1 • Stand-Alone Soups 15 2 • The Great Meatball Debate 35 3 • Dried Pasta and the Unification of the Two Meatballs 63 4 • Fresh Pasta Like Mama Used to Make: Essential Techniques and Well-Matched Sauces 87 5 • Risotto and Farrotto 131 6 • Two Meatballs Go Fishing 149 7 • Meat and Poultry: Rustic Oven Cooking 181 8 • Cucina al Fresco: Grilling Italian-Style 201 9 • The Twenty-First Region of Italy: Italian-American Cooking 221 10 • Sunday Means Dinner 243 11 • The Two Meatballs Go Veggie 263 12 • Dessert at Last 287
The Pantry 302 Resources 306 Acknowledgments 309 Index 310
