There is more to Italian cooking than just PASTA! I love Italian cookbooks, and my favorites include more than just recipes...they also give some insight into the culture that brings these recipes. Amazon.com carries many books on Italian Cooking and Culture. Here are some of my favorites.
• LA Cucina Di Lidia : Distinctive Regional Cuisine from the North of Italy
• Regional Foods of Northern Italy : Recipes and Remembrances
• Southern Italian Cooking : One Hundred-Fifty Healthy Regional Recipes
• Bruculinu, America : Remembrances of Sicilian-American Brooklyn, Told in Stories and Recipes
• Cucina Di Calabria : Treasured Recipes and Family Traditions from Southern Italy
• Enchanted Liguria : A Celebration of the Culture, Lifestyle and Food of the Italian Riviera
• In Nonna's Kitchen : Traditional Italian Cooking and Culture from Contemporary Italian Grandmothers
• Celebrating Italy
• Celebrations, Italian Style : Recipes and Menus for Special Occasions and Seasons of the Year
• The Cooking of Parma
• Flavor of Tuscany
• Flavors of Puglia : Traditional Recipes from the Heel of Italy's Boot
• From the Tables of Tuscan Women : Recipes and Traditions
• Italian Country Cooking : Recipes from Umbria & Apulia
• A Passion for Piedmont : Italy's Most Glorious Regional Table
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