If You're Going To Buy Pasta, You

When I Was In College, I Used To Write Little Ditties And Short Stories And Poetry For My Friends. Writing A Book Is Another Thing. It Is So Much Different From My Traditional Day Of Dirty Fingernails And Greasy Hair And Hot Pans.

Recipes Are Just Descriptions Of One Person’s Take On One Moment In Time. They’re Not Rules.

The Passion Of The Italian Or The Italian-american Population Is Endless For Food And Lore And Everything About It.

Everyone Makes Pesto In A Food Processor. But The Texture Is Better With A Mortar And Pestle, And It's Just As Fast.

My Favorite Thing Is Always A Nice, Inexpensive Draft Beer, But If Someone Wants Something A Little More Complicated Than That, Then I'd Like A Michelada, Which Is Where I Take Beer And A Little Bit Of Either A Spicy Or Not-so-spicy Bloody Mary, Mix It Like Six To One [ratio], So It's Kind Of A Red Beer.