Authors - Adriana Trigiani, Mary Trigiani, Lucia Anna Trigiani,
Antonia Trigiani, Francesca Trigiani

Trigiani, author of the Big Stone Gap trilogy, Queen of the Big Time and
other novels, offers a scrapbook of homey recipes and reminiscences. While
it'll undoubtedly please her family, friends and biggest fans, readers
outside that circle may tire of endless photographs of Trigiani family
parties and tales of mothers who wanted their children to eat plenty of
greens and grandmothers who were loath to share recipes. There are many
parallels between the author's family and her fictional characters, and
the anecdotes Trigiani shares sometimes resemble incidents from her books.
Handwritten notes from Trigiani's grandmother ("Congratulations on your
engagement.... the Prince of Wales wouldn't be good enough for my
granddaughters") and memories of Trigiani's mother's "warm, inviting,
creative" kitchen are sweet, but hardly compelling or unusual. Similarly,
the recipes.contributed by Trigiani and her sisters.are for well-worn (if
delicious) Italian classics: Gnocchi, Basic Tomato Sauce, Meatballs,
Sausage and Peppers, Braciole, Trigiani Lasagne with Meat and Cheese, and
Mom's Stuffed Peppers. Authentic, yes. Interesting? It depends. Beginning
cooks stand to gain the most from this collection, but those already
familiar with standard Italian-American fare won't find much of interest,
making this a "for fans only" cookbook.

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