title: The Italian Cooking Course: More than 400 authentic recipes and techniques from every region of Italy
author:  Katie Caldesi 
description: In this thick tome, recipe after recipe pops out as a dish we want to make. Caldesi, a London chef, touts the techniques woven through the book, but what stands out here is the range of her recipes. For every familiar dish, there are as many surprises. A giant mushroom- and mascarpone-filled pasta rotolo. Pasta and chickpea soup topped with fried fresh pasta squares. A timballo with superthin fried eggplant slices encasing pasta, tomatoes and mozzarella. A meatloaf with mortadella. We don't know how this book escaped our notice upon its first publication (as "Cook Italy" in 2010). Renamed and republished in paperback this year, we're glad it's back (Zbigniew Bzdak, Our Favorite Cookbooks of the Year <i>Chicago Tribune, 11/27/13</i>)<br /><br /><span><span>[Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe from The Italian Cooking Course] This unconventional take on everyones favorite fun guy may not be quite what youre expecting. Theyre ginormous stuffed fungi, not the little pop-in-your-mouth appetizers that are everybodys favorite party favor. This is a knife-and-fork, first-course rendition thats even better. Trust us. But if youve got your heartsand memoriesset on those wee cherubic stuffed mushrooms, go ahead and sub button or cremini mushrooms, just for old times sake. There are directions for those old-time stuffed mushrooms variation just beneath the recipe.</span></span> (David Leite <i>Leite's Culinaria, 11/11/2014</i>)
zlib_text: Ricettario Italiano:
  The Complete Italian Cookbook
  Master Italian Cooking with 430 Authentic Recipes
  Antonio Marchesi
  
  Introduction
  Know The Ingredients
  Basic Italian Cooking Techniques
  Measurements for Non-US Cooks
  Italian Sauces
  Appetizers
  Soups
  Salads
  Pasta Recipes
  Vegetables And Sides
  Risotto, Polenta, Pizza, and More!
  Italian Meat Recipes
  Fish And Seafood
  Italian Desserts
  Endnote
  
  Introduction
  Food is probably the most important part of an average Italian’s life. Born
  and brought up in Naples, a city in southern Italy, I experienced the Italian
  food culture firsthand. My mom and dad were both amazing cooks, and
  both had their favorite dishes they loved to cook. My love for cooking
  started watching my parents cook together. No matter how the day went,
  my parents would always have a blast in the kitchen, and even more so the
  dinner table. When I grew tall enough to reach most of the shelves in out
  kitchen, I joined in on the fun and started helping out with the cooking
  process. A fe