Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen: A Cookbook

Love her recipes but I have no idea why she calls for 35 oz cans of tomatoes to be used in most recipes in this cookbook. San Marzano tomatoes are available in the US in 28 oz cans.

I had this book for many years and because of the use the binding was letting go, so glad I could replace it.

The recipes are from her showsThe Show Titles are:Antipasti CaldiThe Lasagna ShowWelcome to My Seaside KitchenThe Mother of all SaucesMussels, Chicken & MorePasta from the PantrySoup for Dinner, Soup for DessertAmerica’s National Dish-PizzaChicken Cacciatore ShowIt’s OK to FryThe Fresh Pasta ShowBraised Pork Chops/Stuffed ArtichokesThe Bumper CropSome Classic Pastas from the Italian-American RepertoireA Light DinnerQuick Fix DinnersThe real Veal: ScallopineAntipasti FreddiMost Requested Pasta DishesLobster ExtravaganzaThe Wrap and Roll ShowThe big Buffet: Do Ahead Entertaining, Italian-American StyleOur Friend, The CodWelcome, MangiafagioliThe Incredible Edible EggplantThe Royal Family of Milanese DishesA Midsummer MealA Sicilian MenuFresh Pasta Bolognese, Two WaysDinner in MinutesA Winter DinnerTop ChopsDinner in RomeA Lesson in RisottoSeaside Kitchen IIIGive it a Fry\Light & QuickSomething Old, Something NewA Pasta ChronologyGnocchi FestSnack TimeCooking with BreadSeafood MasterpieceAn Informal Seaside DinnerA Visit to the ButcherTwo Italian-American ClassicsHalf-Hour Chicken DinnersSunday Chicken DinnerSausage MakingRibs, Italian-American StyleRustic DinnerPasta Time

I am a cookbook lover. I read them instead of novels and flag the recipes I want to make and actually make them! This is a beautiful book. All the recipes are made with simple ingredients you can get at your local grocery store; when I see a cookbook with most of the recipes having 10 ingredients or more and a page of directions, I steer clear if for the occasional splurge with the family helping - really makes for a fun time!But I digress, this is hands down on of my favorites. I'd buy it just for her chicken stock recipe. The easiest and most delicious I have ever had! Beautiful pictures, sweet stories of her life and how recipes evolved.I strongly recommend it!

This is an excellent resource for Italian cooking, I highly recommend it!

Four and a half, really. Every recipe in this book is working for me so far...until I got to Biscotti. While other biscotti recipes call for 1-3 cups of flour, Lidia's calls for 6, but she's the expert, so I used 6 in my first try knowing it was way too much, and knowing I should have checked baking911 for a second opinion. So I blame myself for a first-ever total baking failure. At least they are usually edible; aside from the predictable outcome of too much flour, the final product tasted like hardened library paste. But that's a minor (if expensive) flaw in an otherwise near-perfect cookbook. Lidia's style is warm and generous, and her main dish recipes are bullet-proof, almost as good as her restaurant dishes. The extra drizzles of olive oil are a matter of personal preference, but I still love her more'n my luggage. Brava, Lidia!

Who doesn't love Lidia's cooking? I read cookbooks like most people read novels. Love this book and happy to add to my cookbook library.

This is truly one of my favorites - I don't think a week goes by that my family doesn't enjoy one of Lidia's recipes and it's usually from this cookbook. There's something in it for anyone who enjoys Italian cuisine - great appetizers, pastas, gnocchi, pizzas, meat and seafood recipes. Some of our favorites are Lidia's roasted pepper halves with bread crumbs, penne alla vodka, chicken marsala, drooling gnocchi and braised short ribs.All of the recipes are well written, easy to follow and produce delicious results. Unlike a lot of other cookbooks that I've seen, there are very few hard to find ingredients - just about everything can be picked up at the local market. The recipes are also very accessible to the average home cook - no fancy equipment or culinary degrees are necessary.I can't recommend this book highly enough - it really does belong in every kitchen!

Fabulous book - I come from the area but now live in the UK but having the recipes for those favorites of mine with an American flavor can't be beat. Efficient service - got my book in no time at all.

Ich habe das Buch eigentlich nur gekauft weil die Köchin gebürtige Istrianerin (heute Kroatien) ist und ich mir erhofft habe, ein wenig was von diesem Landstrich im Buch zu finden. Und ich tat es. Es ist nett geschrieben und merkt recht schnell dass sie ihr Handwerk versteht. Die Rezepte sind vielfältig von istrisch bis typisch italienisch bis amerikanisch-italienisch. Es gibt Anpassungen an den amerikanischen Geschmack, was ganz interessant ist. Aber was mir noch sympathischer ist, man findet in fast jedem Rezept auch das Original wieder, also die einfachere italiensiche Version. Von istrischen Bratkartoffeln, Pasta, Pizza, Fleisch, porcetta, Polenta, Fisch und Meersefrüchte, Salaten und Antipasti, süßes bis hin zu Zubereitungstipps, ein tolles Buch wenn man italienische moderne und klassische Küche mag und den istrischen Hintergrund der Köchin zu schätzen weiß

Covers bent, the inside of the books lots to read with not many pictures. I am better off with Lidia in YouTube

Super fast shipping, love Lidia's cookbooks! Thanks

This is a great cook book. Lidia's recipes are so dependably delicious, and the photographs are beautiful. Love the informational guides on certain techniques.