This Is Sunday Dinner: 52 Seasonal Italian Menus

by Lisa Caponigri

Overview

“Caponigri’s welcoming, accessible collection of Italian weekend recipes will be a boon to those preparing dinner for the entire family.” —Publishers Weekly 

 

In Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner?, Lisa Caponigri presented a year’s worth of delicious and authentic Italian menus for the entire family to enjoy. Now she’s back with another 52 dinners, but with a fresh new seasonal approach that reflects the cuisines of Piemonte (winter), Campania (spring), Sicily (summer), and Tuscany (fall). Throughout, Caponigri showcases Italy’s varied and abundant produce, from summery artichokes, apricots, figs, and the famous San Marzano tomato to hearty roasted meats and rich risottos to ward off the cold. The entire book brims with Lisa’s energy, her reminiscences of living in Italy, anecdotes about her family, and all the advice needed to get a spectacular Sunday dinner on the table—every Sunday of the year.

“This elegant, artfully presented collection is testament to her culinary passion and prowess for all things Italian.” —Shelf Awareness

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454933809
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	11/22/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	338
Sales rank:	1,051,604
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Lisa Caponigri is the author of Sterling’s Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner?, and has developed a line of prepared foods and sauces called Lisa’s Italian Kitchen. Lisa debuted on HSN and appears on QVC. She has also appeared on a variety of television programs, including Seattle's New Day Northwest, Good Morning Toronto, Chicago's WGNLunchbreak, and New England Cooks, to name a few. Lisa Caponigri lives in South Bend, IN.

Editorial Reviews

03/18/2019

Caponigri’s enjoyable second cookbook follows a similar premise to her first, Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner?, in which she provided 52 dinner menus to be enjoyed each Sunday of the year. This time, Caponigri, who has a line of prepared foods called Lisa’s Italian Kitchen, presents the menu based on the four seasons, with each season represented by an Italian region. The summer section, for example, lists 13 menus inspired by Sicily, where bright citrus flavors are prevalent in dishes such as lemony lentil soup, chicken with oranges and olives, and orange polenta cake. She dedicates the winter chapter to Piemonte, where many of the recipes call for creamy sauce bases, such as linguine with aja (a walnut sauce), risotto with melted fontina cheese, and filet mignon with a Gorgonzola sauce. Caponigri makes a convincing case for involving the entire family: “Cooking with your children is a gift you give to them and yourself.” Some Italophiles, however, may question the authenticity of a few recipes, vodka sauce and chicken Francese among them. Nevertheless, Caponigri’s welcoming, accessible collection of Italian weekend recipes will be a boon to those preparing dinner for the entire family. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Caponigri’s enjoyable second cookbook follows a similar premise to her first, Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner?, in which she provided 52 dinner menus to be enjoyed each Sunday of the year. This time, Caponigri, who has a line of prepared foods called Lisa’s Italian Kitchen, presents the menu based on the four seasons, with each season represented by an Italian region. The summer section, for example, lists 13 menus inspired by Sicily, where bright citrus flavors are prevalent in dishes such as lemony lentil soup, chicken with oranges and olives, and orange polenta cake. She dedicates the winter chapter to Piemonte, where many of the recipes call for creamy sauce bases, such as linguine with aja (a walnut sauce), risotto with melted fontina cheese, and filet mignon with a Gorgonzola sauce. Caponigri makes a convincing case for involving the entire family: ‘Cooking with your children is a gift you give to them and yourself’ . . . Nevertheless, Caponigri’s welcoming, accessible collection of Italian weekend recipes will be a boon to those preparing dinner for the entire family.” —Publishers Weekly 

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