Skinny Italian: Eat It and Enjoy It (30 page)

rosemary, 62–63, 71

bathing with, 63

growing, 82

potatoes, 64

S

sage, 64–65, 71

pork chops alla salvia, 66

salad dressing:

bottled, 40

sexy Italian, 41

salads:

fennel, 214

panzanella, 214–15

zucchini “spaghetti,” 84

salsa cruda, 87

salt, 82

sauces, 115–33

Alfredo, 126–28

arrabbiata, 125

Audriana’s pesto, 131–33

basic tomato, aka “the quickie,” 117

breaking up tomatoes for, 116

Danielle’s puttanesca, 123–24

Gabriella’s Bolognese, 120–21

Gia’s Napoletano, 121–23

Milania’s marinara, 119–20

pesto, 130–33

red, 115–26

salsa cruda, 87

skinny pasta al burro, 128–30

slow-cooker shortcuts for, 126

store-bought, 116

white, 126–30

sausage, Italian, pizza with, 153

seasonings, 43–71

sexiness, 222, 223

shrimp, gorgeous garlic, 54

slow food movement, 165–69

snapper, skinny, 219

soups:

Giardino minestrone, 216

tempting tomato and oregano chicken, 57–59

spaghetti:

all’ubriaco (drunken spaghetti), 224

pasta cacio e pepe, 112

spices and herbs, 43–71

spinach, 20–21

stuffed flounder Florentine, 191–92

steak:

pizzaiola, Papà’s, 187–89

Sicilian, 225–27

strainers, 158–59

strawberries:

fresh, and Sambuca, 232

fresh fruit with beautiful balsamic glaze, 231

swordfish, sexy, with capers and lemon, 51

T

tagliatelle, Teresa’s favorite, 106

thyme, 68–69, 71

growing, 82

marinade, lemony, chicken breasts with, 70

tomato(es), 18

bruschetta classica, 178

bucatini all’Amatriciana, 109–10

canning, 155–63

caponata bruschetta, 181

Giardino minestrone, 216

one-pan oven-roasted chicken feast, 186–87

and oregano chicken soup, tempting, 57–59

panzanella salad, 214–15

Papà’s steak pizzaiola, 187–89

pizza Giudice, 147

pizza Margherita, 144

salsa cruda, 87

tomato-based sauces, 115–26

arrabbiata, 125

basic, aka “the quickie,” 117

breaking up tomatoes for, 116

Danielle’s puttanesca, 123–24

Gabriella’s Bolognese, 120–21

Gia’s Napoletano, 121–23

Milania’s marinara, 119–20

V

veal:

Gabriella’s Bolognese sauce, 120–21

piccata, voluptuous, 189–91

vegetable strainers, 158–59

Z

zucchini:

Giardino minestrone, 216

pasta Umbria, 217

“spaghetti” salad, 84

“spaghetti” with pine nuts, 86

I would like to thank the following amazing people. I couldn’t live without your love and support!

My juicy husband, Joe; my mommy, Antonia; my papa, Giacinto; my brother, Joe, and his family; my mother-in-law, Filomena, and father-in-law, Franco; and everyone else in my wonderful family, here and in Italy and Belgium; my fabulous girls Gia, Gabriella, Milania, and Audriana, for giving me inspiration, making me so happy, and letting mamma make all those phone calls; Heather’s husband and her kids Hunter, Hadley, and Gavin for lending me their mommy for a few months; all of my fellow Housewives, especially Dina Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita, for letting me borrow your gorgeous faces and slammin’ bodies; Susan Ginsburg, the best agent a girl could ever have, for your vision, dedication, and brilliance; the entire staff at Writers House, the best agency in the world; the amazing group at Hyperion, especially Ellen Archer, Brenda Copeland, Nina Shield, Navorn Johnson, and Shubhani Sarkar for believing in my book and making it look so beautiful; Ben Fink, Jamie Kimm, and Dani Fisher for making my food and my family look delicious; Rick Rodgers, for tirelessly testing the recipes; Andy Cohen and the team at Bravo; my behind-the-scenes production crew friends; Daniel Cerone, my makeup artist; Evelyn Cruz, my hairstylist; my fab friends and colleagues; and finally, my spectacular fans for accepting and loving me even when I flip a table or two!

Copyright © 2010 Teresa Giudice

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Giudice, Teresa, 1972–
Skinny Italian / Teresa Giudice ; with Heather Maclean.—1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Cookery, Italian. I. Maclean, Heather, 1972– II. Title.
TX723.G58 2010
641.5945—dc22
2009047739

ISBN: 9781401310356

EPub Edition © 2010 ISBN: 9781401395933

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