1/17/2010
Lidia Bastianich, of the popular PBS cooking show, Lidia’s Italy will appear at Stew Leonard’s Wine store in Norwalk this weekend. Every time I see her show I have the uncontrollable itch to make homemade pasta, though I don’t know how. One of these days…
FROM THE RELEASE:
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, “The First Lady of Italian Cuisine,” returns to Stew Leonard’s Norwalk Wine store to meet fans and sign copies of her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes. The cookbook is the companion volume to the new season of her public television series, Lidia’s Italy, which began airing in September 2009. Stew Leonard’s is offering the cookbook at a special book signing price of $21.99 or two for $40.00.
Stew Leonard’s wine specialists will sample a selection of Bastianich wines for customers to taste including:
Bastianich Friulano
Bastianich Refosco Rosato
La Mozza Morellino di Scansano
Vespa RossoLidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, Lidia brings to us the culinary treasures of 12 lesser known regions of Italy, including Molise, Liguria, Umbria, Abruzzo, Calabria, Valle d’Aosta, Le Marche, Trentino Alto Adige, Basilicata and Sardinia. She shares new recipes and highlights local ingredients from the north, sheep country, the farmlands and coastal areas, including new pasta dishes from all of these regions. The cookbook also includes passages from Lidia’s daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, who shares her love of Italy and its art.
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 23 1-3 P.M.
–CP
love Lidia’s books and rely on them often. Problem with first recipe I tried from her new book. Recipe for “white meat sauce” on page 137 seems to have a major error. It says repeatedly to “reduce” the sauce COVERED. Thought this strange. Of course, it can’t reduce when covered, especially when you’re trying to reduce 6 to 8 cups of stock. Eventually I just took the lid completely off, and it reduced just fine. I can’t believe such a serious error could get through proofreading.
Comment by donald daley — January 25th, 2010 @ 9:11 am