Piatti: Plates and Platters for Sharing, Inspired by Italy (Italian Cookbook, Italian Cooking, Appetizer Cookbook)

Executive editor of Saveur Stacy Adimando combines her Italian heritage and tradition of serving abundant spreads to create 75 recipes for generous plates and platters meant for grazing. Organized by season and ranging in size from starting bites, such as Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Leeks with Honey Glaze and Shaved Fennel Salad with Sweet Peas and Avocado, to main courses, such as Crispy Pork Ribs with Herb Sauce and Seared Shrimp with Braised Savoy Cabbage, these are generous dishes to serve to family and friends for gatherings large and small. Filled with advice on how to plate and pair dishes for a range of occasions, this visually stunning book, with distinctive binding featuring a partially exposed spine, imparts what many cooks of Italy seem born knowing: the secrets to pulling off an impressive feast, without formality or fussiness, but with love, ease, and elegance. "Bottles of sparkling wine set in tin buckets,. Juicy clams and crispy stuffed mussels in the kitchen, ready for arriving friends. Lusicious goat vheese draped with peppery celery and olive oil next to homemade jars of marinated artichoke hears. Grilled vegetables blackeded over coals, slicked with olive oil and sprinkled with herbs--nested in big, pretty platters. In the background, as guests nibble and glasses clink, the aroma of pork, roasting in its own juicies with loads of bay leaves and a hint of ctrus pel. This is how to eat and enterain. Those beginning moments of a gatherin, when the initial platters hit the table, friends and family start to graze, and decorative dishes begin to from a beautiful sprea, might arguably be the bet moments of any occasion. Author Stacy Adimando likes to stretch those moments to last the entire meal. Here are ore than 90 recipes for bundant plates big and small, inspired by rich antipasti tof Italy. You'll find heaty, overly generous compilations of colorful, textural, help-yourself platters organized by seasion, with recipes that range in size from starting bites, like Black Lentils with Burrata and Baby Spinnach, Shaved Fennel Salad with Sweet Peas and Avocado, and Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Leeks with Honey Glaze, to main evnt dishes, liek Crispy Pork Ribs with Scallion-Ginger Herb Sauce, Seared Shrimp with Braised Savoy Cabbage, and Seared Italian Sausages with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Shallots."-- Page 2 of cover Serve up plentiful, rustic, and seasonal spreads with recipes created in the spirit of Italy’s antipasti by the James Beard Award–winning author. Executive editor of Saveur Stacy Adimando combines her Italian heritage and tradition of serving abundant spreads to create seventy-five recipes for generous plates and platters meant for grazing. Organized by season and ranging in size from starting bites, such as Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Leeks with Honey Glaze and Shaved Fennel Salad with Sweet Peas and Avocado, to main courses, such as Crispy Pork Ribs with Herb Sauce and Seared Shrimp with Braised Savoy Cabbage, these are generous dishes to serve to family and friends for gatherings large and small. Filled with advice on how to plate and pair dishes for a range of occasions, this visually stunning book imparts what many cooks of Italy seem born knowing: the secrets to pulling off an impressive feast, without formality or fussiness, but with love, ease, and elegance. “Adimando has created a cookbook full of tempting foods that are tailor-made for when you have people over but without the fussiness that often comes with the ‘entertaining’ genre.” — Modern Farmer "Executive editor of Saveur Stacy Adimando combines her Italian heritage and tradition of serving abundant spreads to create 75 recipes for generous plates and platters meant for grazing. Organized by season and ranging in size from starting bites, such as Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Leeks with Honey Glaze and Shaved Fennel Salad with Sweet Peas and Avocado, to main courses, such as Crispy Pork Ribs with Herb Sauce and Seared Shrimp with Braised Savoy Cabbage, these are generous dishes to serve to family and friends for gatherings large and small. Filled with advice on how to plate and pair dishes for a range of occasions, this visually stunning book, with distinctive binding featuring a partially exposed spine, imparts what many cooks of Italy seem born knowing : the secrets to pulling off an impressive feast, without formality or fussiness, but with love, ease, and elegance."-- Provided by publisher Editor-in-Chief of SAVEURStacy Adimando combines her Italian heritage and tradition of serving abundant spreads to create 75 recipes for generous plates and platters meant for grazing. Organized by season and ranging in size from starting bites, such as Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Leeks with Honey Glaze and Shaved Fennel Salad with Sweet Peas and Avocado, to main courses, such as Crispy Pork Ribs with Herb Sauce and Seared Shrimp with Braised Savoy Cabbage, these are generous dishes to serve to family and friends for gatherings large and small. Filled with advice on how to plate and pair dishes for a range of occasions, this visually stunning book, with distinctive binding featuring a partially exposed spine, imparts what many cooks of Italy seem born the secrets to pulling off an impressive feast, without formality or fussiness, but with love, ease, and elegance. Author Stacy Adimando draws from her Italian heritage and her love of Italy's traditional abundant antipasti spreads to create 75 recipes for easy, generous plates and platters meant for grazing and sharing. Organised by season and ranging in size from bites--such as Stuffed Mussels with Bacon and Garlic Breadcrumbs, Baby Root Vegetables with Vinaigrette, and Prosciutto and Pecorino Biscuits--to larger platters, like Baked Pumpkin with Chile Oil and Crispy Seeds, Thinly Sliced Tuscan Pork Loin, and White Clam Pizzas with Scallion and Bacon, these are generous dishes to serve to family and friends for gatherings of any kind. Filled with advice on how to easily plate and serve dishes for a range of occasions "Here are more than 90 recipes for abundant plates big and small, inspired by the rich antipasti of Italy. You'll find hearty, overly generous compilations of colorful, textural, help-yourself platters organized by season, with recipes that range in size from starting bites to main event dishes."-- taken from front cover verso