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Secrets of Fat-free Italian Cooking  by Sandra Woodruff
Italian food has long been a staple of the American diet, but with the recent fat-free craze, many people have shied away from their favorite dishes. Woodruff shows Italian food lovers how to enjoy their favorite Italian dishes without overdoing the fat. More than 130 recipes for wonderful dishes such as Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto and Suasage and Ricotta Pan Pizza let even fat-free eaters go for the gusto. Line drawings. 12 color photos

Paperback,  240 pp,  $20.95. Buy now

A Little Italian Cook Book  by Anna Del Conte

Hardback,  60 pp,  $14.50. Buy now

Chez Panisse Pasta Pizza & Calzone  by WATERS
From one of America's most famous restaurants comes a delicious selection of eighty-seven recipes for pasta sauces, as well as thirty-six for pizza and calzone, in a collection of dishes organized by season. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Paperback,  140 pp,  $27.95. Buy now

The River Cafe Cookbook  by Rose Gray, Ruth Rogers
A selection of recipes based on the farmhouse cooking of northern Italy, based on the food of the "River Cafe" which relies on good quality, fresh seasonal produce, plus authentic Italian ingredients. It includes authentic recipes for both savoury and sweet dishes.

Hardback,  320 pp,  $69.95. Buy now

James McNair Cooks Italian  by James K. McNair
With over 2-1/2 million copies sold of his single subject cookbooks, James McNair now launches a new series of generously illustrated recipe collections based on some of the world's most popular cuisines. Featuring an entirely new design, as well as the easy-to-follow recipes and crisp, elegant photography that have earned him a worldwide following, James McNair Cooks Italian opens the door to the rich, varied, and exuberant panorama of the Italian culinary repertoire. covering antipasti, side dishes, salads, and desserts in addition to the primi and secondi courses of the classic Italian meal, over 70 authentic, beautifully presented dishes reveal the classic simplicity and fresh, vivid flavours of traditional Italian cuisine.

Paperback,  168 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

A Taste of Ancient Rome  by Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa
A collection of over two hundred recipes from ancient Rome, tested and updated for today's tastes.

Paperback,   $48.95. Buy now

Italian Family Cooking  by Anne Casale
Like Mama used to make.

Paperback,  140 pp,  $25.95. Buy now

Biscotti  by Lou Seibert Pappas
Biscotti, the delicate, flavourful Italian cookie that is sweeping the cafe scene, is presented in all its understated glory in this collection of 30 delectable recipes, each illustrated with a charming watercolor. Perfect for dipping into a steaming cappuccino or as an accompaniment to ice cream or a glass of wine, biscotti are endlessly versatile. They can be covered with chocolate, embellished with spices or nuts or kept in their simple, sophisticated original form. Light and healthy, they adapt easily to both casual and formal occasions. Filled with tips on baking and serving biscotti, as well as with delicious historical anecdotes, this small-format cookbook is the perfect introduction to a classic Italian experience.

Paperback,  72 pp,  $13.95. Buy now

Simple Italian Sandwiches: Recipes from America's Favorite Panini Bar  by Jennifer Denton and Jason Denton
With nothing more than a panini grill, a toaster oven, and a few simple ingredients, Jennifer and Jason Denton bring the fresh, robust flavours of Italy to your home table in "Simple Italian Sandwiches." Eating in Italy is all about simple pleasures, relaxing with good company, and savoring fresh foods like traditional toasted panini, crustless tramezzini, and crunchy bruschetta. These classic dishes, plus condiments, antipasti, and salads that are easy enough for the novice cook yet tasty enough for anyone with a sophisticated palate. From Soppressata, Fontina, and Arugula Panini, to Mozzarella and Basil Pesto Tramezzini, this is the ideal cookbook for anyone who wants to prepare vibrant food for family and friends.

,  144 pp,  $30.95. Buy now

Cucina Del Sole; A Celebration of Southern Italian Cooking  by Nancy Harmon-Jenkins
Dealing with the cooking of Southern Italy, this book explores the regions of Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, and Campania. It also gives capsule portraits of local features: a fish market, an olive oil press, a bakery, and a shepherd cheese-maker. It includes recipes for focaccias, pizzas and savory pies; soups and minestre; and more

,  400 pp,  $41.95. Buy now

Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home  by Mario Batali
Easy to use and simple to read, these 326 recipes are culled from ten years of Mario Batali's Food Network show, Molto Mario. Featured are recipes from 21 regions of Italy, including side dishes and desserts, along with information on the basic foundations for Italian cooking. 2006 James Beard Award Winner for International Cookbook. 150 color photos. 0060736755 Fro

,  522 pp,  $60.00. Buy now

Pasta Fresca: An Exuberant Collection of Fresh, Vivid, and Simple Pasta Recipes  by Evan Kleiman and Viana La Place
The secret to great pasta meals is matching the right pasta shape to the right sauce. "Pasta Fresca" includes dishes with no-cook sauces, cheese/yogurt sauces, garden vegetables, seafood, and meat. Illustrations

Paperback,  272 pp,  $23.95. Buy now

Italian Grill  by Mario Batali
Easy to use and filled with simple recipes, Mario Batali's new Italian grilling handbook takes the mystery out of making tasty, simple, smoky Italian food. In addition to 80 recipes and 60 full-color photographs, Italian Grill includes helpful information on different heat-source options, grilling techniques, and essential equipment. Batali's distinctive voice provides a historical and cultural perspective as well. Italian Grill features appetisers; pizza and flatbreads; fish and shellfish; poultry; meat; and vegetables. The delicious recipes include Fennel with Sambuca and Grapefruit; Guinea Hen Breasts with Rosemary and Pesto; Baby Octopus with Gigante Beans and Olive-Orange Vinaigrette; and Rosticciana, Italian-Style Ribs.

,  246 pp,  $45.00. Buy now

Italian Food  by Elizabeth David
Elizabeth David's Italian Food was one of the first books to demonstrate the enormous range of Italy's regional cooking. For the foods of Italy, explained David, expanded far beyond minestrone and ravioli, to the complex traditions of Tuscany, Sicily, Lombardy, Umbria, and many other regions. David imparts her knowledge from her many years in Italy, exploring, researching, tasting and testing dishes. Her passion for real food, luscious, hearty, fresh, and totally authentic, will inspire anyone who wishes to recreate the abundant and highly unique regional dishes of Italy

Paperback,  416 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Giada's Family Dinners  by Giada De Laurentiis
"New York Times" bestselling cookbook author and Food Network star Giada de Laurentiis works her magic once again, providing over 100 simple, healthy and delicious recipes geared toward family and group meals . . . Italian style. 0307262952 In her debut novel, a precocious new talent tracks the daily rhythms of a writer's disintegrating life in an eviscerating comic p

,  254 pp,  $45.95. Buy now

Sweet-Marias Italian Cookie Tray: A Cookbook  by Maria Bruscino Sanchez
Sweet Maria's Italian Cookie Tray presents sixty-five recipes for the delicious, festive cookies that brighten every Italian home, at the holidays and all year-round. Maria Bruscino Sanchez opened Sweet Maria's bakery when she was just twenty-six years old, specializing in authentic Italian cookies and cakes made from handed-down family recipes. The result has been a booming business, and this very special cookbook. The irresistible recipes range from drop, molded, and filled cookies; biscotti; taralle and biscuits; pizzelles, and more

Paperback,  128 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Delizia!  by John Dickie
Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The advertising industry tells us the answer lies in the vineyards and olive groves of Tuscany - among sun-weathered peasants, and mammas serving pasta under the pergola. Yet this nostalgic fantasy has little to do with the real history of Italian cuisine. For a thousand years, Italys cities have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. So Italian food is city food, and telling its story means telling the story of the Italians as a people of city dwellers. In DELIZIA! the author of the acclaimed COSA NOSTRA takes a revelatory historical journey through the flavours of Italys cities. From the bustle of Medieval Mi

Paperback,  416 pp,  $27.99. Buy now

The Sopranos Family Cookbook  by Allen Rucker
Featuring fabulous Southern Italian recipes, photos, and lore from HBO's hit show, this cookbook will have millions of fans eating like America's favorite mob family. The history of Neapolitan cuisine is included plus 100 recipes created with the characters in mind

,  208 pp,  $27.95. Buy now

Tasting Tuscany  by Beth Elon
Beth Elon - a renowned cookery-book writer - has lived in Tuscany for more than thirty years. This book features her suggested itineraries, which include the restaurants that allow the reader to experience a culture of life that values natural and traditional food. The book also includes over one hundred recipes from restaurants

Paperback,  384 pp,  $28.95. Buy now

The Mafia Cookbook  by Joseph Iannuzzi
Joe "Dogs" Iannuzzi, a former mafioso and ace chef shares a collection of authentic recipes enjoyed by the Mob, including Zabaglione and Shrimp Scampi, Gambino style, accompanied by spicy Mafia anecdotes. Illustrations

,  252 pp,  $26.95. Buy now