Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes

Giada's first book, Everyday Italian, is one of my go-to books for great food. Although I have yet to cook every recipe, every one I HAVE made has come out wonderfully to rave reviews from my family. I admit that I am a novice in the kitchen - Giada has helped me and my husband to not look it! The directions are easy to follow and most ingredients are readily available at my local grocery. I do enjoy "cooking alongside" Giada and try to TiVo her show to watch while I experiment in the kitchen.
One thing for me and my taste buds, though, is to look over the recipes and alter the seasonings to my own tastes - Giada loves lemon more than I and uses it profusely.
I agree with a previous reviewer on the lack of photographs. Alas, I find that to be the case with most Amerian/European cookbooks (not so with those from Japan published in Japanese...but I can't read those very well!) Despite the lack of photos, Giada's recipes are fairly easy to make and delicious to eat, no matter what they ended up looking like! Buon appetito!

Great Recipes!! Good explanations and tips.

I would just liked to have the pictures of the recipes instead of the cook! She's pretty but it's not very helpful to know of it will look like...

I received this cookbook as a Christmas present this past year. My son is very picky when it comes to food - he has excellent taste and likes everything home-made. Which is a challenge for a working mom. We've made several recipes from this book and liked them all. A few have become favorites that we make quite often. Not only do they taste great, but Giada provides short-cuts so you're not cooking a 2 hour dinner like some other Italian cookbooks. I highly recommend this book.

Anyone can be an Italian cook with this extremely easy to follow cookbook. The recipes are fast & DELICIOUS!

Ok, I bought the book because Giadda is so beautiful. The recipes aren't bad either.