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...Tuscany to poke fun at notions of paradise, but not without criticizing the Tuscans for humoring us. He calls one fantasy "a kind of ultralight meal - stuzzicchini. It's the classic Tuscany book: give people what they want to hear." Then there's the opposite fantasy, equally skewed: "The pasta scotta: pasta swimming in garlic sauce. It's Italy as hell. Heavy stuff. You go to Sicily and how corrupt! Half of that is true." In his book, Severgnini cooks up a compromise dish: "Let's just say that Italy is an offbeat purgatory, full of proud, tormented souls, each...
...breast. Instead, think flavorful starters like a tomato-and-blue-cheese stack (352 calories) or mushrooms stuffed with baked shrimp and crab and coated with caramelized Parmesan (302 calories). Choose from guilt-free main courses such as mesquite roasted pork tenderloin with soft polenta (392 calories) or chicken boccone pasta (434 calories). And then finish on a sumptuous-but not sinful-range of desserts, including strawberry-and-mango cheesecake (226 calories) and key-lime pie (283 calories). There's a long list of salads and flatbread sandwiches to choose from, too, among them a wonderful spicy chipotle shrimp flatbread with...
...breast. Instead, think flavorful starters like a tomato-and-blue-cheese stack (352 calories) or mushrooms stuffed with baked shrimp and crab and coated with caramelized Parmesan (302 calories). Choose from guilt-free main courses such as mesquite roasted pork tenderloin with soft polenta (392 calories) or chicken boccone pasta (434 calories). And then finish on a sumptuous - but not sinful - range of desserts, including strawberry-and-mango cheesecake (226 calories) and key-lime pie (283 calories...
...many failed competitors, a broad appeal to match the choice-saturated American consumer. In the hands of canny CEO Terry Leahy, known for his no-frills style ("The only personality I believe in is Tesco," he once said), Tesco has launched in-house lines of food, ranging from economy pasta to hand-stretched Tuscan pizzas, with something to appeal to the frugal and the foodie. Leahy perfected the art of pulling in customers with Tesco's low-cost reputation and then selling them high-margin nonfood items like TVs and home furnishings. And he has successfully developed both mammoth...
...inside an all-butter puff pastry, topped with not only lemon cream but also blueberry compote. There's something nearly carnal about all this full-fat food issuing from the kitchens of these gorgeous, tiny women. On a 2004 episode of Everyday Italian, De Laurentiis made two rich stuffed pastas as well as cheese sticks "to sop up all the sauce ... Who doesn't love stuffed shells?" she asked in her sensual TV voice. "Gooey, aromatic cheese wrapped in a luxurious, firm pasta shell." Are we still talking about food here...