Skinny Italian: Eat It and Enjoy It - Live La Bella Vita and Look Great, Too!
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.49 (857 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1401310354 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-02-08 |
Language | : | English |
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(May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Though she tries a little too hard to make everything salacious, gorgeous, and fabulous, useful tips abound (the section on olive oil is titled OO, VOO, EVOO, WTF?). Take away the overblown catch phrases and effusive references to her mama, The Sopranos, and the motherland, and you're left with a solid mid-week Italian cookbook. Coupled with family photos and sidebar comments about their friends and favorite dishes from Teresa and Joe, the book plays well to a younger, hipper home cook. With a focus on steering clear of reputation-ruining no-nos like jarred sauce and rinsing cooked pasta, Giudice dives into some deeper waters with coaching on making pizza dough and canning tomatoes. From Publishers Weekly Giudice, famous for table flipping and gushing over her juicy husband, Joe, on Bravo's Real Housewives of New Jersey, offers a simple rundown of Italian standards like pesto
. Giudice has been married to fellow Italian and childhood sweetheart Joe Giudice for 10 years. Teresa Giudice is the star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. After a career in the fashion industry, Teresa and her husband opened a restaurant in Hillside, New Jersey: Giuseppe's Homestyle Pizzeria. The couple has four daughters: Gia, Gabriella, Milania, and Audriana
Super Mommy said Great!. Love it - can't wait to try the recipes.. Five Stars Duke's Mom Great recipes. Funny Gag Gift Jeff Look we're talking about a cookbook written by a bankrupt (allegedly bankrupt?) real housewife of New Jersey. Is anyone really buying this for the cooking tips? I gave it three stars because it makes a hilarious gag-gift, although it's less timely now than it was back in 2009 or 2010.If you can find a cheap copy, I suggest bringing it to a white elephant gift exchange.
The first-generation Italian-American mom of four and svelte star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey credits her knockout figure to her Old World upbringing. It's an "eat it and enjoy it" book. And rightfully so. And now, in her fun, encouraging, and budget-friendly cookbook, she skewers the myth that looking fabulous has to be a chore. Learn how to make six different tomato sauces from scratch, how to choose and use the right olive oil, and how to prepare over sixty Giudice family recipes straight from Salerno.