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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.822
EAN: 9780060598730
ISBN: 0060598735
Label: William Morrow Cookbooks
Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: November 01, 2006
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Studio: William Morrow Cookbooks

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


In On Top of Spaghetti, Johanne Killeen and George Germon, owners of the legendary restaurant Al Forno in Providence, R.I., and authors of Cucina Simpatica, offer up 100 new recipes for everyone's favorite tried–and–true dish –– pasta.



Pasta is the culinary equivalent of the little black dress. It's simple and elegant, you can dress it up or down, and it never goes out of style. In On Top of Spaghetti, Johanne Killeen and George Germon present a collection of 100 pasta recipes, including new and old favorites such as Pasta Shells with Spicy Sausage Red Sauce, Fusilli with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto, and Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Cinnamon, and Mint. In Cucina Simpatica, Johanne and George introduced Americans to grilled pizza. With On Top of Spaghetti they will reintroduce home cooks to the joys of pasta. Classic recipes are elevated to new heights, and innovative new dishes are sure to be returned to again and again.






Rating: - easy and great recipes
This is a great book. I am not into take out as i live in an area that is not conducive to it so this is the next best thing. You can make a meal out of your closet or with a few easy ingredients. My husband and I both love it . It is a must have book. A great Christmas present for a man or a woman.

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Rating: - Excellent book, superb recipes, rich insights to Italian cooking
I grew up in Providence, RI. I knew about Al Forno and Lucky's restaurant when I came back. It is about a mile away from my brother's store in Providence next to the river.

Johanne Killeen and George Germon the couple that have inspired wood oven pizzas and much more. I were there before 1991 but all I can remember is a very hot orange harrisa sauce. Can't remember much else except we ate in Luck's upstairs and not in Al Forno side. Very good but I know I did not eat pasta, lasagna or ... Read More

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Rating: - Excellent!
I've just read the two worst reviews of this book got; the lowest one has nothing to do with the actual book - amazing. The other one is upset that rabbit is included as a meat in the book. Interestingly rabbit is normal fare in many parts of the world and especially in Europe. It's normal to see it on a menu in finer restaurants as filet and more traditional meats are considered boring. If this were an authentic East Asian book it may very have contained recipes for dogs and scorpions among other ... Read More

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Rating: - On top of spaggetti
So far have tried only oen recipe and it was good but the book is very good reading and I feel I will use it many times.

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Rating: - good pasta but...
Good pasta, but the fact that they put rabbit in this cookbook is repulsive to me. They couldn't stick with chicken? Gross.

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