The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

Name: The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
ISBN: 9780752227900

by Marcella Hazan · first published 1992

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A comprehensive, reliable guide to Italian home cooking with tested recipes, a clear method, and instruction on the feel behind each dish. Suited to anyone who wants to cook well at home.

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Here--in one volume--the authentic, delicious recipes and foolproof techniques that made Marcella Hazan's masterpieces, The Classic Italian Cookbook and More Classic Italian Cooking, the most acclaimed, consulted and enjoyed cookbooks in their field. Revised throughout--updated and expanded with a revision of all recipes to reduce the fat content, new entries, and 50 new recipes.

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apawloski · Mar 25, 2022 · Recommends

The authority in the English language is Marcella Hazan. Her "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking" is probably the most comprehensive if you check out only one.
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ashergill · May 23, 2023 · Recommends

Delia Smith’s Complete Cookery Course is an absolute classic and I can also recommend Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
on “Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions?” ↗
therealcamino · May 23, 2023 · Recommends

…there has to be a way to develop that intuitive sense. A good recipe writer can call out those key areas where you have to develop a feel for something, and enable that kind of learning. Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking is a great example of that.
on “Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions?” ↗
sigwinch28 · Aug 6, 2023 · Recommends

…salt, pepper, and Parmesan or any vegitarian/vegan alternative. That’s two options for your calories in a low-effort hurry. If you want to cook nice food for yourself, I recommend Marcella Hazan’s “The essentials of classic Italian cooking”. Her recipes can be scaled to 1 or 2 servings quite easily. Many of her sauces freeze well in silicone ice cube trays for big cocktail ice cubes. This means you can take advantage of an economy of scale…
on “The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food you can make so you don't die” ↗
BenFranklin100 · Sep 30, 2024 · Recommends

…become useful again. You will instinctively know which recipes are good and which ones to avoid; further, you”ll know how to modify a so-so online recipe into something passable. BTW, get Hazan’s book, “Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking”. Much like Julia Child’s book, but for Italian cuisine.
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muzani · Oct 17, 2020 · Recommends

lol, I have to agree with SEO spam. I tried looking for a good pasta sauce recipe lately. I remembered something recommended by Pocket, which was amazing (Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking), but it didn't even show up in the first few Google search pages for pasta. None of the results were even a variation of the superior recipes. The top search result has 9 (!) ads, mentions the book,…
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bobochan · Nov 1, 2019 · Mentions

…for anything more than what we can get on the table in 20 minutes after soccer practice. Every once in while I get a new cookbook like "Voila! Effortless French Cookbook," "German Meals at Oma's", and "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking" and then work my way through the recipes that look interesting. I have found a lot of recipes that take hours of preparation and cooking, but I have also found many that I love that I can get together…
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