Giada De Laurentiis is a Food Network celebrity chef and the mother of a four-year-old little girl who Giada wants to feed well for her health, but at the same time, wants her little girl to learn to love food as much as she does. In her latest cookbook, her sixth, De Laurentiis presents recipes that take a minimum amount of prep time but produce a maximum amount of flavor and variety for her family. While most recipes have a basis in De Laurentiis’s Italian cuisine (she was born and lived as a child in Rome) she often cites her husband’s favorite foods, and now her daughter’s, and offers new ways to serve some of their favorites, such as potatoes (a potato and quinoa salad using Peruvian purple potatoes is especially interesting) and breakfast for dinner, adding more substance and interest to basic egg dishes. She also ventures into non-traditional Italian territory adding some Asian flavors to salads and meats. There are recipes that can just be assembled from pantry ingredients and store-bought prepared food, including store-roasted chicken breasts, cutting down on prep time for busy families. Giada’s bright, easy going narrative, paired with colorful pictures of delicious looking food and smiling, happy families, will make for enjoyable perusing and simple recipes without much prep work or fancy ingredients will encourage cooks to vary their weeknight repertoires.
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