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Hi peggy,
I asked this question a while ago and was recommended The Gastronomy of Italy ..I think it is by Anne somebody...I have ordered it from Amazon.....haven't received it yet , but can't wait.....should be here any day now...well let you know what it is like. :)

My youngest son has just sent me as a joke ' The Mafia just moved in next door and they're dropping by for dinner cookbook'....by Ziggy Zen....apart from being hysterically funny ...the recipes look pretty good.....can't argue with that...then would you want to !!!! ;)

Food and Memories of Abruzzo: The Pastoral Land by Anna Teresa Callen - very good cookbook full of regional recipes for both day to day eating and special occasions.

Hi Peggy,

regarding Italian recipes, I was given a recipe for " Gnocchi " a few weeks ago. If you look under the Food and Drink section, you will see a heading for it. Go to message number 7 as Latoca kindly left a recipe on there. I did make the Gnocchi and it came out fine, although for two people there was ample to eat!! :p Needless to say, I kept back half and stored it in the fridge for the next day. Did not want to be seen as a piggie. :D

Anyway, I hope you enjoy making the recipe.

Bye for now
Frances

Thank you for the recommendations - I love the Mafia cookbook that made me laugh. Yep I would be fixing something for dinner no matter what :p

You know I recall reading about the gnocchi a while back, I will research. I love gnocchi and wanted to make it. I have some fresh basil that I'm growing and I want to make fresh pesto too. Yum I'm getting hungry maybe I better eat my bagel I brought to work for breakfast. Thank you if you think of other books please feel free to post them and will catch up or you can e-mail with recommendations - [email]ptroupe@almargroup.com[/email] I really love to cook and of course can you imagine it's Italian food - hee hee.

Ciao, Peggy

First I ordered The Gastronomy of Italy Yahoo - Another one too, can't remember the name right off.

Also I went back on the post for Gnocchi - and I feel rather stupid but I don't know how much a "kg" is nor a "gr" I'm sorry to say I'm not sure what they even mean :( Can you please let me know by cups - I know that is something I need to learn before ever moving there.

Thank you - Peggy ;) Gosh I love these little faces

Hi Peggy
Sorry I can't help in terms of cups but
1 kilogram (kg) is very close to 2.2 lbs
30 grams (gr) is very close to 1 oz
Hope this helps

Stribs

Hi Peggy,

I have found another recipe for Gnocchi, and the amounts are as follows:-
800grms floury potatoes ( about 1 & 3/4 lbs )
1 egg
150grms or 1 and a quarter cups of strong white flour
salt / 1 tbsp. olive oil or sunflower oil

Follow instructions as before.

P.s. Hope that helps. :
Frances)

Here is the recipe I have found in an Italian cook book I found in a local charity shop this week:

3 large potatoes
boiled salt water
2 cups plain flour
2 eggs
salt and peper
2 table spoons (40g) butter melted
extra melted butter
grated Parmesan cheese

Peel and dice potatoes and cook in a pan of boiling salted water for 12 - 15 mins, until tender and drain well, mash and return to low heat for 2-3 mins to dry a little, but not brown. Add flour, eggs, salt, pepper and melted butter and mix, then knead to a dough . Divide dough into 6 portions and shape each portion into finder think rolls, cut into 2 1/2 cm pieces and form into crescent shape gnocchi into a large pan of boiling salted water, one at a time, until base of pan is covered, and cook for 3-4 minutes. As they rise to the surface, lift out with a slotted spoon, drain and place in a warmed ovenproof dish and keep warm unit all gnocchi are cooked. Pour extra melted butter over the gnocci and sprinkle with grated Parmesan, or alternately, spoon hot meat sauce over gnocchi and serve.

Not tried it yet but will this weekend.

paula

Thank you Paula and Frances for the other recipes. I was going to make tonight (Saturday), but going to do it tomorrow. Shrimp on sale and want to barbeque shrimp! I won't barbeque, my husband will! Anyway thank you, Monday I will let you know how it turned out - not sure which recipe more than likely the one that tells me with "cup" measurements.

Thank you and I'm so excited about my cookbooks and then there was another post on this forum today that had mentioned cookbooks. I'm going to check those out. My husband will just be shaking his head, but with all the good food I will be cooking he can shake his head and have a nice full belly at the same time!!!

Thank you - everyone have a great weekend. ;)

One of my favourites is 'The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking' by Marcella Hazan. It is full of goodies and instructions as to how to do things. No photos so you can't see the end result but loads of delicious recipes. There is an American edition so you should not have problems with the weights and measures.
Regards
Anne2

Hi Peggy. You might want to get "The Talisman Italian Cookbook", by Ada Boni. It's Italy's best-selling cookbook, and they have a version that's adapted for an American kitchen. I really like the cooking of Lidia Matticchio Bastianich. "Lidia's Family Table" is an excellent choice.

Thank you, plan to order a couple more cookbooks!!! Lidia's Family table I have already and couple of others by her. I like her a lot. Said I was going to make my gnocchi yesterday, but I just did not feel well, so no gnocchi - I can't wait to make it though, I have such a craving for it. Well I'm going to hop on Amazon and order the two recommended cook books. I'm so glad I have things delivered to work - my husband would have a heart attack. he would say something to the effect of "#$@% you don't neeed anymore cookbooks Peggy Ann" :) Oh well, he likes what I make for him out of the cookbooks - that's what counts. ;)

Thank you for all the recommendations - my credit card company thanks you and my husband, well..... :)

Peggy