{"product_id":"the-splendid-table-recipes-from-emiliaromagna-the-heartland-of-northern-italian-food","title":"The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna  the Heartland of Northern Italian Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust when you thought you knew the best of Northern Italy  along comes Lynne RossettoKasper to introduce you to Emilia-Romagna  a fertile wedge between Milan  Venice  and Florence  as gastronomically important as any land in the world. The lush homeland of balsamic vinegar  Prosciutto di Parma  tortellini  and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese  this is a region venerated by Italys food cognoscenti. \"Ask an Italian where to take only one meal in Italy  and  after recommending his mothers house  he will more than likely send you to EmiliaRomagna \"writes Kasper. A cuisine at once voluptuous and refined  the dishes of Emilia-Romagnas kitchen are literally irresistible. just listen to the names\"Little\" Spring Soup from the 17th Century  His Eminences Baked Penne  Modena Crumbling Cake. Then imagine sitting down to a dish of Hot Caramelized Pears with Prosciutto  a Risotto of Red Wine with Fresh Rosemary or a Pie of Polenta and Country Rag The first American book to present the food of this singular northern region  The Splendid Table is an Italian cookbook for the nineties. It will take you from Parma  Bologna  Modena  Ravenna  and Ferrara to tiny villages in the foothills of the Apennines  from Renaissance banquet halls to the simplest of farmhouses  offering history  folklore  and substantive cooking tips along the way. Among the things you will find are: A 56-recipe pasta chapter including many never before seen in America. From fast and easy dishes such as Linguine with Braised Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar to a lasagne of chicken  pine nuts  and currants. A veal Parmigiano like no other-Pan-Fried Veal Chops with Tomato Marsala Sauce  the whole finished with curls of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. An array of meatless or almost meatless recipes. Grilled vegetables with maccheroni; a country dish of braised lentils with ribbons of pappardelle and crisp nubbins of pancetta; Tortellini of Artichokes and Mascarpone; or Fresh Tuna Adriatic Style. Straight out of the Renaissance but perfect for today  a sumptuous tortellini pie  ideal for important dinners and holidays. A salad of tart greens  Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese  and Prosciutto di Parma with a warm garlic and balsamic dressing and many other antipasto dishes. Over thirty dessert recipes including Chestnut Ricotta Cheesecake and Torta Barozzi  a mysterious chocolate cake made at only one pastry shop in the entire region. \"A Guide to Ingredients\" that shares the secrets of how to select  use  and store the very best balsamic vinegars  olive oils  porcini mushrooms  Prosciutto di Parma  mortadella  Parmigiano-Reggiano  coppa  fresh herbs  and much more. Encounters with Lucrezia Borgia  Gioachino Rossini  Napoleons Empress Marie Louise  Giuseppe Verdi  Arturo Toscanini  Carlo Bergonzi  Renata Tebaldi  and Luciano Pavarotti  all characters in the epic of Emilia-Romagna. The Splendid Table is the Italian cookbook America has been waiting for a book firing our passion for Italian food while responding to our health concerns. It not only reveals Italys best-kept culinary secret  the great cuisine of Emilia-Romagna  it is at the same time one of the most important teaching books of our era. Know it will become a good friend  well thumbed and lovingly stained over years of good cooking and good reading. 24 pages of finished dishes in full color. 200 recipes with wine and menu suggestions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984005361717,"sku":"ByrdShop_0688089631","price":27.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780688089634.jpg?v=1770818405","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-splendid-table-recipes-from-emiliaromagna-the-heartland-of-northern-italian-food","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}