Frances Schaffer's Shortcuts to Gourmet Cooking and Family Favorites - Hardcover

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Fran Schaffer followed in the footsteps of her grandmother when she opened her restaurant in 1983. For 22 years, Nonna s Palazzo in Grand Island, Nebraska, served homemade Italian cooking the way Fran learned it in the kitchens of her youth. Fran s cookbook is the culmination of her cooking experience--and the shortcuts she learned along the way.Fran's cooking emphasizes natural ingredients and fewer processed foods, providing a balance between sound nutrition and some indulgence. Homemade pastas, sauces, and desserts are the hallmarks of her Italian cuisine. Some recipes are unusual: If you have ever wanted to know how to make marshmallows, soda crackers, or butter from scratch, Fran can tell you. The cookbook also includes a formerly secret family recipe for a delicious sour cream raisin pie. Accompanied by dozens of options for basic recipes, quick tricks, helpful hints, and glossaries, as well as information on proper cooking equipment and utensils, the cookbook is an excellent resource for anyone interested in homemade cooking with an Italian bent. Photos of preparation methods, illustrations by Fran s husband, Dave, and family photos make learning preparation methods easier and turn what could just be a cookbook into a family memoir as well.The cookbook, several years in the making, is a fitting tribute to Fran s grandmother, Nonna Chiara Brazzale, who began her own Italian dinners at her husband Frank s tavern in Hartville, Wyoming, in the 1930s.

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