Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
by By Pearson, Victoria (PHT), De Laurentiis, Giada, and Batali, Mario (FRW)
Category: Cooking , Regional & Ethnic , Italian

In the Food Network star's first book, Giada De Laurentiis helps you put a fabulous Italian dinner on the table tonight, for   friends or just for the kids, with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of flavor. Everyday Italian is true to its title: the   fresh, simple recipes are incredibly quick and accessible, and also utterly mouth-watering—perfect   for everyday cooking. And the book is focused on the real-life considerations of   what you actually have in your refrigerator and pantry (no mail-order ingredients   here) and what you’re in the mood for—whether a simply sauced pasta or a hearty family-friendly   roast, these great recipes cover every contingency. So, for example, you’ll find   dishes that you can make solely from pantry ingredients, or those that transform   lowly leftovers into exquisite entrées (including brilliant ideas for leftover pasta),   and those that satisfy your  yearning to have something sweet baking in the oven.   There are 7 ways to make red sauce more interesting, 6 different preparations of   the classic cutlet, 5 perfect pestos, 4 creative uses for prosciutto, 3 variations   on basic polenta, 2 great steaks, and 1 sublime chocolate tiramisù—plus 100 other   recipes that turn everyday ingredients into speedy but special dinners. What’s more,   Everyday Italian is organized according to what type of food you want tonight—whether   a soul-warming stew for Sunday supper, a quick sauté for a weeknight, or a baked   pasta for potluck. These categories will help you figure out what to cook in an instant,   with such choices as fresh-from-the-pantry appetizers, sauceless pastas, everyday   roasts, and stuffed vegetables—whatever you’re in the mood for, you’ll be able to   find a simple, delicious recipe for it here. That’s the beauty of Italian home cooking,   and that’s what Giada De Laurentiis offers here—the essential recipes to make a great   Italian dinner. Tonight.