Gusto Italiano: Quick and Simple Vegetarian Cooking

By: Ferrigno, Ursula

Book Overview

Drawing on what the author herself cooks at home, Gusto Italiano offers a wide range of delicious meatless meals for both the vegetarian and the carnivore who wants a break from routine. The book is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579595138
• ISBN13: 9781579595135
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Bay Books (CA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.0" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent, simple, really Italian; and beautiful

I absolutely love this cookbook, and everyone who eats the results agrees. (I've been using it for about a year.) The recipes are mostly very simple and very flavorful. Great for every-day meals. Instructions are clear. The recipes are very authentic. (I am of Italian ancestry, have relatives from Italy, and have eaten there with Italians.) As a vegetarian for many, many years it is a treat to have a whole cookbook on Italian food. And I absolutely love the photos. This is a beautiful book.

a book worth having

the author gives vignettes of italian life, not just italian food. the sections preceding each chapter are a great read all by themselves. the recipes by themselves are quite simple and easy to follow, and the empahsis is on the freshness and quality of ingredients. the pictures are wonderful too. the one "turn-off" for me, if you may call it that, was the copious amounts of fat in each recipe, in the form of oil, butter, cream and cheese. that said, it doesn't claim to a low-fat book. the recipes are authentic and very satisfying to the tastebuds.

A truly great cookbook

I had the pleasure of attending a cooking class taught by the author of this ccokbook. Ursula is a vivacious woman with an infectious enthusiasm for cooking. I bought this book immediately after that class and it quickly became one of my favorites. The recipes are simple to prepare and yet the resulting dishes have a wonderfully complex flavor. If you prefer fast, processed, or canned foods, this book is not for you. But if you, like me, can appreciate authentic italian dishes prepared from fresh ingredients, buy this book!

This is a fine, beautiful book

I use this book frequently. The pictures are beautiful and the recipes delicious. I have not had anything out of this book that I did not like. A previous reviewer claims that this is not a vegetarian book because it is not vegan. That is opinion, don't go by that review! The author points out that vegetarian cheeses are available. My only issue with this book is that many of the recipes are high in fat and there is no nutritional analysis. Otherwise, when I am not counting calories, I love this book!