For the Trigianis, cooking has
always been a family affair-and the kitchen was the bustling
center
of their home, where folks gathered around the table for good
food, good conversation, and the occasional eruption. Example:
Being thrown out of the kitchen because one's Easter bread kneading
technique isn't up to par. As Adriana says: "When the Trigianis
reach out and touch someone, we do it with food." Like
the recipes that have been handed down for generations from
mother to daughter and grandmother to granddaughter, the family's
celebrations are also anchored to the life and laughter around
the table. We learn how Grandmom Yolanda Trigiani sometimes
wrote her recipes in code, or worked from memory, guarding her
recipes carefully. 
And
we meet Grandma Lucia Bonicelli, who never raised her voice
and believed that when people fight at the dinner table, the
food turns to poison in the body.
Adriana Trigiani's voice springs
to life from the first page of COOKING WITH MY SISTERS, a collection
of beloved family recipes that the Trigianis have been enjoying
for generations. But there's much more here than just the food.
Peppered with hilarious family anecdotes, poignant letters,
and exquisite color photographs, COOKING WITH MY SISTERS draws
us into the warm and witty world of the Trigiani clan. Each
recipe has a story behind it, and each chapter has tips from
different sisters, reflecting the unique personalities of the
latest generation of Trigiani women.
Here are mainstay meals, featured
in sections such as "The Big Life" and "The Big
Wow," which include the chapters "Pasta, or as We
Called It, Maccheroni" and "Food We Hated
as Kids but Love to Serve Now." Accessible to any cook,
the recipes range from Chicken and Polenta, Zizi Mary's Rice
Soup, and Gnocchi to favorite desserts like Grandmom's Buttermilk
Cake-and all the delectable dishes are geared toward bringing
your family together.
Written with Adriana Trigiani's
trademark humor and verve, this wonderful book will appeal to
anyone who values the bonds that food, community, and cultural
tradition can provide.
From the Hardcover edition.
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PURCHASE INFORMATION
Hardcover:
One Hundred Years of Family
Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap;
Written by Adriana Trigiani and Mary Trigiani
Category: Cooking
- Italian
Publisher: Random House
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
Pub Date: October 2004
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 1-4000-6259-4
Trade Paperback: One
Hundred Years of Family Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap;
Written by Adriana Trigiani and Mary Trigiani
Category: Cooking
- Italian
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Pub Date: October 2005
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 0-8129-7482-4
