The Italian Cookbook Author:Maria Luisa Taglienti This idea-packed kitchen companion features hundreds of delicous, easy-to-prepare Italian recipes and menus that you can now enjoy in your own home. From all of Italy, the author has chosen for you the best recipes from each region - for antipasti, soups, sauces, macaroni and spaghetti, rice, eggs, fish, meat, poultry, salads, vegetables, pizza... more » and bread, desserts, cakes and pastries, coffee, wines, jams and cheese. She also includes a number of one-dish dinners you can serve in casseroles. You'll find suggested substitutes for any special ingredients that you may not be able to buy in your neighborhood today. But these substitutes in no way alter the taste and quality of the particular recipes, so you'll soon be eating many authentic Italian dishes that will add new variety to your weekly meals. A special section in the back of this easy-to-use cookbook explains all the standard measurements necessary in Italian cooking, and there is a complete index. There are also explanatory diagrams to help make everything crystal-clear.« less