Everyday Pasta
by Giada De Laurentiis
Book Summary Information
Author: Giada De LaurentiisBrand: Cookbook
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-03
ISBN: 0307346587
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Product features:
- Hardcover, 240 pages
- Sections include: antipasti, something on the side, soups & salads, hearty pastas, on the lighter side, quick and easy weeknight pastas and pasta for special occasions
Book Reviews of Everyday Pasta
Book Review: Delicious, Easy, Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book to help me around in the kitchen a little. I'm not a very good cook, but after reading the reviews I figured I'd try it. I decided to have people over for dinner and cook out of this book. First, I couldn't decide which recipe to make. They all seemed so simple and tasty. Finally I picked out the one I liked. I went to my local grocery to pick up all the ingredients needed. I ended up paying around $20 for everything I needed and a little more.
Cooking the dinner was very easy. The directions are simple and easy to follow. The only thing I can complain about is the meal was a little bit too spicy for some of my guest. However while eating it they all praised my cooking, saying it was really really good, and ate it all even with the spiciness. My boyfriend even said it was so good he would have thought it came from a restaurant from a professional chef.
I plan on making every single recipe in this book, I love it. If the outcome is anything like the dinner I made last night I might order all of her books!
I hope in her other books there is an index, if not that may drive me crazy! Overall I LOVE this book!
Summary of Everyday Pasta
For New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it's healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it's readily available and easy to prepare--everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a craving for Italian food quite like it! In Everyday Pasta, Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes, as well as for complementary sauces, salads, and sides tempting enough to bring the whole family to the dinner table.Without forgetting about the classics we all love, Giada makes the most of the many varieties of pasta available to create recipes that combine familiar flavors in exciting new ways.
Although most of these dishes are all-in-one meals in themselves, Giada also supplies recipes for her favorite appetizers, side dishes, and salads to round them out.
Whether you're looking for a simple summer supper that makes the most of seasonal vegetables or seeking comfort in a pasta bowl on a cold winter's night, Everyday Pasta offers just the thing.
. Tuna, Green Bean, and Orzo Salad
. Crab Salad Napoleans with Fresh Pasta
. Roman-Style Fettuccini with Chicken
. Baked Pastina Casserole
. Tagliatelle with Short Ribs Ragou
. Spaghetti with Eggplant, Butternut Squash, and Shrimp
Easy to prepare and endlessly versatile, pasta makes a wonderful quick supper when time is short but easily becomes an elegant meal when the occasion requires. In Everyday Pasta, Giada shows you how, with a few basic ingredients from the fridge and the pantry, you're never more than minutes away from a delicious pasta dinner.
Food Network favorite Giada De Laurentiis returns with another beautiful cookbook, this time focused on pasta. In Everyday Pasta you'll find more than a hundred new recipes for pasta dishes (as well as for sauces, salads, and sides) that are easy to prepare and delicious, whether you are looking for something light and delicate, or rich and hearty. We've included a recipe for "Rigatoni with Sausage, Peppers, and Onions" below to tempt you. --Daphne Durham
Everyday Pasta Recipe Preview
Rigatoni with Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
4 to 6 servingsStroll through any Italian American street fair and you'll smell this classic combo. But while sausage and peppers are great in a sandwich, I think they're even better tossed with rigatoni. Using turkey sausages instead of the more traditional pork also makes it a little lighter.
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausages
2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and sliced
2 yellow onions, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup Marsala wine
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1 pound rigatoni pasta
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish
Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the sausages and cook until brown on all sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the sausages from the pan.
Keeping the pan over medium heat, add the bell peppers, onions, salt, and pepper and cook until golden, 5 minutes. Add the garlic, oregano, and basil and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir until incorporated, then add the Marsala, tomatoes with their juice, and red pepper flakes, if using. Stir to combine, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to release all the brown bits. Bring to a simmer.
Cut the sausages into 4 to 6 pieces each. Return the sausages to the pan. Simmer uncovered until the sauce has thickened, about 20 minutes.
While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta and add to the thickened sauce; toss to combine. Spoon into individual bowls and sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese.
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