A cookbook memoir providing recipes and family stories from a well-known purveyor of Italian food. For food-lovers, it highlights the nostalgia and pleasure of preparing food and eating together. What is it like to grow up in an Italian household where food is the family business? Nadia Carlino shares previously untold stories and secret family recipes in this heartwarming memoir spanning three generations of the Carlino family, owners of the acclaimed Carlino Markets. Interspersed with childhood memories are 46 mouthwatering recipes ranging from steaming pasta and stuffed meats to crisp vegetables and creamy confections: Abruzzese Arrosticcini, Eggplant di Melanzane, Rapini and Fried Italian Hot Peppers, Rustic Focaccia Sandwiches, Chicken Saltimbocca, Raspberry Lemon Budino, Homemade Cherry Cognac, and, of course, Italian Cream Puffs. Every reader will resonate with this household full of chaos, love, and happiness, where a hearty Italian supper defines the meaning of home. AUTHOR: Nadia Carlino is a graduate student at Drexel University and the creative brand writer at Carlino's Market. SELLING POINTS: . Features secret family recipes and untold stories of the acclaimed Carlino Market clan . Every reader will find themselves somewhere in these heartwarming stories about growing up in a famous foodie family . Features 46 recipes and mouthwatering photographs of beloved Italian dishes 74 colour and b/w images