Winner of the James Beard/ KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year 2000 and Winner of the Beard Award for the Best Writing on Food 2000.
 
 
September 29, 2023
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Basic Beignet Dough for Baking
Pâte à Choux
(France)
Beignet dough for baking
posted: 10/01/2007

Basic French-Style Beignet Batter for Frying
Pâte à Beignets
(France)
Beignet batter for deep-frying
posted: 10/01/2007

Basic Italian-Style Beignet Batter for Frying
Pastella per Bignè
(Italy)
Beignet batter for frying in the Italian way
posted: 10/01/2007

Basic Puff-Pastry Short Dough for Empanadas
(Spain)
Short dough by Penelope Casas
posted: 10/01/2007

Basic Short Dough
(International)
Dough for pies, empanadas, and such
posted: 10/01/2007

Crêpes
Crespelle
(International/General)
Classic recipe for French crêpes
posted: 03/04/2018

Homemade Bread
Pane Casareccia
(Italy)
Full instructions on how to make an Italian country bread loaf
posted: 01/07/2007

Pizza Dough
(Italy)
pizza dough
posted: 03/13/2018



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Cucina Paradiso is a wonderfully insightful and refreshingly personal exploration of one of the world�s most exciting cuisines--full of rich, colorful, and highly seasoned dishes unlike any other Italian food you know.  The book is also full of fascinating history.  Food is the prism through which Clifford Wright views Sicily and Sicilian culture.
- Paula Wolfert, author of Paula Wolfert's World of Food, Mediterranean Cooking, The Cooking of South-West France, an


Just like what’s happening with barbecue and grilling books (and Italian cookbooks), publishers feel obliged to regularly come out with books covering the same subject over and over again. This is because it is difficult to keep books in print, and older books (with a few exceptions, like The Joy of Cooking) are simply not as marketable as newer books. That said, Wright’s collection of hot and spicy recipes from around the world [Some Like it Hot] is much like the dozens that have come before it. It is comprehensive and the recipes look like they are authentic and complete, with a lot of anecdotal information to delight the reader. ...  Anyone who can write a chapter title like “Hot Chicks, Wicked Ducks, and Killer Rabbits” gets a pat on the back from me! 
- Dave DeWitt, author of The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia; Fiery-Foods.com

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