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Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites
Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen
By Mary Ann Esposito

In Mary Ann Esposito’s new book, Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites, she shows home cooks how to turn just five ingredients into an easy, delicious, and economical Italian dish for the family dinner table. Mary Ann Esposito knows that the genius behind great Italian cooking is the simple philosophy of using just a few quality ingredients to create something delicious. In Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites she shows home cooks how to make that philosophy work for them so that they can save time and money without sacrificing flavor. With seventy-five authentic Italian recipes — from antipasti to pastas, main courses to desserts — Esposito draws on the Italian culinary tradition of simplicity in the kitchen to create such effortless and tasty dishes as:

Prosciutto di Parma, Fontina, and Fig Wraps
Spicy Soppressata Tartlets
Cheesy Stuffed Meatballs
Pistachio-Dusted Pork Chops
Oven-Poached Halibut with Shallot and Fennel
Escarole Salad with Mustard Dressing
Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Banana Tartlets
Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Vanilla

With Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites, Mary Ann Esposito serves up a surefire way to please family and friends with easy recipes that are quick and delicious.

Mary Ann Esposito is the creator and host of the long-running PBS series Ciao Italia, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2010. She is the author of eleven successful cookbooks, including Ciao Italia Slow and Easy and Ciao Italia Pronto! She lives in Durham, New Hampshire.

For more information, please visit www.CiaoItalia.com. Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen

Chic Galleria is giving away copies of Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites to 2 lucky Chic Galleria readers. Just leave a comment on this article and tell us your favorite Italian dish! The winners will be chosen at random from those who leave a comment and the winners will be announced December 14, 2009.

Congratulations Bart Henry and Em!

Tags: cookbook, food, giveaway, Italian, meals

14 comments

Posted by: Angelica on December 10, 2009 at 6:12 am

I like la parmigiana, spaghetti alla carbonara and panna cotta.

Posted by: Shelly on December 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm

I love spaghetti carbonara – but so hard to find a good one!

Posted by: Em on December 10, 2009 at 6:03 pm

This looks like a great cookbook! I’d love to try it out.

Anyway, my favorite Italian dish – chicken parmigiana.
And if this counts as a dish, gelato, of course!

Posted by: Cindi on December 10, 2009 at 10:09 pm

Happy Holidays! I am blessed with a husband who enjoys cooking and cookbooks! Our family meals consist of a lot of pasta. My favorite Italian
dish is spinach/cheese manicotti. Many thanks, Cindi

Posted by: Heather! on December 11, 2009 at 9:14 am

Ooohhh…you’ve made me really hungry…and especially for this: Eggplant Parmesan! My absolute favorite!

h4schaffer at gmail dot com

Posted by: Bart Henry on December 11, 2009 at 1:47 pm

I’ve been to Italy and not once did I have a bad meal. They are so particular about the quality of the ingredients, and that’s what makes the difference. Ever had Proscuitto over there? GMO’s are a no-no over there, too. My favorite Italian dish is a dessert….Tiramisu.