Pasta lovers looking to spice up their pasta dishes with professional, chef-inspired recipes have a new cookbook from Barilla to try out. Barilla is offering its second annual downloadable cookbook for free in its campaign to help fight hunger.
Barilla, the world’s number one pasta maker, announces its second annual call on pasta lovers to help fight hunger with the launch of “The Celebrity Italian Table Cookbook.” Renowned chef Mario Batali, entertaining expert David Tutera and five Hollywood celebrities partnered with Barilla to offer unique recipes and stylish table concepts.
Throughout the month of February, the cookbook is available online for no charge at www.celebrityitaliantable.com. For every person who downloads a copy, Barilla will donate $1 to America’s Second Harvest — The Nation’s Food Bank Network (up to $100,000).
Tutera and Batali developed six three-course meals and table settings inspired by Hollywood celebrities Chris Daughtry, Debra Messing, Natalie Portman, Marisa Tomei and Stanley Tucci, which can easily be recreated at home. To thank the celebrities for their participation, Barilla is making an additional $25,000 donation to America’s Second Harvest on their behalf.
This year’s cookbook offers the following celebrity-inspired recipes and table settings:
— Romantic Night with Chris Daughtry’s Rigatoni with Basil and Gorgonzola
— Celebratory Feast with Debra Messing’s Penne alla Vodka
— Girlfriends Gathering with Natalie Portman’s Penne alla Puttanesca
— Dinner Party with Marisa Tomei’s Farfalle “alla Marisa”
— Family Dinner with Stanley Tucci’s Spaghetti al Tonno
— Babbo with Mario Batali’s restaurant favorite Fettuccine with Zucca
Tonno, by the way, is Tuna. Zucca is pumpkin. Zucca is an Italian favorite. In fact, it’s one of my Italian favorites. Puttanesca, well, is named after the prostitues of Napoli. It’s considered to be a robust, hot and spicy past dish.