Lillian’s father deserts his wife and young daughter literally, and then her mother deserts her figuratively — disappearing deeply into the solace of books as a coping mechanism. As Lillian takes on the management of the household, she discovers an intuition for cooking and uses food alchemy to try to reach her mother. Later, when [...]
During my nine years of living in Rome, I discovered that the best dishes were based on simple recipes that could be prepared with infinite variations.In her latest book, celebrity chefGiada de Laurentiis demonstrates this proposition, presenting us with what in Italy is called cucina casareccia–and in California, home cooking. Among her most mouth-watering concoctions [...]
I love Italian food, just like everyone else. However, it is really fattening. So, when I came across this book–and recognized Teresa from the Real Housewives, I thought, “She’s skinny. She’s Italian.” No brainer. Inside are some of the most delicious and yet not fattening recipes I have come across. I liked this book so [...]
I am a fan of Frances Mayes first book, “Under the Tuscan Sun” and thought I would really enjoy this book, but I was rather disappointed and had a lot of mixed feelings about it. The things I liked about her writing style is that she sometimes writes with a kind of flourish, lyrical and [...]