined requirements met. Not only does the extent of the area planted to vines place Italy at the head of the wine producing countries, but she is ahead of all others for the great variety of her production. The excellent quality of Italian wines, many of which have been exported for centuries to the most distant markets, enables them to travel well, for they are made from grapes which, under the beneficent influence of the mild Mediterranean climate, have ripened to perfection.

Le Audioricette sono un nuovo modo per scoprire e approfondire la preparazione, le caratteristiche e la storia dei tuoi piatti preferiti. Ogni audiobook contiene la spiegazione passo passo di cinque semplici e gustose ricette per stuzzicare la tua fantasia in cucina, e una ricca e approfondita sezione sulla storia e le caratteristiche dei piatti. Nel mondo frenetico e caotico in cui viviamo (soprattutto nelle grandi città), sentiamo parliamo sempre di più di "street food", cibo da strada.

Se vuoi preparare al meglio l’esame di microbiologia degli alimenti, questo libro soddisfa le tue richieste. Esso contiene materiale riassuntivo strategico, il quale ti permetterà di ottenere tutte le info necessarie per superare l’esame, potendo aspirare al massimo voto.Inoltre, il libro contiene anche le domande ed esercizi d’esame che più frequentemente vengono usate dal docente in sede d’esame.