The Italian Diabetes Cookbook
Delicious and Healthful Dishes from Venice to Sicily and Beyond
by Amy Riolo
January 2016
Italian food has a reputation of being fattening, high in carbohydrates and generally heart-horrible. Americans have taken Italian food, and added a ton of cheese to everything, plus frying things, and turning the food into artery-clogging nightmares. Real Italian food is healthful, delicious, and the most popular cuisine in the world. At its core, classic Italian cuisine is all about preparing fresh ingredients like fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, dairy, seafood, and poultry in time-honored techniques that preserve both tradition and flavor.
With THE ITALIAN DIABETES COOKBOOK[January 2016, $18.95 US / $23.50 CAN] award-winning author and Mediterranean expert Amy Riolo brings together a wonderful collection of authentic and naturally healthy recipes from her Italian homeland. The book includes 150 recipes for all occasions, while helping fine food lovers everywhere achieve their health goals, including pescatarian and vegetarian options. Highlights include:
- Ricotta, Grilled Eggplant, and Fresh Mint Bruschetta
- Cracker Rings with Black Pepper and Fennel Seeds
- Roman-Style Rice and Herb-Stuffed Tomatoes
- Whole-Wheat Ziti with Goat Ragu
- Swordfish with Olives, Capers, Herbs, and Tomatoes
- Red Pepper, Yellow Tomato, and Artichoke Salad
- Espresso Panna Cotta
- Tuscan Seafood Stew
The Chief Blonde Remarks: So many great things about this book! I love how each dish is captioned in it’s Italian name so I can brush up on my “Reading Italian”. Of course, essential with a medical related cookbook are good nutrition facts and The Italian Diabetes Cookbook has those clearly marked for each recipe. I am also loving how many recipes have wine suggestions and lovely notes about this dish in relation to Italian Living Tradition.
This cookbook does over 2 dozen photos of the recipes. The gorgeous one for spaghetti squash “pasta” with shrimp, tomatoes and basil had me including this recipe into my meal plan for this week!. The recipe descriptions are so vivid and the ingredients so fresh and vibrant, that you will be dreaming of ways to serve each selection on the veranda. Sigh…
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I am addicted to Italian food! I love that they target people with diabetes.
I like that they are easy to prepare and the photos make them look delicious
I like the aspect of Italion food that is diabetic themed. I know some spagetti sauces have more sugar than others. My family like Italion type foods.
If like that even if you don’t have diabetes, it’s full of great healthy options for anyone looking to eat better.
What I like most about this book is that the recipes are easy to prepare, because if they’re to hard or too complicated I probably wouldn’t want to try them.
Well, since I am Italian and am pre-diabetic, this would be a great resource to make healthier recipes.
I have recently been informed that I am boarder line diabetes. This book will be great for new recipes, that will not be too full of everything that is so “GOOD” for me….
I love the fact that there’s so many recipes, especially that they’re Italian. My sister in law is a type 1 diabetic and this would be great for her!
I love the great photos. They always impress me and make me want to try the recipe.
Italians eat good food they leave a long life they food taste good and are easy to prepare good book
I have gotten gestational diabetes with both pregnancies and it would be great to have some new recipes to cook for the next one!
I love the Italian Living Tradition comments. Makes you think you can really be authentic Italian.
I like the idea that the recipes are “easy” recipes to prepare and I do not have to buy a lot of special things.
I like that it is easy to use and gives you great receipes
I like that it’s Diabetic frendly because we have a diabetic in the house.
i like that each recipe has notes on the history and culture of it. i think thats so neat and love learning new things about the dishes I prepare
150 easy-to-prepare, satisfying, and robust Italian dishes that can be enjoyed by the whole family — while helping fine food lovers everywhere achieve their health goals. I love this I love eating Italian food but have never tried making any except pasta with store sauce.
I am a Diabetic so I am always looking for new recipes to make. Would love this!
I like this this cookbook centers on the real Italian food that I remember from living there. Very fresh and unprocessed and wonderful flavors.
I like that they are easy to prepare, satisfying meals