Baratta, Don. The Sicilian gentleman's cookbook.Firefly. 273p. illus, index, c2002. 1-65209632-7. $19.95. SA More than 150 tried-and-true family recipes are included in this entertaining cookbook. In the Baratta household, as is true of most Sicilian households, a decent respect for food was not expected--it was required. Amusing anecdotes accompany most recipes and make this book a lot of fun to read. Simple line drawings provide basic illustrations. It is the author's contention that most Italian cookbooks feature northern Italian recipes while overlooking the Sicilian region. This comprehensive book, with its wonderful recipes, will solve that problem. They include: Pasta With Cauliflower cauliflower (kô`lĭflou'ər, käl`ĭ–), variety of cabbage, with an edible head of condensed flowers and flower stems. Broccoli is the horticultural variety (botrytis); both were cultivated in Roman times. . Baked Sausage Palermo Style. Ricotta ri·cot·ta n. 1. A soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese. 2. A similar soft cheese made in the United States. Pudding, Chicken Cacciatore Noun 1. chicken cacciatore - chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style chicken cacciatora, hunter's chicken chicken casserole - chicken cooked and served in a casserole , Baked Fillet of Sole Noun 1. fillet of sole - lean flesh of any of several flatfish sole sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European in Wine Sauce, and Cannoli, to list just a few. A special section at the end of the book provides additional information about the author's father, who prepared these recipes over his lifetime. Mangia! Shirley Reis, IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. Dir, Lake Shore M.S., Mequon, WI |
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