Giada De Laurentiis
Giada De Laurentiis Celebrity Chef

Giada De Laurentiis has become a household name. With an impressive background of culinary training and a unique personable charm, she is a globally revered celebrity chef who continues to prove her skill and accessibility not only with her expanding presence beyond Food Network but also with the great success of her cookbooks, brand alliances, newly launched food products and recurring role on the “Today Show.”

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  • Rosanna
    Rosanna 2 years ago
    i think her recipes are great, but i tried her biscotti once and they turned out crumbly. Any suggestions?
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    • chaplinj
      chaplinj 2 years ago
      The exact same thing happened to me, I was quite disappointed as this isn't a very economical recipe to start with, but to have it turn out this awful...
    • Phyllis
      Phyllis 1 year ago
      You need to halve the amount of butter that Giada suggests using, I tried the first time and mine were terrible but after cutting the butter content in half they turned out perfectly.
  • CS29
    CS29 2 years ago
    Biscotti really needs to be dried out in the oven for a lengthy period in order for them to be nice and firm so they are crisp without crumbling. Also I use an electric knife to cut them into thin slices.
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  • sucre
    sucre 2 years ago
    Can I have different kinds of dressings for sandwiches?
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  • NT17
    NT17 1 year ago
    i love all u r food .made some for my family.they love it .i love to have u r books .where can i gey them from///.thank u for all the recepies .
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  • sandra
    sandra 1 year ago
    She had a recipe on tv the other day for these mini donuts with cinnamom sugar, I've looked all over for them but can't find it. Does anyone know where I can find the recipe?
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    • leanne
      leanne 1 year ago
      I saw that episode recently, she used bought pizza dough and used 2 different sized cookie cutters to cut out the donuts, then fried them.
  • OAKESIE
    OAKESIE 1 year ago
    I HAVENT TRY ANY OF THE RECIPES YET BUT I LOVE TV SHOW
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  • deb5
    deb5 1 year ago
    I love her recipes, So easy!! Just have to find one of those grills she uses, i love it.
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  • MW151
    MW151 1 year ago
    love the show. love the recipes. great food.and easy as well
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  • daria
    daria 1 year ago
    I am looking for Giada's recipe - the recipe is one of Giada's favourites as a child. Its a sauce (sugo) with a couple of vegetables, elbow pasta. My grandchildren just loved it, but have misplaced the actual recipe........can anyone help
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  • Julie Kirsch
    Julie Kirsch 1 year ago
    Do you know what brand of Ice Cream maker she uses on TV?
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  • Renna
    Renna 1 year ago
    Are any of her cookery books available to buy in Australia?
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    • Danielle108
      Danielle108 11 months ago
      fishpond.com.au - and they're cheaper too
    • MP23
      MP23 10 months ago
      Yes, I have been ordering my books through David Jones Carindale Store, Brisbane. My contact persons name is Sue, she is fantastic to deal with, nothing is no much trouble. Was a little disappionted as not all recipes provide a photo of the dish. Phone 07 3843 7444 and ask for the book department, if Sue is not available leave a message and she will return your call. Good luck Margaret-anne Hannah
  • sonya
    sonya 1 year ago
    Does anyone know where to get one of the grills she uses?
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    • Kerry117
      Kerry117 11 months ago
      Try a camping store for a cast iron grill that can fit over your gas hotplates
  • Sueweety
    Sueweety 1 year ago
    Renna, only Everyday Italian is available here. If you go to Amazon.com you can get all her books, and they are much cheaper even with the conversion, just make sure you select regular post, it's much cheaper. I saw the tail end of a recipe the other week and I din't get what it was called, she roasted some kind of meat with porcini mushrooms, and when she completed the dish the meat was so tender she could cut it with her fork, does anyone know what it was called and where I could get the recipe? I have looked everywhere adn can't find it, I think it was on a Thursday afternoon about two weeks ago if that helps? Thanks guys, Sue.
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  • EV14
    EV14 1 year ago
    I really love all her recipes, they are easy to follow and everytime i make something i get the best complim ents. What also like is that she doesnt rush things on her show like other chefs
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  • HW33
    HW33 1 year ago
    love your recipies but do the public at large really have to see your molars and tonsils when you smile
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  • HH31
    HH31 1 year ago
    I have all her cook books!! Very simple and easy recipes, cant wait for her new shows.
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  • PP49
    PP49 1 year ago
    when giada comes on to our screens she makes everything so simple for us to understand. we have most of her recipies and we never miss her shows, she is like a breath of fresh air to watch, keep up the good work Giada you are the best
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  • AG111
    AG111 1 year ago
    hi , i'm new here, not sure how to find what i want. am looking for a recipe from the show, either last week or week before, using risoni (rice) pasta. can't remember if it was a soup type or a bake, just that it looked delicious, lol. can anyone help, i,ve tried searching to no avail
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    • sallyanne marsh
      hi this sally, risoni is a pasta.
    • Silvana15
      Silvana15 11 months ago
      hiya it is a pasta and a good italian deli will have it xx
    • Moreplease
      Moreplease 10 months ago
      Risoni is also known as orzo and you can get it at the supermarket.
  • DT70
    DT70 1 year ago
    I love all the food and have tried numerous recipes which have all been a success
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  • CJ50
    CJ50 1 year ago
    i love your shows!
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  • JM299
    JM299 1 year ago
    She is awsome I love her show nener miss it.
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  • Lorraine3
    Lorraine3 1 year ago
    Watch her programs every day. very simple to follow
    Did anyone get any of her vegetarian loaf,and recipes the other morning.
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  • LH159
    LH159 1 year ago
    Im looking for recipes she had on tv the other day - basically using store cupboard essentials. She made a tomato pasta and a bean soup, i didnt have the chance to write the recipe down.... would anyone know where to find this?
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    • WITCHYPOO
      WITCHYPOO 8 months ago
      Google her name and go into her own sight I have found numerous recipes that are not on her lifestyle page
  • Sarah Kaye
    Sarah Kaye 1 year ago
    Help Looking for the beef recipes that she made on sat 6th how do I find these?????
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  • Joe28
    Joe28 1 year ago
    wonderful and simple food
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  • Lisa213
    Lisa213 1 year ago
    Her food looks great and simple
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  • VC3
    VC3 1 year ago
    I'm looking for chocolate cookies with polenta. The show was on sometime in July 2009
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  • Gail45
    Gail45 1 year ago
    Hi, new to this just joined. Have been watching the shows and all recipes look fab but I become so eng rossed in seeing them that I forget to write them down. I just bought her last book thinking the recipes would be in there but alas none of them were. all completely new ones. Does she have a book that goes with the series.
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  • carla respondek
    carla respondek 1 year ago
    hello there. I watch lifestyle food a great deal. I love "the best in Australia" especially. But.... Giada!!!!!. I am of Italian decent and she really has NO idea how to cook it. Anyone could do what she does...blindfolded. No wonder she didnt win the "iron Chef" challenge against Rachel Ray. She is totally useless and will never watch her again.
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    • KA57
      KA57 1 year ago
      if you dont like her dont watch her but most of what she cooks is for anyone who has never cooked italian food but wants to try it, I think she makes it simple so that people can follow what she does, a lot of tv chefs work too fast and you cannot follow.
    • Amira
      Amira 10 months ago
      Hi carla its amira a new member Finally someone agrees with me about her cooking she is so plain i dont know wot to call her style not my sort or style of cooking she might think when she breaks out in her faulse italain accent that it cuts it for her very enoying indeed dont you think
  • KA57
    KA57 1 year ago
    I love watching her show every afternoon she gives me great ideas for dinner and the family love what I cook
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  • SEP
    SEP 11 months ago
    I can't find the recipe for the fried gorgonzola cheese balls and rocket salad that was on the show this week... does anyone have it plse? :-)
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  • Amanda202
    Amanda202 11 months ago
    Hi Im from WA,
    Does anyone know if Giada has a cook book out?
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    • Julie226
      Julie226 11 months ago
      Hi Amanda202! Yes she does i have seen 4 cook books and you can buy from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Hope this helps you. Julie
    • Silvana15
      Silvana15 11 months ago
      hi amanda im in melbourne and i searched hi and low and found 1 in sydney i cant remember the name but im sure it was a big chain store book shop i will look for it and post u the name soon
  • Bazz
    Bazz 11 months ago
    Love your show
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  • Julie226
    Julie226 11 months ago
    Love Giada' s show. Love her food. Have tried some recipe' s and loved them.
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  • ANNA172
    ANNA172 11 months ago
    I LOVE WATCHING HER SHOW ,AND WATCHING HER COOK THE FOOD LOOKS SOOOOOOOOO GOOD
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  • Amanda202
    Amanda202 11 months ago
    Hi was wondering does anyone know how many grams her sticks of butter are? And also for the lemonchillo cheesecake how much of each cheese does she use? She often doesn't say how many grams are needed in some recipes.
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    • Amira
      Amira 10 months ago
      HI Amanda i think the sticks of butter is 250grm as for the cheese not sure where its philly or mascapone and that to is 1 tub good luck i hope i could of been some help to you amira
    • Adri
      Adri 9 months ago
      a stick of butter is 125 gr
  • Peachy
    Peachy 11 months ago
    i love Giada's show and how she makes her recipes simple and easy to follow. i love the way she makes food seem so yummy.
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  • Kris75
    Kris75 11 months ago
    I find her recipes are simple and easy to follow. Her description of food makes me want to make it.
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  • JM12
    JM12 10 months ago
    I watched a show 2 weeks ago and Giada had a recipe for lamb burgers wrapped in proscuitto but can't find it on line. Has anyone got this recipe?
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    • Amira
      Amira 10 months ago
      Hi JM12 its Amira a new member sorry i dont have the recipie but how hard could it really be i think it is as easy as it sounds try - lamb mince add 1 small diced onion salt,pepper,cumin and 1tabspoon bread crumbs combine really well - Taste seasoning as you go to get it right-start with alittle than add as i dont know how much mince you are going to use- form into patties than wrap with proscuittio- use your disired way for cooking and than enjoy i hope to have been able to assist you tell me wot u think amira
  • Wendy Morgan
    Wendy Morgan 10 months ago
    izzey41

    Giarda made a baked chocolate Sforza(?) with roasted sliced almonds on top on a show recently on air here in Australia. I didn't have time to write down the recipe and as my other half is a chocaholic would love it if anyone could supply it for me
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    • Patricia109
      Patricia109 4 months ago
      wendy-here is the recipe for chocolate sformato(heaven in italian).melt 1 pkt dark choc in bowl over water.in another pot add 2 cups milk,1 cup sugar,1 tspn vanilla extract and 1 pkt gelatin(7gm?)over low heat whisk til lukewarm. in bowl beat 4 whole eggs put 2 ladles full of the lukewarm milk into eggs and whisk gently slowly add back into the pot of warm milk. get a clean bowl and fine metal strainer( i use a fine mesh one)and strain the eggs,milk mix into the bowl.add melted choc from above whisk til dark brown .butter a baking dish and carefully pour the mix into the dishtop with sliced almonds.don't forget that giada used a water bath so put your sformato in the dish into another larger dish and when on oven rack fill the bath dish 3/4 of the way with warm water. don't forget to pre heat the oven 180 degrees and cook about 30 mins or so. my oven is dodgy so sometimes takes a bit longer(electric).you will know after a while of making this. here is the cream giada made to serve with it.whip 2 cups cream add 2 tblspn icing sugar and 2 tablspn amaretto liqueur. hope that helps.lets us know if it goes down well. I usually play around with this sometimes.
  • MP18
    MP18 10 months ago
    She's great-love her recipes. Some are quick and easy for mid-week meals, I have acouple of her quick pasta dishes in my rep now. Pasta with a bacon/tomato sauce and the pasta with the mascapone/mushroom sauce
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  • joan
    joan 10 months ago
    when my husband gets home from work 3p i make a cuppa and we watch Giarda together some recipes i jot down she makes it so easy for us
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  • Amira
    Amira 10 months ago
    Not really my type of cooking but she does have some good recipies which are easy to follow Does anyone else get anoyed when she breaks out in the faulse italain accent or is just me
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    • DW20
      DW20 10 months ago
      She IS Italian - she just pronounces Italian words the way they should be pronounced - what's wrong with that?
    • Patricia109
      Patricia109 4 months ago
      she is actually italian but you would know this if you knew the family history and the fact she was raised in italy first before going to america.thus the automatic accent as she often reverts back to her first language. i was married to an italian for 19 yrs b4 he died and he was born here but spoke italian at home and often spoke this instead of english without thinking!!!!does that help you?
  • GM84
    GM84 10 months ago
    Hi, I l love Gilda's show, but I have one complaint, I watched today's show and am unable to find the recipes. Can anyone help? I appreciate your help.
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    • DW20
      DW20 10 months ago
      Hey, her name is GIADA (not Gilda-she was a character played by Rita Hayworth) - and yes, I seem to have the same problems trying to access some of her recipes - don't know what the answer is, just keep trying, eventually they will end up on a website.
  • Vivienne12
    Vivienne12 10 months ago
    Hi, I love Gilda's show as well. If I,m not home or out I make sure the programme is taped everyday just so I don't miss out on watching Gilda to get the recipes. Married to an Italian here in Australia, is great to try out the recipes on.
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  • DW20
    DW20 10 months ago
    I love her food - she is a real star in the kitchen as well as being very attractive!
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  • Deano
    Deano 9 months ago
    Shes hot
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    • Amira
      Amira 8 months ago
      DEANO do u watch her show 4 her cooking or do u just like 2 check her out or abit of both
  • CASA E CUCINA
    CASA E CUCINA 9 months ago
    Bellissima !!!
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  • Kathy68
    Kathy68 9 months ago
    love her food
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  • Vanessa80
    Vanessa80 9 months ago
    Help! I am looking for the Lentil and Rice Salad that Giada had on a Summer nights episode the other week, I cannot find it anywhere anyone able to assist?
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    • Adri
      Adri 9 months ago
      I found it and made it - it was very nice - its on the American food network site - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/keith-famie/lentil-and-rice-salad-recipe/index.html
  • IL12
    IL12 9 months ago
    Just love her looks and her recipes; heavenly
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  • Doris10
    Doris10 9 months ago
    just love her food
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  • Carly45
    Carly45 8 months ago
    love watching giada, but cant find her recipe for "strawberry and rosemary scones", can anyone help please??
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  • Sherril
    Sherril 8 months ago
    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/strawberry-and-rosemary-scones-recip Hi Carly45 Click on the site above for the recipe.
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  • Carly45
    Carly45 8 months ago
    thanks heaps Sherril, will do
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  • Ruby10
    Ruby10 8 months ago
    Giada De Laurentis is the best cook in TV shows in lifestyle network! I really love all the food things she cooks.
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  • Julie226
    Julie226 7 months ago
    Giada and her shows are fantastic love watching her, Looking for recipe which aired today 2/02/2010 called :SMALL BITES can anyone help me.
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  • Jayde3
    Jayde3 7 months ago
    please come to jayde3 so that I can tell you some sweet tooth itallian rescipes
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  • Loretta16
    Loretta16 7 months ago
    Saw Giada's show today for the first time found . Loved it, will continue to view this program
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  • Ross36
    Ross36 7 months ago
    love your show wach it every chance i get really appetising recepies and in goooooood form
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  • Karen O'Shea
    Karen O'Shea 7 months ago
    Watched your show today 16th Feb and loved it, my great grand mother use to make Zepoli when i was a child and no one had the recipe, could you please publish it so i can pass it onto my family. Thank you so much.
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  • Elaine58
    Elaine58 7 months ago
    I saw the last 5m of her show yesterday and am tryin to fing the recipe for the donuts she made with the dipping choc sauce. Anyone have any idea pls.
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  • Elaine58
    Elaine58 7 months ago
    I watched the last minutes of her show yest and saw she had made some sort of doughnut with choc dipping sauce. I cant seem to fing the recipe has anyone any idea pls.
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  • GT28
    GT28 7 months ago
    Love watching her shows. She explains well while she is cooking the recipe.
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  • wazza
    wazza 7 months ago
    great show and recipes, but would someone for gods sake tell her that the word herb has a h at the start of it. it is not erbs.
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  • Seriously
    Seriously 6 months ago
    If u can't cook a lasagne u can't cook anything and this ladies recipe for lasagna is the worst I've ever seen
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  • Teresa57
    Teresa57 6 months ago
    I love her passion for fresh home style cooking. She cooks with such ease. She makes beautiful food for her family and friends.
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    • Jake12
      Jake12 6 months ago
      i agree with teresa i started watching her for 1 year now and i have tried heaps of recipes and they turned out great!
  • Jake12
    Jake12 6 months ago
    i can't find the recipe for tube pasta with the three cheese and baby spinach sauce can anyone help?
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    • Jake12
      Jake12 1 months ago
      i can't find a recipe that she used pene and topped it with a three cheese and baby spinach sauce if you know what i'm talking about could you help me? thanks :D jake
  • Melinda53
    Melinda53 6 months ago
    Has anyone tried Giada's Hazelnut and Chocolate Pie? I tried it today but didn't check what "one stick of butter was" until I read previous comments on this site and I doubled the quantity!! I used 250grms, yeeeek! Is it worth tasting :- ( Not happy. I would love to hear if anyone has made it.
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  • Angela207
    Angela207 6 months ago
    does anyone know if giada has a crostoli recipe or does anyone have one?
    thankyou
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  • DL54
    DL54 5 months ago
    I think she is such a good cook she makes it look so easy
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  • Austin shields
    Austin shields 5 months ago
    Love the show record every show, you have made my cooking so much easier.
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  • jayde
    jayde 4 months ago
    sorry about that but please i have learnt some recipes like bowtie cabnarar
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  • Julie272
    Julie272 4 months ago
    I adore Giada. Everything she cooks is absoutely mouthwatering. My family think I've turned Italian because I cook her wonderful recipes all the time. Her book Everyday Italian is great. I recommend it to all Italian food lovers. Julie
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  • Patricia109
    Patricia109 4 months ago
    have been a fan for years.have found that looking through other recipe sites i am able to get some of the recipes i have missed.not her actual recipes but close to them they pass.AG111 and Sep i think i may have those recipes you are looking for just need to go to storage to find the exercise books that those recipes were written in. Also Wendy Morgan i have the recipe for the baked chocolate sforza as i make it for special occasions. Will get back here as soon as i can ok?
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  • Rachael76
    Rachael76 3 months ago
    Giada is fantastic, i love watching her cooking shows she makes me want to get up and cook! Her cooking style is very inviting and her passion for cooking is amazing!
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  • Nancy35
    Nancy35 3 months ago
    I love watching Giada's cooking show, her recipes are great, I have made some of her pasta recipes and they are delicious.
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  • Jo
    Jo 3 months ago
    Does anyone have the recipe for the Braised Beef in Porcinni ??
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  • JACQUIE8
    JACQUIE8 2 months ago
    Hi does anyone have the recipe for the caramel almond chocolates?
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  • Tony152
    Tony152 2 months ago
    great food great show sexy chef
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  • Samantha124
    Samantha124 2 months ago
    i love giada because i just love her cooking it is amazing and if any1 agrees just become a fan of me or giada and watch her show for fab recepies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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  • Matthew114
    Matthew114 2 months ago
    great food, but i cant find a certain recipie :( i'm looking for her crab cannelloni if anyone knows where i could find it that would be great ^.^
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    • Nada13
      Nada13 28 days ago
      Matthew if you know what she calls the dish & its not here, then just type it in google search and it should bring it up for you....i always do that when i cant find her recipe and always works for me :)
  • Vanda5
    Vanda5 2 months ago
    Love her show when i have a chance to see it... I must try her Lemon & Lime Semi Freddo it looks absolutely delicious and it doesn't apprear that difficult... Here's hoping.
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  • Nada13
    Nada13 28 days ago
    I love Giada's show, her recipes are so simple and easy to make - she is so well organised in her kitchen......im planning to make that chocolate mousse of hers real soon quick and easy would be great for that choc fix that i sometimes need!
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  • Jules16
    Jules16 25 days ago
    Hey Guys, Im after a recipe of Giada's been looking for it and have had no luck in finding it. It was from the episode winter warmers. And it was a hearty tomato soup anyone know of the recipe????????????????? isnt she fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • denz
    denz 25 days ago
    i admire you and i'm a pizza and pasta lover.more power.
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  • Charli3
    Charli3 23 days ago
    wondering if anyone saw the episode recently with the mince pasta dish wrapped in eggplant, and if any one knows where i can get the recipe from...cant seem to find it on her website. cheers
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  • 12 days ago
    Can not be a fan until she kick the Imperial units habit. Imperial system is dead and only backward Americans use it.
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  • Mia17
    Mia17 2 days ago
    Giada!!!! You made a 3hour beef brisket recipe the other day, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE upload recipe. I can't stop thinking about it... It looked magnificent!!!! BTW Love you, Love your recipes... Mia xo
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  • Moira17
    Moira17 17 hours ago
    Am looking for a recipie she made recently that involved turkey mince stuffed in large pasta shells. In the episode, she made one for her sister and made one to freeze. Anyone have the recipie??
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