Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I agree with the other reviewer here: this is the one cookbook I'd keep if I could only have one. This book takes you so far beyond spaghetti and meatballs you won't believe it. It is also meticulous, thorough, and yet very enjoyable just to read. Here are my favorite recipes: 1. The Bolognese Pork Roasted in Milk - this recipe is insane. It is like a wonderful chemistry set experiment you can eat. Marcella says it would be one of her top 10 choices of recipes that embody the genius of Italian Cuisine. 2. The Lemon Chicken - Also amazing. Easy to do, wonderful. Great summer dish. 3. Veal Stew w/Tomatoes and Peas 4. Veal Stew w/White Wine and Sage Also, some of the standards are given great treatment: 1. Eggplant Parm 2. Osso Bucco (this is by FAR the best version I've seen of this). 3. Fried zucchini. This makes a great gift too because it isn't full of esoteric stuff that only foodies (no derision intended) would make.