Book excerpt: Featuring 50 simple Italian home cooking recipes from The Silver Spoon now in comic book format for the first time, Chop, Sizzle, Wow: 50 Step-by-Step Kitchen Adventures is a must‐have cookbook for those who are ready to move beyond take‐away pizza. Whether it’s starters like Panzanella and Milanese Minestrone, or main courses such as Linguine with Pesto and Chicken Stuffed with Mascarpone, or desserts like Chocolate and Pear Tart and classic Tiramisu – all the recipes in the book feature hand‐drawn illustrations in step by step graphic format. It includes an irreverently written introduction to shopping, equipment, techniques, ingredients, and cooking the Italian way. This fun, affordable cookbook is sure to be a popular gift this holiday season.