Created as a wedding gift for her niece, Julie's cookbook is a compliation of unique family recipes and brief but often humorous stories about each recipe.

Influences are primarily Itialan cooking from the Philadelphia PA area, and the New Orleans LA creole style, with a touch of Americana.

From Julie: These recipes are from our family traditions; recipes I created or recipes I found over the years. They're also recipes that family and neighbors unselfishly shared by writing them down or teaching the next generation so that the family traditions will continue. The recipe for New York Cheesecake is simply the best I have ever tasted!