As a third-generation Italian, these recipes and traditions have very much been a part of my life growing up in my Italian family. My mother taught me Italian cooking, just as her mother taught her. Through the years, I have taken these much-loved traditional Italian Recipes and added my own fresh, creative twists to them. It is this combination of the old and the new that I feel makes these recipes so unique, and my food so irresistible. Just as my family back in Italy serves their food with pride, so do I proudly offer my own unique food to you.