{"product_id":"9781623545017","title":"Not My Mother's Kitchen: Rediscovering Italian-American Cooking Through Stories and Recipes","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eChirico, Rob\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImagine\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/6\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ci\u003eMo Rocca, host of \"My Grandmother's Ravioli\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003ci\u003esays:\u003c\/i\u003e \"When life gives you lemons, make limoncello! \u003ci\u003eNot My Mother's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, loving, and oh so useful manual on food,  family and survival when your mom is a terrible cook.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eServing up a tale that is part memoir and part cookbook, acclaimed foodie Rob Chirico shares his culinary journey after growing up with an Italian-American mother who was hopeless in the kitchen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRob Chirico learned to cook as a defense against his mother’s awful meals. After discover-ing that there was more to real food than canned ravioli and frozen vegetables, he decided to try his hand in the kitchen. His memoir offers recipes, cooking techniques, and tips he has cultivated over decades. He blends his expert experience with an engaging and humorous narrative on growing up with suspect meals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was howling with laughter and shedding tears of nostalgia at the sensitive portraits of family and culture of the times.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e     -- Linda Pelaccio, Culinary Historian and host of \"A Taste of the Past\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"... no mere cookbook. It is a personal story that lovingly and humorously describes the author's culinary coming of age. It is a family's history and it also is American cultural history...\"\u003cbr\u003e   \u003ci\u003e  -- Michael Stern, author of\u003c\/i\u003e Roadfood\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChili Nation, \u003c\/i\u003eAmerican Gourmet\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A heartwarming story of growing up in an Italian-American household where there was no dearth of love, but not much in the way of good food. Thrown in for good measure are plenty of recipes, cook’s tips, and historical anecdotes. It’s a keeper.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      —Julia della Croce, writer, journalist, and cookbook author\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Imagine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214062579967,"sku":"9781623545017","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781623545017_s600x595.jpg?v=1775585375","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781623545017","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}