Italians who emigrated to the United States brought their cuisine with them and their food became a way of comforting them in the new world. For my family as with many Italian families, food plays an important part of their daily lives. It can be said that Italian culture and food go hand in hand. It is a way of socializing. A family celebration, a festival or just a nice meal brings Italians together. Food provides a sense of community in Italian households. Good food and conversation at the dinner table make for an enjoyable experience. Add a bottle or two or three of Italian wine and a few storytellers and you got a typical Italian dinner. “From My Mother’s Kitchen” is my rendition of my mother's recipes as I remember them. The recipes I chose for this cookbook were the ones my mom made that I really liked a lot and I hope you do too. Keep in mind that with all recipes there are many versions of the same recipe and with Italian cooking that is definitely the case as each region of Italy believes their region makes the best and one true recipe. So hence many versions of the same recipe. Also, the recipes in this cookbook are authentic Italian recipes, not Italian American recipes. So if you are looking for a spaghetti and meatball recipe in this book you will not find one! This Italian cookbook is an excellent cookbook for the home cook and for those looking to learn authentic Italian cooking. "From My Mother's kitchen includes recipes for first and second courses, vegetables, desserts, and sandwiches. These are authentic Italian Recipes handed down from three generations of real Italians. As with most Italian foods, each has a legend of how they came to be and as such, I have included may of these legends as well as stories of my time growing up on Pleasant Avenue in New York City learning and eating these truly authentic recipe dishes. If you are tired of getting your sauce out of a jar, or eating frozen pizza or buying your meatballs from commercial companies that use made up Italian names and images of fake Italians to represent their products then this cookbook is for you. Pasta dishes like Cacio e pepe in Rome, Italy is made with just three ingredients: pasta, pepper, Pecorino Romano cheese and pasta water. It is not made with milk, cream , butter or some processed cheese food product. GET THE REAL THING - MAKE IT YOURSELF! Read more