Giada's Kitchen: New Favorites From Everyday Italian (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
I didn't find the recipes in this one quite as appealing. It could be the combination of the California experimentation with the Italian meals, or perhaps just that it's a bit more experimental in flavors. Not sure, but I do know I won't ever cook with at least 2/3 of the ingredients she uses in this book; some of them aren't even available to me locally. An ok book (looks complete and well tested) but not one I'll keep. I went through this cookbook pretty quickly - there was literally only ONE recipe that really interested me. There were a few others that showed some promise, but had ingredients that at least one person in my family wouldn't appreciate. An example was the Asparagus Lasagna - I've made a veggie lasagna before (Ina Garten's Portobello Mushroom Lasagna, which is heaven), and this sounded yummy...except for sun dried tomatoes being an integral part of the dish. I also prefer cookbooks to have pictures of each and every dish listed in it, and as with Giada's other cookbooks, this didn't. Sorry Giada, this only gets one star from me. :(
What do You think about Giada's Kitchen: New Favorites From Everyday Italian (2010)?
Love Giada's program on the Foodnet and also this book!
—AdamB
I tried many of her recipes and was very successful.
—pinkcalibre
Looking forward to trying some of these recipes
—jasmin
