Canal House Cooking Volume No. 8: Pronto!, the newest addition to the Canal House Cooking series, is a delightful cookbook devoted to Italian home cooking. It's filled with seventy-seven delicious, fast, easy, fresh Italian recipes, including ones for antipasti, pizzas, pastas, grilled meats and fish, and simple Italian sweets. It's a collection of some of our favorite recipes, the ones we cook for ourselves, our friends, and our families all year long, Pronto! will make you want to roll up your sleeves, pour yourself a glass of prosecco or Sangiovese, and start cooking.

Renowned home cooks Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, 2013 James Beard Foundation Award winners, have been inspiring cooks of all kinds—from the novice and passionate alike, to even the restaurant chef—since the debut of their award-winning cookbook series began with their simple but elegant and delicious recipes for cooking at home.

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