Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

by Marcella Hazan

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"30th anniversary edition of the classic Italian cookbook"-- Marcella Hazan introduced Americans to a whole new world of Italian food. In this, her magnum opus, she gives us a manual for cooks of every level of expertise--from beginners to accomplished professionals.

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I don't think the introduction to a cookbook has ever made me sad before, but this one did, talking about Marcella Hazan in her single life being a teacher and never thinking about cooking. I think at one point she even says "when I married and perforce became a cook," which makes it clear that this isn't what she ever wanted.

Still, it's a really great cookbook with some very solid, classic recipes. The only real problem is that so many of these are foundational that they're no longer useful. We already know!
ho visto questo libro negli USA ed ero molto tentata ad acquistarlo...... mi sono frenata per via del peso eccessivo che mi avrebbe creato nella valigia.....
trovato qui su Amazon e preso al volo direttamente in italia..... viene un pò da ridere che un'italiana vada a comprare un libro di cucina Italiana dedicato al mercato USA..... nulla di piu' sbagliato!!!!
ne ho provate tante di ricette e tutte mi sono riuscite benissimo..... ricette delle varie tradizioni regionali ,raccolte e rivisitate dalla grandissima Marcella Hazan.... non vi e' nulla di americanizzato, tutto assolutamente e tradizionalmente italiano...... non sono solo ricette e morta lì.... per per ognuna trovate suggerimenti diretti per la preparazione, come e quando show more prepara lei la ricetta.... quali teglie e tegami e' meglio utilizzare..raccontando e ricordando eventi piacevoli della sua giovinezza in Italia.
insomma non e' un libro di cucina tipico, ma un vero racconto di vita...
l'unità di misura adottata prevalente sono in cups e questo rende le preparazioni piu' facili e dirette..... se non avete difficoltà con l'inglese ve lo consiglio!!!
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ho visto questo libro negli USA ed ero molto tentata ad acquistarlo...... mi sono frenata per via del peso eccessivo che mi avrebbe creato nella valigia.....
trovato qui su Amazon e preso al volo direttamente in italia..... viene un pò da ridere che un'italiana vada a comprare un libro di cucina Italiana dedicato al mercato USA..... nulla di piu' sbagliato!!!!
ne ho provate tante di ricette e tutte mi sono riuscite benissimo..... ricette delle varie tradizioni regionali ,raccolte e rivisitate dalla grandissima Marcella Hazan.... non vi e' nulla di americanizzato, tutto assolutamente e tradizionalmente italiano...... non sono solo ricette e morta lì.... per per ognuna trovate suggerimenti diretti per la preparazione, come e quando show more prepara lei la ricetta.... quali teglie e tegami e' meglio utilizzare..raccontando e ricordando eventi piacevoli della sua giovinezza in Italia.
insomma non e' un libro di cucina tipico, ma un vero racconto di vita...
l'unità di misura adottata prevalente sono in cups e questo rende le preparazioni piu' facili e dirette..... se non avete difficoltà con l'inglese ve lo consiglio!!!
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One of the best cookbooks I've read. I imagine I'll keep revisiting this one. It is the only book I have that deserves it's spot next to Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
I haven’t tried any recipes yet but I almost ran out of sticky notes marking things to try. I wonder how soon the library wants their book back?? In addition to recipes she gives ample information about ingredients and techniques. Her focus is on authenticity (a bit frustrating for the home cook with limited grocery options). This seems to me the Julia Child of Italian cookbooks. Mangia!
Oh, Marcella, you cruel mistress, with your stringent views on the importance of rolling pasta by hand (though you’ll grudgingly let me use a machine.) No photos, just little line drawings—my kind of cookbook.
After cooking out of this book for a while, I have come to believe that it is the only Italian cookbook I really need. The pasta sauces in particular are all excellent and not difficult to execute. The vegetable sides and salad recipes are also classic and scrumptious. I use this book both for everyday cooking and special meals, and it hasn't let me down yet.

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Marcella Hazan was born Marcella Polini in Italy on April 15, 1924. She received a doctorate in natural sciences and biology from the University of Ferrara. She was a newlywed when she moved to New York City in 1955. She taught herself how to cook and eventually became a cooking teacher and a cookbook author. She embraced simplicity, precision and show more balance in her cooking. Her books include Amarcord: Marcella Remembers and The Classic Italian Cook Book: The Art of Italian Cooking and the Italian Art of Eating. She died on September 29, 2013 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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1992
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Preface:  Those who are acquainted with The Classic Italian Cook Book and Classic Italian Cooking may well wonder what those recipes are doing here, between a single pair of covers.
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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)At Table:  The bread is removed from the table only after you have finished the salad, whose most delectable part many claim are the tiny puddles of lightly salted and vinegary olive oil that, at the end, you soak up with the bread.
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Food & Cooking, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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641.5945Applied science & technologyHome economics & family managementFood, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, PicnicsCooking; cookbooksEthnic CookbooksEuropeItaly
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TX723 .H342TechnologyHome economicsHome economicsCooking
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