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'Mario Batali Simple Italian Food' - Cookbook Spotlight


mario batali simple italian food
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'Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes From My Two Villages'
By Mario Batali
Photographs by Mark Ferri
Clarkson Potter -- 1998
Buy it on Amazon

More than a decade ago -- long before Del Posto, Otto and road trips through Spain with Gwyneth Paltrow -- Mario Batali had two restaurants, Pó and Babbo, and was just beginning to grow his rock-'n'-roll, orange-Croc-wearing legend through the Food Network.

It's there that we find him with "Mario Batali Simple Italian Food," his first cookbook, which takes readers through the tastes of Borgo Capanne, where Batali worked in Trattoria La Volta on the border of the Italian regions Emilia-Romagna and Toscana, as well as his other "village," New York.

Batali divides the recipes of these villages by color: The orange-titled ones are those he invented in New York; the brown titles are those he learned in Italy.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

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Kids' Menu: Garlic bread

garlic bread

Oh, the wonderful, wonderful world of garlic bread. I don't know if there is a more simple or tasty concoction than bread, butter, and garlic. (Unless we're talking about making it into bruschetta, but that's a whole different recipe.) It's so tasty, and pretty much the perfect accompaniment to lasagna. To make it even better -- it's another super-simple recipe for the kids.

Garlic Bread

There are two main suggestions I have for kids, depending on their skill level, tastes, and interest.

To make the super-simple variety:
Very lightly toast some slices from a fresh baguette.
Spread butter on the slices, or drizzle olive oil.
Sprinkle the bread with garlic powder.
Bake or broil at super-high temperature until bread is browned nicely.

To make the more gourmet variety:
Take a small baguette and carefully cut slices -- without cutting through the bottom and removing each slice.
Make a garlic butter by combining a few minced cloves of garlic, a smidge of salt, a tsp or tbsp of olive oil, and about a quarter cup of butter. If you want it a little herby, add some minced remnants of the fresh basil from the caprese.
Spread this butter in between the slices of bread.
Wrap the loaf in foil and back in a 350°F for about 15 minutes. Carefully open the foil and bake for another 5 or so, until browned and crunchy.

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