Nella Cucina : Traditional Italian Cooking from the Host of Ciao Italia Book

Mary Ann Esposito, best-selling author and host of public television's popular cooking show Ciao Italia, returns with an all-new collection of recipes and reminiscences. In Nella Cucina, America's favorite Italian cook combines cooking and customs, tradition and travel as she reinterprets the best of traditional Italian cooking for today's cooks.

Nella Cucina features 170 simple Italian recipes that rely on the freshest ingredients and a well-stocked pantry. There's everything from last-minute antipasti, pastas accompanied by a wide range of creative sauces, and hearty main courses, to homemade pizzas and breads, and of course, Italian desserts.

Author Biography: Mary Ann Esposito is the author of the best-selling Ciao Italia, Nella Cucina, and Celebrations Italian Style. She is the host of the PBS television show Ciao Italia. She lives in New Hampshire.

Esposito, bestselling author and host of PBS's Ciao Italia, has introduced millions of viewers and readers to traditional Italian cooking. With her trademark style, she combines cooking and customs, tradition and travel, as she takes readers from the kitchens of her childhood to the cafes and pastry shops of Italy today. Features 170 recipes. Illustrated.