Biba's Northern Italian Cooking

by Biba Caggiano

An updated edition of the classic guide to northern Italian cookery features more than two hundred recipes that represent the best in authentic Italian cuisine, including Minestrone Soup, Tagliatelle Bolognese Style, Buschetta with Fresh Tomatoes and Basil, and Roasted Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary. Original.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Ethnic, Food, Italian Literature

256 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1981

About the author

Biba Caggiano (October 1936 – 29 August 2019)was an Italian-American cookbook author, television chef, and restaurateur.

Reviews

[Laurel]

Biba Caggiano is the author of many Italian cookbooks and the maistro and owner of an upscale yet downhome restaurant in Sacramento. Her cookbooks are a traveler's guide to Italy, some of them with addresses in an index. Try the polpotonne is Roma? The recipe is here. Try the tomatoe bread soup at the "Chingale de Bianco" in Firenze? The recipe is here. What a way to learn how to cook Italian!

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

While our edition of this book is just a modest paperback by HP Books, it is clearly one of our favorite go to cookbooks for Italian food. Don't be discouraged by the lack of photographs, every recipe in this book is special. Try the two recipes for veal shanks (we use lamb) which are superb! The "Hunter-Style chicken" (aka. chicken cacciatora) is not only easy and fabulous, but also good for you with all the vegetables! I do make slight changes in the recipes to reduce fat and increase vegetables, but Biba Caggiano is clearly a great chef! Last night we had lamb "Shanks Triest-Style" with a plate of roasted vegetables and some crusty bread, and we thought, "Who needs to go out and spend big bucks at a restaurant?"

[William Frisella · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the very best cookbook there is and believe me I have dozens of cookbooks.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Killer recipes. Simple and delicious. My go-to Italian cookbook, particularly for sauces. Her Vodka sauce is the one!

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful stories and recipes of Northern Italian cooking. That's my family heritage, and her stories resonate with my family's recipes and traditions.