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Italian Cuisine for American Cooks [Kindle Edition]

David W. Cowles

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You don’t have to be Italian to love Italian food—and you don’t have to be Italian to cook it, either!

David W. Cowles—The Fastest Chef in the West—teaches the secrets of preparing great-tasting Italian-American-style meals quickly, easily, and economically in his book ITALIAN CUISINE FOR AMERICAN COOKS.

This outstanding cookbook is filled with recipes for Italian classics and favorites, including scrumptious Marinara, Bolognese, and Alfredo sauces; fabulous Lasagna and Pasta al Forno; mouthwatering Chicken Cacciatore; elegant Veal Piccata al Limone; Chippino; Eggplant Parmesan; and many other delicious entrées. You won’t have to spend all day cooking, either. Cowles reveals a technique that enables you to put a nutritious Italian meal your family will love on the table within minutes after you enter the kitchen!

There’s more! ITALIAN CUISINE FOR AMERICAN COOKS tells how to make fabulous, healthful Italian salad dressings from scratch in just minutes—at a fraction of the cost of store-bought dressings, and without any of those unpronounceable chemical additives!

Your family and guests will rave over your Insalata Caprese, Pasta e Fagioli, Polenta, and other Italian appetizers, soups, and side dishes. You’ll learn the easy way to make personal pizzas for each member of your family. Then (if they still have room!) everyone can dig into fantastic desserts such as Tiramisu and Zabaglioni, accompanied by crunchy-chewy Amaretti (almond macaroons)—all made by you, from scratch!

There is no other cookbook like ITALIAN CUISINE FOR AMERICAN COOKS, and it’s available exclusively from Amazon.com in Kindle format. Order now for free wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet, and you can be eating Italian tonight!

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 362 KB
  • Print Length: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Hadley V. Baxendale & Co. (16 Feb 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B007ACPM8G
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #432,044 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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This is the real deal 24 Feb 2012
By Anna M. Clark - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
When I see a free book with one 5 star review, I'm suspicious. Because I love Italian food, I downloaded the book anyway, and wow, what a surprise! After a discussion about pasta shapes (including links to web sites for more information) and a little section on Italian cheese, there is a "four-day cooking course designed to teach you the basics". The first recipe is an awesome-looking Marinara Sauce. The recipes that follow are Chicken Cacciatore, a Bolognese Sauce, a Fifteen Minute Spaghetti Dinner, Lasagna with Bolognese Sauce, Pasta al Forno, homemade meatballs with variations, Veal Parmigiana, and on and on.

I've been cooking from cookbooks for 36 years, so it takes a bit to inspire me, but I am really excited to cook from this book, and because of the quality of the recipes and the accompanying informational writing, I will look for this author again. I can't believe this book was free, but I'm grateful and I'll be happy to pay for the next one. I very highly recommend this book!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Mangia bene! 21 Feb 2012
By Grandma - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The very best Christmas present I can ever remember getting is the iPad my children gifted me with this past Christmas. One of the very first books I acquired was David Cowles' The Deli Maven's Cookbook (Yes, I wrote a review of that one too) so when I saw his latest offering, Italian Cuisine for American Cooks, I couldn't wait to see what he had in store this time.

Now, I must warn you that at least in this book, you would think that Cowles was feeding the Israeli Defense Forces from the size of many of his basic recipes. I would have to cut his Marinara and Bolognese sauce recipes in half just to fit them in the largest pot I own other than the water bath canner, but I do like David's idea of making a huge batch of pantry staples or casseroles like lasagne that do relatively well in the freezer. I am a big proponent of having a few things in the freezer that you can just throw into the oven if the mood strikes, unexpected company darkens your door, or you just don't feel like cooking. Nonetheless, the recipes are good and often quite similar to the way I make things myself. I was particularly grateful to have his recipe for White Clam Sauce, even if it is huge. Not long ago a Facebook friend asked me for a recipe for White Clam Sauce. For some reason or other I couldn't lay hands on the recipe I used to use and the ones I could find all omitted the milk or cream.

Italian Cuisine for American Cooks has been very thoughtfully put together. David includes links to more information on a variety of subjects, the development of Italian-American food and the origins of Tiramisu among them. One link I was particularly grateful to have is one to a chart of pasta shapes, complete with illustration, description and suitable substitutions. The Table of Contents is well done and lists every recipe in the book. Cowles even managed to get it to show in the Kindle navigation menu. It is, however, located in the back of the book for some reason. One thoughtful addition is the inclusion of links to appropriate recipes for things like his spice mixes (recipes are in the book) when they are called for in the book.

Cowles makes no pretense that his recipes are "authentic Italian" or anything other than good, basic Italian-American fare in quantities large enough to stock your freezer. I think you'll enjoy using some of them. I know I will.

Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Nice variety of recipes and a few surprises! 26 May 2012
By BarbZ - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
There is an interesting variety of recipes in this book, including homemade cheese, homemade spice mixes, and balsamic vinegar reduction! Most of the recipes are easy to make, once you assemble the ingredients.

Two comments:

His sauce has ingredients which I wouldn't like permeating my dishes (ingredients vary from different regions of Italy).... You can easily find basic sauces in other books which could be substituted.... And in a crunch you could use a high quality sauce from the market.

I wish he had provided some guidelines for freshness, storage, etc. What is the shelf life of homemade ricotta? Does the balsamic reduction need to be stored in a sterilized container?

Otherwise, good book with a nice assortment of recipes.

Enjoy!

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