Nonno Cucina Family Favorites

By Alessandro Marchetti

Cooking is a form of art and so is making it simple to master. These 24 recipes will make you feel like a super chef everyday.

Cucina e Mangia!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stefania Gil
• Release date: Nov 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223822493

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Nonno Cucina

Family favorites

Alessandro Marchetti

Copyright © 2023 Alessandro Marchetti

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Cover design by: ASC Studio Design

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Pasta All’Uovo

Pasta Alla Carbonara

Pappardelle Cacio e Pepe

Spaghetti Vongole

Penne all’amatriciana

Conchiglie alla Caprese

Rigatoni all’arrabbiata

Gnocchi

Pesto

Classic Lasagna

Bolognese Sauce

Risotto Funghi

Antipasti di peperoni e melanzane

Saltimbocca alla Romana

Bruschetta al pomodoro

Pizza Margherita

Pizza Fritta

Parmigiana di Pollo

Osso Buco

Classic Tomato Sauce

Minestrone

Torta di ricotta

Tiramisù

Biscotti

Acknowledgement

Note for you:

INTRODUCTION

Nonno Francesco Marchetti (Cecco) was born in 1923, in Ostia, a small coastal town in the outskirts of Rome, Italy. He spent his early years helping his parents with their small fishing business. He was the second of 5 siblings and the only male child. His father was a fisherman that took to the sea early every day and his mother was a seamstress and cared for the family. Both his parents loved to cook and each one had a go to dish; one that was the star of any given meal.

Cecco’s mother taught him how to move around the kitchen and to treat cooking as an art form. At home, he learned the secrets of traditional Italian cuisine. Before the war started, Cecco was forced to flee to America, leaving his family and everything behind. He worked hard to provide for himself and eventually started a family of his own.

Once he had settled down, his life was his family, work and fishing. He never wanted to be a fisherman, but was always drawn to water. In his two-tone green 57´ Chevy he kept a fishing rod and a toolbox with hooks and lines. On weekends, he would pack the family in the car with some food and go to the lake or river to cast a line or two.

Despite the distance and the passage of time, Cecco never forgot his roots, and the memories of the meals shared with his family and close friends