Sunday, May 9, 2010

strange love







I am loving this cookbook. And I am not a huge giada fan. But I saw it at Costco and was unable to resist once I looked through the recipes. It has both classic Italian and new, giada-ized California recipes. I had it for a week and had already made four recipes out of it. The pasta Ponza was fantastic and the honey balsamic lamb chops as well. The chicken milanese is a fresh, delicious take on plain breaded chicken and the mascarpone in the sauce really steps it up a notch. There was a salmon dish in there that I wasn't as big on, but I did swap for wild salmon, which is just not as good. It's drier and thinner so easier to overcook. Sorry, sustainability.

2 comments:

  1. Glad to hear good things about this book. I've been eying it for a while, and might have to treat myself. I actually wish there was a Barefoot Bloggers-Giada style.

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  2. Let me know what you think. I hope you like it- I think its her best. I find that people think she messes with a good thing, but in this case she gives both traditional and new options. Her steak involtini is next on my list!

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