This is a review of just a few of the recipes put on line by my favorite person, Giada DeLaurentiis. One of the first of her recipes I ever tried was from her first show "Everyday Italian". "Tilapia Purple Potato Crust and Chive Rosemary Oil. The recipe works like a charm, very simple with ingredients that really weren't that difficult to find considering where I live, but the one complaint I have is the amount of salt used! It was way too much especially if you use Sea Salt or Kosher Salt.
I have the same complaint about another recipe for "Sweet Potato Fries with Basil Salt and Lemon Mayo. Salt was way too strong and far too much it needs to be cut way back especially if you're dipping it into mayonnaise. The only way you would get away with this is if you made your own mayonnaise with very little if any salt! Other wise the combination of roasted sweet potatoes and basil was great!
Another one I tried which really didn't go so well that is one of Giada's is "Gnocchi with Cinnamon Butter". I've yet try this one again using fresh made or frozen gnocchi. However, I must say that I don't particularly care for the gnocchi found on the pasta aisle of the grocery store. I'll have to try this one again with fresh and perhaps make a few more adjustments in this recipe otherwise I wouldn't recommend this one to anyone at this point.
One of the most stunning successes in Giada's repertoire which I prepared for New Year's Eve dinner just last year was "Bollito Misto"! It was incredibly simple, easy to follow, the ingredients were easy to find and for most part, inexpensive. And yet, it was a very elegant incredibly delicious meal that my mother absolutely loved! We didn't go out anywhere special, but to tell you the truth I don't think we could've honestly eaten all that well in any restaurant, plus the cost would've been more than it took to make this great dish at home!
Two more recipes from Giada that really work well are "Chicken or Steak with Balsamic BBQ Sauce" and "Balsamic Chicken Drumettes". The only thing I did different was to substitute the brown sugar and honey with agave nectar due to the glycemic index and I added some granulated garlic to the recipe(s). Actually the sauce from the "Balsamic Chicken Drumettes" wound up being used to create the BBQ Sauce in the Chicken or Steak recipe! Other than that both recipes were wonderful and I think people should give them a try!
I'll be back soon with more recipes and more reviews
Love and light to all,
Suzette
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