Pasta Fresca : An Exuberant Collection of Fresh, Vivid and Simple Pasta Recipes

by LA Place, Viana; Kleiman, Evan

• ISBN13: 9780688170110
• ISBN10: 0688170110
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-05
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Bestselling authors Viana La Place and Evan Kleiman are known for the simplicity of their cooking and the fresh, satisfying flavors it contains -- and the wonderful dishes to be found in Pasta Fresca are no exception. Filled with delightful pasta recipes for all occasions and months of the year, Pasta Fresca embodies the bright, bold flavors and straightforward techniques that characterize so much of Italian cooking. Spaghetti is served with a summery sauce of bell peppers, basil, and Gorgonzola. A hearty winter soup features dried porcini mushrooms, beef broth, fresh mushrooms, and capellini. These dishes, easy and quick to prepare, have an uncomplicated elegance that makes them perfect to serve at just about any meal. To make preparation even simpler, the book includes a guide to pasta shapes and a section on stocking the pantry. Chapters are organized by different types of preparation -- vegetable-based sauces, seafood, raw sauces, and baked pastas, to name a few -- making it a snap to find the particular meal you crave. There's even a section on how to make your own gnocchi. No matter what your level of culinary ability, Pasta Fresca is a cookbook you'll love coming back to again and again.

Author Biography

Viana La Place and Evan Kleiman are coauthors of Pasta Fresca and Cucina Fresca. Viana is a leading cooking teacher, consultant, and the author of Desserts and Sweet Snacks, Unplugged Kitchen, Verdura, and Panini, Bruschetta, Crostini. Evan is the executive chef and owner of Los Angeles's enormously successful Angeli Caffe. She has also authored two of her own cookbooks. Angeli Caffe Pizzapastapanini and Cucina del Mare, and is the host of Good Food, a weekly radio show on Los Angeles's National Public Radio station.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 13
La Guida A Guide to Pasta	p. 17
La Dispensa The Pantry	p. 43
Pasta a Minestra Pasta Soups	p. 57
Tutto Al Crudo Pasta with Raw Sauces	p. 77
Pasta Della Latteria Pasta Dishes from the Dairy -- Yogurt to Gorgonzola	p. 99
Pasta Del Giardino Pasta from the Garden	p. 125
Pasta Del Mare Pasta from the Sea	p. 167
Pasta Della Macelleria Pasta from the Butcher Shop	p. 187
Pasta Al Forno E Ripieni Baked and Stuffed Pasta	p. 203
Gnocchi Little Dumplings	p. 241
Bibliography	p. 255
Index	p. 257
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