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Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites

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Author: Giada De Laurentiis
Brand: Random House
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

14 reviews
Sales Rank: 132

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.6 x 0.9

MPN: 0307346599
ISBN: 0307346595
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5945
EAN: 9780307346599
ASIN: 0307346595

Publication Date: September 30, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Giada's Kitchen, New Italian Favorites By Giada De Laurentiis"She�s taught us every facet of Italian cooking�from traditional and regional to seasonal and contemporary. She even made us fall in love with pasta again by opening us up to lighter, healthier

Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Look Closer... October 3, 2008
j.s. (Bloomington, IN United States)
32 out of 33 found this review helpful

I must admit that I, like other reviewers, was at first disappointed by the offerings in Giada's latest publication. When I looked at the recipes closer, however, I realized how much I appreciated the book.

Fans are used to an array of savory, Italian dishes...understandably because this is what Giada has turned out before. This new book puts more of an emphasis on fresh, light flavors. Many recipes call for butternut squash, melons, and other vegetables.

The recipes are no longer strictly "Italian," which I think opens Giada's creativity. Although many recipes call for fresh herbs, I found the ingredient list to be, in general, significantly less intimidating and pricey. It's really about fewer groceries with fresher, bigger flavors. I particularly enjoy the "(Not) Just For Kids" section. Here we find fun recipes for things like pizza pot pies, polenta-fried shrimp, and mascarpone mini cupcakes with strawberry frosting.

I think Giada's new direction, away from specifically "Italian" cuisine and into an Italian-inspired Californian cuisine, will prove successful. After three cookbooks of mostly traditional Italian food, she needed to expand somewhere anyway. Staying loyal to strictly Italian food may have become boring and listless for both the chef and her following. I can't wait to see where she goes next!

3 out of 5 stars

I want more from my beloved Giada September 30, 2008
Cj Setter (Cleveland, OH)
22 out of 29 found this review helpful

Let me preface this review by saying how much I love Giada. I was anticipating this book so much that I preordered it in June. It came today and I must say that I was a *little* disappointed. I recognized mostly all of the recipes from her shows!! There are very few, if any, that I haven't seen before. Of course, they are all fabulous, but Giada - I want more! :) At least for about $20 I can have them in a nice condensed book version instead of all my printouts from foodnetwork.com.

5 out of 5 stars

An unexpected twist October 4, 2008
beauty addict (Tampa, Fl, USA)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful

I own several other of Giada's books, and by far I believe this will be my favorite. With her other books I found myself making recipes only once a month or so because the majority seemed to heavy to eat in Florida weather. This new book contains a variety of fresh takes on classical Italian food. There are lots of fresh veggies, fresh herbs, chicken, and fruit used in her book. I think this might become my new favorite book to reference for new ideas in the next few months!

4 out of 5 stars

High Quality Cookbook Consistent with Other Giada Cookbooks October 15, 2008
S. D. Fischer (Washington, DC USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

I was pleased to see inventive recipes in this book that I have not seen elsewhere (such as butternut squash and vanilla risotto; fresh tomatoes and goat cheese strata with herb oil; prosciutto andmelon soup; linguine and prosciutto frittata; baked artichokes with gorgonzola and herbs; and orange and chocolate zeppole). I was also pleased that with the exception of the chapter on meat, many of the recipes are either vegetarian or could be adapted for vegetarians. The recipes in the chapter for children also have universal appeal.

Chapters include Appetizers and First Courses; Soups, Paninis and Snacks; Salads and Vegetables; Pasta; Meat, Poultry and Fish; Desserts; and Not Just for Kids. Drink recipes are offered in several chapters and include apple and thyme martini; pomegranate and cranberry bellini; amaretto sour with prosecco; amaretto and raspberry smoothie; and spiced Americano with cinnamon whipped cream.

My only complaint is minor - I would have preferred more photos of finished dishes rather than photo after photo of Giada (there are 5 sets of double page spreads of photos of Giada). I know what she looks like. I don't know what all the finished dishes look like there. Having said that, there are more than 50 beautiful, vivid color photos of the dishes.

I am pleased with my purchase and look forward to trying many of the recipes in this cookbook.

2 out of 5 stars

Could have been better October 5, 2008
Amanda (USA)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful

I love Giada. I pre-ordered this cookbook with high hopes. Let me just say, that I was disappointed because there was nothing new in regards to recipes. It was everything that was recently seen on Foodnetwork. I was really hoping that she would have tons of new recipes in this cookbook. My hope is that in the future Giada takes this to heart and writes new recipes not seen and shared on the Foodnetwork series Everyday Italian.

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