by Rita Romano

Rita Romano Continues Cooking Italian Style

Rita Romano, the acclaimed Phoenix cookbook author and celebrated cooking school instructor, has just published a new cookbook: Main Courses from Italy - Volume II, a collection of authentic Italian recipes with simplified instructions. She has also revised Sauces for Pasta Lovers - Volume I, adding more of her favorite recipes from Italy to the popular cookbook. In both cookbooks Rita shares classic Italian recipes which were tasted and heartily approved by her students and were bestsellers in her Phoenix restaurants.

Rita uses her imagination in a wide variety of recipes and also gives culinary tricks and tips to create the marriage between the sauce and the pasta. She has simplified the recipes to accommodate today's busy working society without sacrificing their exquisite flavors. Rita takes seriously the quality and preparation of classic Italian dishes. She believes that the preparation and serving of food is a celebration of creativity and an opportunity to share something special with loved ones.

Rita says she feels very fortunate and blessed to have been born in Italy and to have experienced all the passion of "Vivere Italiano" (living Italian). With the assistance of six older sisters, most of whom were culinary artists, she developed a great passion for good food, good wine, good music and fashion.

For the past six years she has conducted cooking classes in a little cottage adjacent to her home in Phoenix. "It is always a thrill when students tell me that when they enrolled in my cooking classes, they could not boil water. But by the end of the class, they felt confident enough to cook a meal for their loved ones" Rita says.

To become a proud owner of Sauces for Pasta Lovers or Main Courses from Italy or to get more information about Rita's Authentic Italian Cooking Classes, call 602.224.0574. The cookbooks are $14.95 plus $2.50 (shipping and handling charges) per copy. They may be ordered from:

Aida International, LLC.
4206 N 25TH ST
Phoenix AZ 85016-5605