Italian Family Cooking: Like Mama Used to Make: A Cookbook

by Anne Casale

Anne Casale invites you into her kitchen to share the special secrets behind hundreds of home-style recipes that have been part of her family's heritage for years and years. A second-generation Italian American and the head of her own cooking school, she takes you by the hand and shows you how to make her father's succulent veal roast, her Nonna Louisa's very own homemade pasta, savory soups based on her mother's perfect broth, sumptuous desserts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449901335
• ISBN13: 9780449901335
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Italian Family Cooking: Like Mamma Used to Make

Truly one of the best cook books out there for the home cook or experienced chef. Easy to follow and all receipes are just terrific. (I know, I have made them all) Makes a terrific gift for any level of cook.

A great Italian cookbook for beginners and more

This was my first cookbook 18 years ago. I still have it and use it regularly. The recipes are easy to follow and not overly complex. The dishes range from basic to solid to spectacular. Lots to choose from. The lasagna recipe has become our traditional Christmas Eve dinner and gets used many other times in the year. Excellent choice for part of a basic cookbook set.

Magnificent for beginners

This book offers menus that have the true taste of Italy. The menus are fantastic supplying your family with several meals throughout the week; leaving you more time for other activities and less time in the kitchen. Using this cookbook and some of these delicious meals on the menu, twice a week is all that is needed to keep your family healthy, happy, and well fed!