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Quick and Easy Pizza and Pasta Recipes
by Pat Bowman
I'm always on the lookout for good Italian recipes. Pizza and pasta are some of my family's
favorite dishes. In Quick and Easy Pizza and Pasta Recipes, author Pat Bowman provides
a collection of thirty-six recipes among dough, sauce, pizza, pasta, and calzone categories.
Mr. Bowman, a professional Chef, uses his experiences from small bars, pizza places, and
Italian restaurants to produce easy dishes. In the introduction, the reader is encouraged
to buy fresh, top-rate ingredients for the dishes. The ingredients do not have to be expensive
to be good. Since most Italian food requires lots of preparation time, this cookbook focuses
on making quality dishes with quick recipes. Mr. Bowman talks of his love of the "process"
of cooking: from rolling out the dough to choosing the ingredients for taste and color.
I do own several pizza and pasta cookbooks, but I think you can never have too many.
This cookbook provides easy ingredients for well-known dishes, such as Traditional Deep
Dish, Five Cheese and Meat Lovers' Pizza, Lasagna, Fettuccini Alfredo, and Five Cheese
Calzone. The book starts with recipes for making your own pizza dough and sauces. I tried
some of the recipes and found my favorites: Creamy Pesto with Grilled Chicken and Pine Nuts,
Greek Pizza, and Broccoli and Cheese Calzone.
Mr. Bowman provides some advice in the introduction and in the cooking pasta section. I
think some additional tips and perhaps pictures would enhance the book for less-experienced
cooks. With simple ingredients and easy recipes, Quick and Easy Pizza and Pasta Recipes
is a solid, starter cookbook. I recommend the book for those who want quick recipes to
restaurant-style favorites. |
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The Reviewer |
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Jennifer Akers |
Reviewed 2005 |
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