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Pasta & Other Things - Italian Home Cooking.
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About me
In the days to come I hope to help bring a cross section of Italian home cookery to your kitchen door. From the Alps to Sicily, from the rice and polenta eating north to the tomato loving south, it’s all good.
All 4 of my grand parents immigrated to America from Italy in the late 1920′s and all brought their family recipes with them. My mom’s parents both came from Sicily and my dad’s from Naples. Both pairs of my grand parents had 11 children each. With all my aunts, uncles and cousins, you can maybe imagine what “family get togethers” were like when I was growing up. The term “cooking for an army” was taken literally in my house and the number one rule was always to have enough food. If you had 20 people coming to dinner, cook for 40.
At different times, my dad owned 2 restaurants in Waukegan, IL. and was general manager for another two. One in Waukegan and one in Libbertyville, IL. He always said the key to good Italian cooking is to keep it simple and use basic and fresh ingredients. I try to stay true as possible to my family recipes and keep them authentic and basic. http://chicago3d.net
Cooking Influences
Growing up in a large Italian family.
Followers
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Favorite Cookbooks
- The Italian Cookbook (Culinary Arts Institute)
- The Italian Cookbook was published by the Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago in 1954.
Chefs I recommend
- Brian Wright (Chicago, IL)
- As corporate chef of Rosebud's eleven notable restaurants, Chicago native Brian Wright has been shaping the culinary experience at Rosebud for over ten years.
Restaurants I Recommend
- Tufano’s Vernon Park Tap (Chicago, IL)
- I have been going here since I was 7 years old. Truly home-style Italian food.
- The Rosebud (Chicago, IL)
- Cavatelli al Forno – Homemade ricotta pasta simmered in marinara with imported cheeses topped with mozzarella and baked.(Handmade Cavatelli is one of my most favorite pastas.)
Comments
- March 7, 2011Hey Tony.yes, 'it's all good" esp. growing up in an American Italian family. I'm one of 7 and there's nothing like the family around the table. Looking forward to reading and trying many of your recipes. Hope you enjoy mine,too. Thanks for the follow. Nanette1 reply
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- March 5, 2011Hi Tony, Thanx for the add, looking forward to sharing some war stories with you !!
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- March 3, 2011Antonio, welcome to the site & and I look forward to your contributions. We are all here to learn, improve our skills and create new excitment in our kitchens. You have a great background and obviously much to share - so don't be a stranger. This is THE site for kitchen colleagues. You will, among many others, really get alot from Frank's groups, as well as those of Madonna de Piatto (Letizia) and Claudia Lamascolo (tune in on Tips & Helpful Hints) - best regards - Amos1 reply
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