An excellent cookbook for the lover of tasty Italian food. B & W line drawings

Television's famous "singing chef" combines the efficiency and variety of a modern North American kitchen with the timeless flair of classic Italian cuisine. This book captures the remarkable personality of Pasquale Carpino, the popular chef who sings operatic arias while preparing wonderful meals. Chef Pasquali's books have sold over 120,000 copies in the last 25 years.

This cookbook is a collection of 161 authentic Italian Recipes, written by an authentic Italian chef. This cookbook has a variety of recipes, starting from appetizers all the way through to desserts, with Chef Pasquale’s version of the famous Tiramisù. Most of Pasquale’s recipes are inexpensive, simple and easy to follow. Most of his recipes can be prepared in 30 minutes. Most of the pasta sauces can be made a few days in advance. After a long day at work, all that is needed is 10 minutes to cook the pasta and dinner is ready.

Over 200 recipes for the finest Italian dishes, both traditional & novella cucina.

Why do most diets fail? Why do so many people who initially lose weight quickly pack it all back on—and then some? It’s simple, really. Dieting, a.k.a. denying yourself certain favorite foods, is just too hard for anyone to do for any length of time. And how long could you deny yourself pizza? But what if you didn’t have to say “no”? Chef Pasquale Cozzolino of Naples, Italy, did just that and lost nearly 100 pounds. When his doctor warned him to lose weight or risk early death, Chef Cozzolino knew he had to find a diet plan he could stick with, one that would allow him to eat the food he grew up on and loved in his native country—pizza! So, he consulted nutritionists, immersed himself in the science of weight loss, and developed the Pizza Diet: Eat a hearty breakfast every morning, enjoy a 12-inch Neapolitan pizza for lunch every day, and finish off with a light yet satisfying meal of fresh vegetables and lean protein for dinner. The results? You will quickly reduce your daily calories without ever feeling deprived.

Grandma Gina's debut cookbook featuring recipes demonstrated on her YouTube channel, "Buon-A-Petitti". These recipes reflect Italian homestyle cooking of many cooking-staples, soups, main courses, and side dishes, along with cakes, cookies, and treats. All made from scratch! Recipes have detailed steps using easy to find ingredients. Some of the recipe portions have been reduced from the video demonstrations to make them easier to replicate. If you like Italian food, this is a cookbook you must have. As Gina says, "You wanna eat, you gotta cook!"