“Bless the food before us, the family beside us and the love between us.”


With each generation the love for soul nourishing food has only flourished. Food has become an all-encompassing experience that is the focal point and tangible connection to our vibrant culture. With each special dish our Nonna or Mamma makes for us, her love translates through her amazing culinary gift. Through these gifts we all have gained comfort, as the smell of an Italian kitchen becomes a memory that warms us. There is so much pride and craft in a homemade meal, which is characterized through scribbled pieces of paper stained with sauce.

We have compiled this special cookbook as a means of honoring these amazing women and the legacy they have carved in our hearts. Our efforts are to encapsulate that love we have all experienced from the kitchens we grew up in. We would like to thank you for your effort in bringing these recipes together under one cover. By creating this cookbook, we as a family, have begun the process of collecting a part of our history. What an exquisite opportunity this cookbook brings, as each turn of the page allows you to revisit the kitchens where memories were made in. We wish that you continue to make more memories, as the recipes once again come to life in your own homes.

May your table be plentiful, not just with the food laid upon it, but with the family members and friends that will surround it.


With love,
Natasha and Laura