50 Cookbooks~ Lidia's Italian American Kitchen (Spaghetti and Meatballs)

My In-laws gave me Lidia's Italian American Kitchen written by Lidia Bastianich a number of year's ago for Christmas. This is probably one of my favorite cookbooks hands down. It is slightly worn, has a lot of notes, and recipes have been highlighted. I usually go to this book for some of our favorite recipes, Pesto, Penne a la Vodka, Pasta Putanessca etc... Our children LOVE pasta, so we usually have some variation once a week.

I love Lidia, I think she is amazing! I look forward to watching her show and I thoroughly enjoy reading her cookbooks. I read an article a while back that said she was the Julia Child of Italian cooking. The reason being, she is a teacher. I feel like Lidia has taught me so much in the kitchen, and I use a lot of her techniques.
As I was looking for a new recipe to try in this book, I thought I should try the classic spaghetti and meatballs. Although this recipe was good, it didn't WOW me like ALL of her other recipes do, so I was slightly disappointed. I have to admit I prefer my recipe for Spaghetti with Turkey meatballs. I know that it is kind of comparing apples to oranges, but I just really like the turkey meatballs, plus they are a healthier option. If you are looking for a good classic recipe for spaghetti and meatballs please try Lidia's recipe.

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xoxo
Rachel