|
DELICIOUS NEWS TRAVELS FAST, so it’s easy to understand why people are talking about Polenta on the Board. Read on to find out what they have to say...
|
“With its tomato, bechamel, spinach, cheese and meat filling, Nonna’s Lasagna is a deluxe dish for Italian food connoisseurs. Silky sheets of homemade pasta, however, are the secret ingredient for cradling the delicious sauces.”
- The Great Canadian Feast Cookbook Canadian Geographic
“Given the desire of many of us to slow down and savour life, along with our renewed interest in nutritious homemade food, this book is well-timed. Its emphasis on la famiglia (the family) and on delicious gifts of Italian food prepared lovingly and artfully, in a simple kitchen laden with memories, touches a deep, nostalgic chord.”
- Star Weiss Fuoco - author, editor and TV host of Kitchen Culture
“Polenta on the Board, a fabulous new cookbook, shares a granddaughter’s experience of learning how to cook tasty home-style Italian recipes passed down through the generations.”
- Eric Akis, food writer, Victoria Times-Colonist
“...[Valerie’s] love of Italian food comes out in the recipes she’s chosen for the book – everything from soup (stracciatella) to nuts (castagne - roasted chestnuts).”
- The Trail Times
“The care Mitchell takes in documenting this history is heartwarming. Polenta on the Board may be a cookbook in design, but it’s also a family memoir, done so well and so simply that it makes you feel like you grew up in Mitchell’s household, too...Mitchell describes her food so well it’s as if you’re eating the meal while reading. You immediately want to experience making her food and start passing these recipes down through your own family.”
Read the complete book review at www.nwpalate.com/bookstext.html.
- Casey Dexter, food writer, Northwest Palate
More reviews will be posted on this site as they become available, so bookmark this site and visit again!
|
 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
www.ilovepasta.org
Great information for pasta-lovers
www.iacp.com
Information on resources and membership in the International Association of Culinary Professionals
www.iicvan-ca.org
Information on Italian cultural resources and events in the Vancouver area
www.iicvan-ca.org/iicvan/lk-cucina-en.htm
The Italian Government Cultural Office's links page, devoted entirely to Italian cuisine
www.italianconsulate.bc.ca
For access to information and services offered by the Italian Consulate
www.pch.gc.ca
The official website for Heritage Canada, an important source of information about Heritage and Cultural programs and resources
www.slowfood.com
The official website of the Slow Food International movement
www.cityoftrail.com
The official website for the City of Trail, (the author’s hometown), an important source of information on the area
www.epicurious.com
A great source of information on good cooking of all types
www.paese.com/AntrodocoReport/EnglishIndex.htm
A link to information about Antrodoco, Italy (Nonna Sofia’s birthplace)
www.foodtv.ca/default.asp
A great source of information about tv cooking shows and featured recipes
www.msfusa.org
The website for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, which supports volunteer doctors, nurses and medical professionals to provide medical aid in over 80 countries. A portion of the proceeds from sales of Polenta on the Board will go to support MSF activities.
www.winepressnw.com
Discover wines of the Pacific Northwest! This web site includes extensive information about British Columbia wines and wineries.
www.bookstocooks.com
Vancouver’s fabulous cookbook store in historic Yaletown.
www.genesisfoodservices.com
www3.telus.net/therockwallproject
An exciting heritage project in the author’s hometown of Trail, British Columbia.
www.cook-book.com
Toronto’s fabulous cookbook store.
www.nwpalate.com
A magazine celebrating wine, food, and travel in the Pacific Northwest.
www.fantes.com
One of America’s oldest and most distinguished resources of cooks' wares, established in 1906.
www.ecwpress.com
18 Italian-Canadian women talk back to the culture, to each other, and to you in Mamma Mia! Good Italian Girls Talk Back. Find out more about the book and Valerie Mitchell’s contribution to the project at the ECW Press link above. |
|
