"Italian food and wines are second to none. Dependent on the best raw materials, Italian cuisine treats its ingredients with respect. 'La Cucina Italiana' is the title of Italy's leading cooking and home interest magazine. Every month, its pages display a marvelous selection of seasonal recipes and menus -- some traditional, some newly invented and tested. All the recipes and photographs in this book are reproduced with kind permission of the magazine. They accurately reflect the wide scope of the magazine, and the careful balance of the traditional and modern on which the magazine's expert consultant panel has always insisted. In the pages that follow, there are recipes and ideas to suit cooks of all temperaments, from the simple to the ambitious, from the modest to the flamboyant. There are dishes, too, that will suit every possible occasion, from the family picnic to the biggest party, from the quiet dinner for two to the grand gala supper. All of life's possibilities are catered for here."--