Reviews
The region's flavorful cucina povera (peasant cuisine) is the subject of The Puglian Cookbook, a new book from Chicago-based Viktorija Todorovska, a passionate ambassador of the oft-overlooked area. Of Amazon.com's nearly 100,000 cookbooks, hers is one of only three focusing on Puglian cooking, and it catalogs the area's legume-, vegetable- and tomato-heavy dishes with great enthusiasm., "We love that before cranking up the heat at the stove, Todorovska pauses to make sure we have a deep understanding of the ingredients that are the fundamentals of Puglian cuisine. She writes for the home cook, with no fancy tricks, no hard-to-find ingredients." — Chicago Tribune "For those who want a taste of excellent, yet different Italian cooking, The Puglian Cookbook is not to be missed." — Midwest Book Review "The region's flavorful cucina povera (peasant cuisine) is the subject of The Puglian Cookbook , a new book from Chicago-based Viktorija Todorovska, a passionate ambassador of the oft-overlooked area. Of Amazon.com's nearly 100,000 cookbooks, hers is one of only three focusing on Puglian cooking, and it catalogs the area's legume-, vegetable- and tomato-heavy dishes with great enthusiasm." — Tasting Table " The Puglian Cookbook: Bringing the Flavors of Puglia Home , paints a vivid picture of the region and its culinary traditions." — WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public Media "This is the kind of book you picture well-worn and loved, spattered with olive oil and maybe some tomato sauce. A cookbook that won't leave the kitchen." —Marcia Crawford, Nutrition Minute "...a 157-page collection of the essentials of Pugliese cooking, with recipes ranging from a tomato-topped flatbread known as puddica to baked squid stuffed with cheese, breadcrumbs, and capers to the potato, rice, and mussel casserole tiella." —Mike Sula, Chicago Reader "Arrivederci fast foods and trans fats! Viktorija Todorovska...[is] bringing the foreign experience to kitchens everywhere with her new cookbook, The Puglian Cookbook . The quick fix meals are simple, savory and, most importantly, healthy, with their basic pantry ingredients, fresh herbs, some cheese and olive oil." — Today's Chicago Woman "...turns humble spuds into something still simple but very flavorful, and adds some veggies to your diet, too." — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Puglian Cookbook: Bringing the Flavors of Puglia Home, paints a vivid picture of the region and its culinary traditions., We love that before cranking up the heat at the stove, Todorovska pauses to make sure we have a deep understanding of the ingredients that are the fundamentals of Puglian cuisine. She writes for the home cook, with no fancy tricks, no hard-to-find ingredients., ...turns humble spuds into something still simple but very flavorful, and adds some veggies to your diet, too., "We love that before cranking up the heat at the stove, Todorovska pauses to make sure we have a deep understanding of the ingredients that are the fundamentals of Puglian cuisine. She writes for the home cook, with no fancy tricks, no hard-to-find ingredients." --Chicago Tribune"For those who want a taste of excellent, yet different Italian cooking, The Puglian Cookbook is not to be missed." --Midwest Book Review"The region's flavorful cucina povera (peasant cuisine) is the subject of The Puglian Cookbook, a new book from Chicago-based Viktorija Todorovska, a passionate ambassador of the oft-overlooked area. Of Amazon.com's nearly 100,000 cookbooks, hers is one of only three focusing on Puglian cooking, and it catalogs the area's legume-, vegetable- and tomato-heavy dishes with great enthusiasm." --Tasting Table"The Puglian Cookbook: Bringing the Flavors of Puglia Home, paints a vivid picture of the region and its culinary traditions." --WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public Media"This is the kind of book you picture well-worn and loved, spattered with olive oil and maybe some tomato sauce. A cookbook that won't leave the kitchen." --Marcia Crawford, Nutrition Minute"... a 157-page collection of the essentials of Pugliese cooking, with recipes ranging from a tomato-topped flatbread known as puddica to baked squid stuffed with cheese, breadcrumbs, and capers to the potato, rice, and mussel casserole tiella." --Mike Sula, Chicago Reader"Arrivederci fast foods and trans fats! Viktorija Todorovska... [is] bringing the foreign experience to kitchens everywhere with her new cookbook, The Puglian Cookbook. The quick fix meals are simple, savory and, most importantly, healthy, with their basic pantry ingredients, fresh herbs, some cheese and olive oil." --Today's Chicago Woman"... turns humble spuds into something still simple but very flavorful, and adds some veggies to your diet, too." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, No recipe exceeds a single page and the number of ingredients (and availability in the US, she notes) gives you confidence that even the novice cook should try it. The simplest of recipes is Orecchiette with Ricotta and now we're even inspired to make our own pasta again - only 4 ingredients! ...While I do have quite a collection of cookbooks, many don't leave the bookshelf. This is the kind of book you picture well-worn and loved, spattered with olive oil and maybe some tomato sauce. A cookbook that won't leave the kitchen., "We love that before cranking up the heat at the stove, Todorovska pauses to make sure we have a deep understanding of the ingredients that are the fundamentals of Puglian cuisine. She writes for the home cook, with no fancy tricks, no hard-to-find ingredients." -- Chicago Tribune "For those who want a taste of excellent, yet different Italian cooking, The Puglian Cookbook is not to be missed." -- Midwest Book Review "The region's flavorful cucina povera (peasant cuisine) is the subject of The Puglian Cookbook , a new book from Chicago-based Viktorija Todorovska, a passionate ambassador of the oft-overlooked area. Of Amazon.com's nearly 100,000 cookbooks, hers is one of only three focusing on Puglian cooking, and it catalogs the area's legume-, vegetable- and tomato-heavy dishes with great enthusiasm." -- Tasting Table " The Puglian Cookbook: Bringing the Flavors of Puglia Home , paints a vivid picture of the region and its culinary traditions." -- WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public Media "This is the kind of book you picture well-worn and loved, spattered with olive oil and maybe some tomato sauce. A cookbook that won't leave the kitchen." --Marcia Crawford, Nutrition Minute "...a 157-page collection of the essentials of Pugliese cooking, with recipes ranging from a tomato-topped flatbread known as puddica to baked squid stuffed with cheese, breadcrumbs, and capers to the potato, rice, and mussel casserole tiella." --Mike Sula, Chicago Reader "Arrivederci fast foods and trans fats! Viktorija Todorovska...[is] bringing the foreign experience to kitchens everywhere with her new cookbook, The Puglian Cookbook . The quick fix meals are simple, savory and, most importantly, healthy, with their basic pantry ingredients, fresh herbs, some cheese and olive oil." -- Today's Chicago Woman "...turns humble spuds into something still simple but very flavorful, and adds some veggies to your diet, too." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Arrivederci fast foods and trans fats! Viktorija Todorovska runs Oliva Cooking, a cooking, wine and travel company based in Chicago, and now she's bringing the foreign experience to kitchens everywhere with her new cookbook, The Puglian Cookbook. The quick fix meals are simple, savory and, most importantly, healthy, with their basic pantry ingredients, fresh herbs, some cheese and olive oil., By the following summer [Viktorija Todorovska's] recipe-collecting had evolved into a full-blown book project, as she spent several months in Puglia over a few separate visits talking to old ladies, bakers, vintners, and restaurateurs, eating during the day, and then returning to her apartment in the evening to turn what she'd learned into recipes. What resulted was a 157-page collection of the essentials of Pugliese cooking, with recipes ranging from a tomato-topped flatbread known as puddica to baked squid stuffed with cheese, breadcrumbs, and capers to the potato, rice, and mussel casserole tiella., There's more to cooking in Italy than lots of tomato sauce. The Puglian Cookbook: Bringing the Flavors of Puglia Home is a guide to this unique brand of Italian cooking, showing this unique flavor unlike one would find elsewhere in Italy...For those who want a taste of excellent, yet different Italian cooking, The Puglian Cookbook is not to be missed.
