Lucinda's Rustic Italian Kitchen - Softcover

Quinn, Lucinda Scala; Bacon, Quentin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 054446401X ISBN 13: 9780544464018

Publisher: Harvest, 2015

Synopsis

Amazing and simple Italian recipes from the host of Mad Hungry on the Hallmark Channel

Lucinda Scala Quinn, author of Lucinda’s Rustic Italian Kitchen and long-time executive food editor for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, has been a frequent guest on Martha, co-host of PBS’s Everyday Food, and host of her own Martha Stewart–produced TV show on the Hallmark Channel, Mad Hungry. The down-to-earth, home-style Italian recipes in this cookbook are the kind of food she grew up on, making this book a favorite of hers. Now available in paperback for the first time, the book has stunning photographs by acclaimed photographer Quentin Bacon along with mouthwatering recipes, like Gnocchi with Pesto, Bucatini Puttanesca, and Linguine with Clams, which readers are sure to visit again and again when making Italian classics at home.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Lucinda Scala Quinn has been cooking professionally since she was sixteen, but the food she loves best is simple, home-style Italian cooking. It's the food of her heart and soul—the dishes that bring back warm memories of her Italian-American childhood and her many trips to Italy.

Now, in this gorgeous little cookbook, Lucinda shares fifty-two of her favorite recipes for homey Italian food. Accompanied by lush color photographs and Lucinda's engaging notes and reminiscences, these dishes are easy to make, beautiful to look at, and delicious to eat. Many are family recipes that Quinn has lovingly preserved, while others were inspired by her visits to Italy.

Open the book, and you'll find tasty, simple-to-prepare versions of all your Italian favorites, as well as some more unusual and equally tasty dishes. There are appetizers such as Bruschetta Pomodoro and Miniature Meatball Panini, pastas like Linguine with Clams (Lucinda's favorite) and Rigatoni with Rapid Ragu, and soups such as Stracciatella ("rag soup," Lucinda's childhood comfort food). You'll also find Pizza Margarita and Polenta, main dishes such as Chicken Milanese and Beef Brocciole, and desserts like Espresso Granita and Zabaglione with Fresh Peaches and Raspberries.

If you want to see just how easy it is to prepare crowd-pleasing everyday Italian meals, let Lucinda's Rustic Italian Kitchen be your guide.

About the Author:

LUCINDA SCALA QUINN is Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of food at Martha Stewart Omnimedia. She has authored four books, Lucinda’s Rustic Italian Kitchen, Lucinda’s Authentic Jamaican Kitchen, Mad Hungry: Feeding Men & Boys, and Mad Hungry Cravings. Her TV show Mad Hungry: Bringing Back the Family Meal is distributed worldwide, and she is the SVP,  Executive Editorial Director Food and Entertaining at Martha Stewart Living.

QUENTIN BACON is a top food photographer whose work has appeared in magazines such as Food & Wine and Real Simple as well as in many cookbooks, including Barefoot in Paris by Ina Garten, Holiday Food by Mario Batali, R.S.V.P. by Nan Kempner, Cakewalk by Margaret Braun, Our Latin Table by Fernando Saralegui, and Dinner After Dark by Colin Cowie. His Web site is www.quentinbacon.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvest
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 054446401X
• ISBN 13: 9780544464018
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128