Cookbook: Simple Italian

Drinks and Starters: BEGIN THE MEAL RELAXING WITH A LITTLE BITE AND A COCKTAIL ITALIAN STYLE Create your own ‘house cocktail, and make it your own signature drink. Cheers!

Drinks & Starters cookbook recipes 1-6: Schiaccta with grapes, melon & prosciutto, artichoke panini, the bijoux cocktail, olive oil bread dip, 1966 caesar

Meat & Seafood Secondi: LET THE MEAL BEGIN WITH THE SECOND COURSE. This famous Svizzeria is a simple second course and will please even younger dining guests.

Pasta Primi cookbook menu recipes 13-18: Portuguese sausage ragu, pear & endive salad, Rigatoni alla gricia, lobster & heirloom tomato caesar, chinois pasta, spaghetti & spicy lobster

Pasta primi: GATHER AROUND THE TABLE FOR A COMFORTING BOWL OF YOUR FAVORITE BOWL. Pasta is such a favorite to so many families. Whether it is simple such as this Spaghetti alla Vodka or a slow-cooked Sausage Ragu the family is all in.

Meat & Seafood secondi recipes 19-24: hope ranch mussels, pork chops Milanese, via carrota burger, crispy roasted shrimp, San Francisco cioppino, triple herb roasted chicken

Vegetables Contoni - THE ITALIAN WAY WITH VEGETABLES ALWAYS INCLUDES LOT OF FAVOR AND A RESPECT FOR THE NATURE OF THE VEGETABLE. Thick spears of asparagus are bathed in olive oil and topped with Parmeasan Cheese.

vegetables contoni menu showing recipes 25-30: asparagus with butter sauce, tuscan roasted potatoes, Italian rice & peas, roman-style artichokes, Italian spaghetti squash, and tuscan white beans with kale

Desserts la dolce: ALWAYS END ON A SWEET NOTE WITH THE LA DOLCE COLLECTION. Italian Plum Tart is always on the menu, so simple and so Italian.

Desserts la dolce recipes 37-42: pears poached in wine, strawberries roman off, capers cake, Italian plum tart, Italian polenta cookies, brown sugar & chocolate cake

Bijouxs The Basics: THE BASICS ARE THE CORNER STONES OF ITALIAN COOKING, AND ALWAYS SIMPLE. This olive oil butter is a masterpiece for spreading on bread, and dairy free.

Bijouxs basics cookbook menu recipes 43-48: Bijouxs basics tomato sauce, green & black peppercorn dressing, olive oil butter, shallot & garlic confit, everything butter, hardly boiled eggs

PREGO! Simple Italian is my 5th cookbook and brings the joy of simple Italian food right into your kitchen.The focus is on simple, fresh food, done to Italian way. Simple Italian shares the recipes I have been cooking for my clients, as a Personal Chef, and on my family table.

At the heart of Italian cooking is simplicity, that’s what I bring to you. Rustic ingredients fresh from the farmers market are gathered and transformed into simple meals.

Come and cook with me in the kitchen, Simple Italian. Cheers!

Cookbook: Simple Italian

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