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Italian Moms

Something Old, Something New: 150 Family Recipes

by Elisa Costantini
Frank Costantini
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"The best reason of all to say 'Mamma mia!'" —Booklist (starred review)
"Costantini presents these hearty, approachable recipes with sincerity and grace." —Publishers Weekly
"Costantini blends recipes and memoir to brilliant effect." —Library Journal
In her second cookbook, Elisa Costantini not only illuminates Italian cuisine through 150 homestyle recipes, she offers a loving celebration of food, family, and culture.

Elisa Costantini once again shares her vision of Italian home cooking. In this sequel to her bestselling debut cookbook, Italian Moms: Spreading Their Art to Every Table, she serves up more than 150 recipes: some are influenced by her childhood in Abruzzo and others are reinvented classic dishes that pay homage to newer generations of Italian-Americans. In the wake of her first book, Elisa received dozens of e-mails from readers asking her to identify recipes they remembered from childhood, but were unable to find. Elisa, with her profound understanding and love of Italian culinary traditions and ingredients, painstakingly reconstructed these beloved dishes from letters, notes, and memories—and developed many new ones, too. Her food, from antipasti to desserts, brings together family and friends, young and old, to the table to honor great food, traditions, and most of all, each other's company.

RECIPES INCLUDE:
Verdure Miste Fritte (Fried Vegetables) * Sausage Crostini * Pancetta Corn Cakes * Tuna and Chili Pepper Tea Sandwich * Pasta Fagioli * Penne with Lobster * Fusilli with Broccoli Rabe * Beetroot and Farro Soup * Seafood Risotto * Italian Easter Pie * Veal Marsala * Lamb with Egg and Cheese * Chicken Saltimbocca * Panna Cotta * Anisette Biscotti * Italian Rum Trifle * plus a variety of sauces, spreads, and jams!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Italian Moms

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 3, 2018

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781454928003

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781454928003
      • File size: 21627 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 19, 2018
      Only a stone could resist Costantini’s heartfelt sophomore effort (after Italian Moms: Spreading Their Art to Every Table). In 1961 at age 23, Costantini left the Abruzzo for the U.S., where she would be joined by her husband, Francesco, and daughter, Nadia, “to start a new life.” Local Italian specialties, like Abruzzo’s famous “seven virtues” soup with nearly 50 ingredients, and puff pastry fiadoni with cheese filling, are well represented, and essays about festivals and Costantini’s annual tradition of making sausages with her brother couldn’t be sweeter. Writing with her son Frank, she offers recipes for a sausage paella (which she argues is similar to risotto as it is prepared in Venice); spaghetti with lamb and saffron; and a shrimp and scallop casserole. Unfortunately, the organization can feel scattered—seafood risotto sits in the main course chapter while four other risottos reside among the first courses, for instance. But all is forgiven after reading Costantini’s story about her mother pressing one lira into her hand so she could treat herself to watermelon during the long trip to America. Costantini presents these hearty, approachable recipes with sincerity and grace.

    • Library Journal

      May 15, 2018

      Costantini's second "Italian Moms" book, another collaboration with her son Frank, is a treasury of soulful Italian home cooking. Anyone with a grasp of basic techniques can enjoy her recipes (e.g., pancetta corn cakes, spaghetti with lamb and saffron, seafood paella), which include antipasti, pastas, soups, sides, desserts, and more. It helps to have a pasta roller for the sweet and savory pastries, some of which require dough-handling finesse. A food mill and electric stand mixer will also be useful. VERDICT Costantini blends recipes and memoir to brilliant effect. Highly recommended for readers with a taste for classic and heirloom Italian recipes.

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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