Celebrate Italian style with Mary Ann Esposito's new collection of recipes. Mary Ann, best-selling author and host of public television's popular cooking show CIAO ITALIA, shares recipes and menus for every occasion.
Public television's Mary Ann Esposito, of "Ciao Italia" fame, presents 130 recipes from five regions of Italy--the Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Campania, and Sicily--along with anecdotes and cultural details about each place. Also includes viewer-requested recipes and a collection of recipes inspired by Mary Ann's husband's vegetable garden.
Includes eighty recipes, both traditional and contemporary, for low-fat Italian appetizers, pasta, main courses, side dishes, and desserts, with advice on cooking techniques, color photographs, and nutritional information.
A chronicle of the author's first four years in Italy, describing her purchase and restoration of an abandoned villa in the Tuscan countryside, her transformation of the overgrown gardens, and her discovery of the many links between the food and culture of the region.
