Everyday Italian

<b>In the Food Network star's first book Giada De Laurentiis helps you put a fabulous Italian dinner on the table tonight for friends or just for the kids with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of flavor.</b><br><br> <i>Everyday Italian</i> is true to its title: the fresh simple recipes are incredibly quick and accessible and also utterly mouth-watering&#151;perfect for everyday cooking. And the book is focused on the real-life considerations of what you actually have in your refrigerator and pantry (no mail-order ingredients here) and what you&#146;re in the mood for&#151;whether a simply sauced pasta or a hearty family-friendly roast these great recipes cover every contingency. So for example you&#146;ll find dishes that you can make solely from pantry ingredients or those that transform lowly leftovers into exquisite entr&#233;es (including brilliant ideas for leftover pasta) and those that satisfy your yearning to have something sweet baking in the oven. There are 7 ways to make red sauce more interesting 6 different preparations of the classic cutlet 5 perfect pestos 4 creative uses for prosciutto 3 variations on basic polenta 2 great steaks and 1 sublime chocolate tiramis&#249;&#151;plus 100 other recipes that turn everyday ingredients into speedy but special dinners.<br><br> What&#146;s more <i>Everyday Italian</i> is organized according to what type of food you want tonight&#151;whether a soul-warming stew for Sunday supper a quick saut&#233; for a weeknight or a baked pasta for potluck. These categories will help you figure out what to cook in an instant with such choices as fresh-from-the-pantry appetizers sauceless pastas everyday roasts and stuffed vegetables&#151;whatever you&#146;re in the mood for you&#146;ll be able to find a simple delicious recipe for it here. That&#146;s the beauty of Italian home cooking and that&#146;s what Giada De Laurentiis offers here&#151;the essential recipes to make a great Italian dinner. Tonight.