I am a fan of Lidia and have enjoyed trying several of her recipes. However, very few are available online for free, a testament to her shrewdness as a businesswoman and marketer of her brand. I borrowed this book from the local library to preview it before deciding to buy it, and there were so many excellent recipes I wanted to try that I decided to buy it. Ebay made it possible to get this comprehensive collection of Lidia's recipes at a very good price. This is not a coffee table cookbook with lots of beautiful full-color photos, but rather a compendium of Lidia's recipes from her shows over the years with clearly written and simple instructions. While similar in name to Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, it does not have the same focus on technique as Julia's masterwork (in my mind, Italian cooking relies not so much on refined technique as it does on exquisitely fresh and flavorful ingredients), so you won't find four- or five-page long recipes, but rather hundreds of recipes for many delicious dishes that rely on the basic techniques used in Italian cooking, very much within the skill set of the average home cook. Stock up on olive oil and peperoncino and start cooking!Read full review
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I have been watching Lidia on TV for a while and her food looks delicious. I discovered that Lidia's Mastering the ARt of Italian Cuisine is often listed as one of the very best Italian cookbooks. There is some marvelous biographical material in this book. Her recipes are well written and easy to understand - with helpful suggestions for alternative ingredients. This is the first Italian cookbook I have purchased and I am very glad to have this in my collection.
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This is Lidia's original cookbook, and is very comprehensive. It doesn't have the glitzy photos found in her other books, but the number of recipes and quality of information is superb.
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I love Lidia and this cookbook is divine! Most of the recipes are pretty easy and some are more involved and you need the time to make them. Also, some of the ingredients may be difficult to find but you can substitute which I think is the sign of a good cook. I highly recommend this book.
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An excellent book for understanding the basic information about preparing and cooking vegetables, meats, fish and chicken. How to use spices properly. And the joy of bringing an Italian dinner together with a lof of fun and Joy.
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