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Lidia Bastianich comes from a family of cooks. She learned how to cook from her grandmother and mother, and today she shares her passion for Italian food with millions of people, through her many ...
Since 2011, Lidia Bastianich, one of the most celebrated chefs in the country, has crisscrossed the country for her PBS show, Lidia Celebrates America. The show shines a light on the rich ...
Lidia Giuliana Matticchio Bastianich (Italian: [ˈliːdja dʒuˈljaːna matˈtikkjo baˈstjaːnitʃ]; born February 21, 1947) is an Italian-American [2] celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur. Specializing in Italian and Italian-American cuisine, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to public television cooking shows ...
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Bastianich, Lidia Matticchio, Lidia's Italian American Kitchen. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Focuses on the Italian American kitchen and also the basis of the PBS television cooking show series. Winner of the IACP cookbook Award. Bastianich incorporates Northern Italian and Istrian Slavic influences in her cooking.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a medium-size baking dish with the olive oil. Beat the ricotta and eggs together in a food processor until light and pale in color. (This can also be done using a hand-held electric mixer.) When pale, add the crème fraîche or sour cream and mix in well. Season with a large pinch of salt and plenty of pepper.
An episode that featured Lidia Bastianich was nominated for a 1994 Emmy Award. Other chefs she visited included Emeril Lagasse, Jacques Pépin, and Alice Waters. The show featured a companion book of the same name, published in 1993 (ISBN 0-679-74829-6). Reruns of the show currently air on WUCF-TV.
Naturally, Lidia Bastianich's go-to meal is pasta. The celebrated chef, who built her business on Italian cuisine, tells us she craves a humble pasta dish with "just spaghetti, garlic and oil with ...