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Canal House Cooking Volume N° 8: Pronto! Kindle Edition

by Christopher Hirsheimer (Author), Melissa Hamilton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Pour some prosecco and cook up some delicious antipasti, pizzas, pastas, Italian sweets, and more—with simple recipes from two James Beard Award–winning authors.

Canal House Cooking Volume No. 8:Pronto!, the newest addition to the Canal House Cooking series, is a delightful cookbook devoted to Italian home cooking. It’s filled with seventy-seven delicious, fast, easy, fresh Italian recipes, including ones for antipasti, pizzas, pastas, grilled meats and fish, and simple Italian sweets. It’s a collection of some of our favorite recipes, the ones we cook for ourselves, our friends, and our families all year long, Pronto! will make you want to roll up your sleeves, pour yourself a glass of prosecco or Sangiovese, and start cooking.
Renowned home cooks Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, 2013 James Beard Foundation Award winners, have been inspiring cooks of all kinds—from the novice and passionate alike, to even the restaurant chef—since the debut of their award-winning cookbook series began with their simple but elegant and delicious recipes for cooking at home.
Canal House Cooking Volume No. 8: Pronto!, is the eighth book of our award-winning series of seasonal recipes. We publish three volumes a year: Summer, Fall & Holiday, and Winter & Spring, each filled with delicious recipes for you from us.
Cook your way through the fall and holidays with Pronto!, and all year long with Canal House Cooking!
Buon Appetito! 
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 Melissa Hamilton is a renowned food stylist and cofounder of Canal House. She previously worked at Saveur, which she joined in 1998, as the test kitchen director, and was its food editor for many years. Hamilton also worked in the kitchens of Martha Stewart Living and Cook's Illustrated, and she was the cofounder and first executive chef of Hamilton's Grill Room in Lambertville, New Jersey. She has developed and tested recipes and styled food for both magazines and cookbooks, including those by acclaimed chefs John Besh, Michael Psilakis, Roberto Santibanez, and David Tanis.

 Melissa Hamilton is a renowned food stylist and cofounder of Canal House. She previously worked at Saveur, which she joined in 1998, as the test kitchen director, and was its food editor for many years. Hamilton also worked in the kitchens of Martha Stewart Living and Cook's Illustrated, and she was the cofounder and first executive chef of Hamilton's Grill Room in Lambertville, New Jersey. She has developed and tested recipes and styled food for both magazines and cookbooks, including those by acclaimed chefs John Besh, Michael Psilakis, Roberto Santibanez, and David Tanis. She works with Christopher Hirsheimer on Canal House Cooking, for which the two do all of the writing, recipes, photography, design, and production.

 Christopher Hirsheimer is an award-winning photographer and cofounder of Canal House. Her experience includes establishing a publishing venture, running a culinary and design studio, and publishing an annual series of three seasonal cookbooks titled Canal House Cooking. Prior to starting Canal House in 2007, in Lambertville, New Jersey, Hirsheimer was the executive editor of Saveur, which she cofounded in 1994, and the food and design editor of Metropolitan Home. She cowrote the award-winning Saveur Cooks series and The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook. Her photographs have appeared in more than 50 cookbooks for such notables as Lidia Bastianich, Mario Batali, Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, and Alice Waters, and in numerous magazines, including Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, InStyle, and Town&Country. She works with Melissa Hamilton on Canal House Cooking, for which the two do all of the writing, recipes, photography, design, and production.

 Christopher Hirsheimer is an award-winning photographer and cofounder of Canal House. Her experience includes establishing a publishing venture, running a culinary and design studio, and publishing an annual series of three seasonal cookbooks titled Canal House Cooking. Prior to starting Canal House in 2007, in Lambertville, New Jersey, Hirsheimer was the executive editor of Saveur, which she cofounded in 1994, and the food and design editor of Metropolitan Home. She cowrote the award-winning Saveur Cooks series and The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook. Her photographs have appeared in more than 50 cookbooks for such notables as Lidia Bastianich, Mario Batali, Julia Child, Jacques Pépin, and Alice Waters, and in numerous magazines, including Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, InStyle, and Town&Country.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canal House; Original edition (October 29, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 26163 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 207 pages
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Nikki Douglas
5.0 out of 5 stars Obsessed and in love with Pronto and the authors
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2014
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Sometimes Hamilton and Hirsheimer exasperate me because I love their lives too much. I love how they cook, right, their photos, art, I love where they do this at Canal House with their two little stoves and the seasonal way they create recipes. Then of course are the trips to Italy when I want to scream for my homeland and stay in that rented cottage with them and eat all their food.

I have everything they've done but especially love these handbook sized volumes. I read and re-read them constantly. i like how i feel like I can make everything they include, everything is in my wheelhouse. They are quirky ad practical at the same time. I love what they eat and what they cook.

I love to cook with my mother (who is my best friend) and we have our own version of Hamilton and Hirsheimer going on, though not quite as spendy with the truffles and trips to Italy. Still I am happy to now include some of their recipes in my extensive Italain repertoire.

I will re-read this again to find more inspiration and new recipes. This is the fifth time since I got the book! Thats how readable and useful it is. This may well be the best volume they have produced.
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JS
5.0 out of 5 stars As always, awesome.
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2013
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I am a huge fan of these little books, and this is definitely one of their most useful yet. Perfect for weeknight dinners, this book is filled with quick(ish) and delicious recipes. Also includes a useful section on italian wines written by one of their friends. I will definitely be adding some of these recipes to my rotation.

Also, these recipes appear to me to be separate from those included in the larger cookbook, whereas with the earlier texts there is some overlap (despite that fact, I still recommend getting all of them).
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purple hype
4.0 out of 5 stars a small treasure
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2014
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......some simple but elegant interpretations.....charming.....only disappointment..no index...one cannot quickly refer or find,without bookmarking....would have been helpful....but,still a delight......nice delivery...good addition to collection.
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Roberto
2.0 out of 5 stars Was sold down the Canal
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2013
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"Pronto-Smonto"...I m a big fan of the authors but this "Spaghetti" volume was not very exciting and challenging as a very good home cook...I will try and think of someone I know who might enjoy this Canal House volume and give it to them for office party $1 gift giving
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Laurie ‘The Baking Bookworm’
3.0 out of 5 stars Love the chatty, comfortable feel to this book
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2013
** This review, as well as many more, can also be found on my blog, The Baking Bookworm (www.thebakingbookworm.blogspot.ca).

Note: My sincere thanks to NetGalley and Open Road Integrated Media for providing me with a portion of this book, in Kindle e-book form, in exchange for my honest review.

My Review: I have to admit that I am new to the Canal House cookbook series. It seems that I've been living under a rock because these two women are quite well versed in the art of writing a good recipe and their love of good food is evident.

From the beginning of the book you get the feeling that you're sitting down with some girlfriends to chat around the kitchen table. There's a very casual, homey feel to the writing in the way it describes the simple galley kitchen that they use, the view from the kitchen window and the history of the Canal House. I honestly expected the authors to be creating their dishes in some rustic Italian villa but quickly came to learn that they're from New Jersey. But honestly, where Canal House is located isn't an issue because at the heart of all of the recipes is the trinity that makes up a good recipe: fresh produce, good quality staples and keeping the recipe simple to let the fresh flavours play centre stage.

The recipes are accompanied by beautiful colour pictures of these dishes that the authors make for their own families on a regular basis. The ultimate in 'tried and true' recipe and I love that. There is also a very useful section on Italian wines which I plan to peruse more in the near future.

While there were quite a few recipes that caught my eye ('Pasta with Olive, Capers and Lemon' as well as the 'Avocados with Lemon Supreme Vinaigrette' to name just a couple) many of the recipes provided to me in the ARC weren't necessarily what I would make for my own (fairly picky) family. The recipes were intriguing but some of the ingredients, namely the common use of anchovies, wouldn't necessarily be a selling point in our home or pallets.

Overall, this is an interesting read for people looking try their hand at adding some Mediterranean fare to their repertoire. With its chatty tone it's an easy and interesting read.

My Rating: 3/5 stars
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jo ann
5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Cooking
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2020
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How to take the ordinary to the sublime !!!!!
There are some truly amazing ideas and recipes
Buon Appetito a tutti.
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Catherine Needle
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Canal House hit
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2013
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Beautiful photos, fresh and easy recipes, great advice. These women feel like friends who come over and give you a few simple cooking tips. Their philosophy( and mine) is find the very best ingredients and keep it simple. Check out their Canal House Cooks blog to see what they make for lunch everyday day!
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jacquie Gariano
5.0 out of 5 stars Canal House
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2014
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I have almost all of the Canal House cookbooks. I really love the different ones. This one is where my heart is. Italian cooking. Very well done, clear and a very interesting read also.
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