I record these recipes for my daughter - la mia Bellezza - so that she will always have what I have learned and so that she can make them her own. While it is for her, I am happy to share what I have discovered.

My family is from Calabria. I spent my childhood living there and visited often after we moved to the United States. I grew up learning Italian cooking from my mother, grandmother, and the rest of my family. I am not a professional chef, but I have learned many interesting techniques from my family and others that I want to pass on. In recent years, we have been lucky to have lived and worked in Italy and Spain and I have picked up a lot of new delicious recipes that I also want to share.

Buon appetito!