Cucinare: Healthy and Authentic Italian Cooking for the Whole Family

by Marco Bianchi

Overview

In this gorgeous full-color lifestyle cookbook, the Italian cook, television personality, and bestselling cookbook author offers personal tips and tricks on maintaining a healthy diet and provides 65 of his favorite Mediterranean recipes to help you eat deliciously and live well.

"What do you eat on a typical day?" This is the question Italian cook and television personality Marco Bianchi is frequently asked. A food mentor revered for his expertise in maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, he believes that one’s daily food regime is the key to reaching and sustaining health and happiness. Now, for the first time, Marco opens his home in Milan and shares insights on eating and wellness, as well as some of his favorite recipes—everything necessary to feed the body, mind, and soul.

Cucinare is an exciting behind-the-scenes look at Bianchi’s everyday life, captured in nearly 200 color photographs. In talking about healthy eating, he reminds us that the most often overlooked items for a good, balanced diet are already in the pantry and fridge. He dispels myths involving the science of nutrition and enthusiastically demonstrates his art, giving you the step-by-step instructions and simple ingredients to create delicious, healthy dishes, including:

Apple Walnut Salad with Balsamic Honey Dressing
Mini-focaccia Breads with Seeds and Olives
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Onions
Pasta with Eggplant, Taggiasca Olives, Capers, and Mint
Mediterranean Sushi

Eating well isn’t a mystery, Bianchi makes clear. The key to building a foundation for good health starts at the dinner table. Mangia!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062958839
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/26/2020
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Welcome! 11

Cooking Is … 14

Operating Instructions 17

10 Things I Do for Better Health 19

Basket No. 1 41

Eggless Mayonnaise + Variations 43

#tasteandhealth 44

Crispy Anchovies with Lemon 45

Pan de Mej + Variations 46

#tasteandhealth 48

Green Toasts 49

Falafel 51

Basket No. 2 53

#tasteandhealth 54

Lentil and Walnut Salad 55

Granola 56

Kisses + Variation 59

Apple-Walnut Salad with Balsamic-Honey Dressing 60

#tasteandhealth 61

Ricotta Berry Tartlets + Variations 63

Pancakes with Bananas, Raspberries, and Honey 64

#tasteandhealth 66

Crumble + Variations 67

Basket No. 3 69

Savory Leek Tart + Variation 70

Eggless Leek Frittatas 73

Pumpkin Soup and Ginger + Variation 74

#tasteandhealth 75

Pumpkin and Chickpea Spread 77

Pea, Zucchini, and Goat Cheese Pesto + Variation 78

#tasteandhealth 80

Greek Chickpea and Zucchini "Meatballs" + Variations 81

Mediterranean Sushi 82

Basket No. 4 85

Beet Chips 86

Beet Cake 87

Hummus + Variation 88

#tasteandhealth 90

Chickpea, Celery, and Feta Salad + Variations 91

Avocado Tartare with Lime and Red Onion 92

Celery, Apple, and Ginger Juice + Alternative 95

Basket No. 5 97

Carrot-Yogurt Shots + Variation 98

Chocolate Roll 101

Individual Chocolate Lava Cakes + Variations 102

#tasteandhealth 103

Coconut Treats + Variations 104

Carrot Muffins + Variation 107

Pasta with Eggplant, Taggiasca Olives, Capers, and Mint 108

#tasteandhealth 109

Matcha Crêpes 110

Basket No. 6 113

Cannellini and Tuna "Meatballs" + Variations 115

Gingerbread Men 116

Barley Risotto-Style with Pepper and Goat Cheese Cream + Variation 119

#tasteandhealth 120

Mini Focaccia Breads with Seeds and Olives 121

Stuffed Cabbage with Cannellini Puree 122

Pan dei Morti Cookies 125

Basket No. 7 127

Home-Style Cake + Variation 129

Pea and Mint Mousse on Toast + Variations 130

#tasteandhealth 132

Tube Cake with Yogurt Sauce + Variation 133

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Onions + Variation 134

Pasta with Arugula Pesto and Crispy Salmon + Variation 137

#tasteandhealth 138

#tasteandhealth 139

Pizza + Variation 140

Mediterranean Bruschetta 143

Basket No. 8 145

Tagliatelle with Mushrooms and Ricotta-Pumpkin Cream 147

Seasonal Autumn Quinoa 148

Lentil Salad 149

Cauliflower Pasta + Variations 150

#tasteandhealth 151

Extra-Light Apple Cake 153

Cream of Cauliflower, Celery Root, and Greek Yogurt Soup $

#tasteandhealth $

Green Pasta $

Basket No. 9 $

Classic Gazpacho + Alternative $

#tasteandhealth $

Apricot and Mango Salad $

Buckwheat Noodles Trapani-Style $

Cucumber Water + Variations $

Ricotta Spoon Sweet $

Apricot Cake $

Detox Juice $

Basket No. 10 $

Black Rice with Lentils $

#tasteandhealth $

Pasta with Radicchio Sauce + Variation $

Farro and Chickpea Soup + Variation $

Radicchio and Apple Salad $

Farro Blancmango + Variation $

Radicchio Stuffed with Tofu and Anchovy Mousse + Variation $

Thank You! $

Index by Dish $

Index by Ingredient $