A Pinch of This and A Pinch of That

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Summary: Exciting, Excellent, Enjoy EggPlant Parmesan - Page 196
Review: If there is someone out there who is not familar with Eggplant,introduce yourself to this wonderful vegtable via this Fabulous Recipe. For many years I have cooked it the traditional way. Margo certainly has made it so simple to make and the result is rewarding,. I served it to a group in Los Angeles and should have tripled the recipe. I gave the credit to Mama Lena and know that her recipes will soon be used in California. Many thanks Margo and Sal for sharing her recipes with all people. Ciao

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Summary: I Remember Mama....Mama Lena's!
Review: If your Best Italian Meal was not at Home, it must have been at Mama Lena's Italian Kitchen Restaurant in Chicago! This Wonderful New Book, "A Pinch of This and A Pinch of That" is about the Love and the Dedication of a very close Family who served Food with the same Love and Passion. EVERY Restaurant should own This Story~Cookbook and faithfully practice the philosophies, ideals and principles that made Mama Lena's a success for so many years. Reading about the Devotion, Attention to Details, and a Family's Love is Well Worth Your Time! Add to that, Great Recipes with very Easy-To-Follow Instructions and Superb Results And, You have a Book you will Use Again and Again for your Family and your Friends.... A Perfect Gift, for Yourself, and Then, a Gift you'll be Sending Others You Love!

I am from Chicago, Illinois, USA, and I loved Mama Lena's Italian Kitchen Restaurant....Now, here in my Home in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, I am once again loving Mama Lena's Italian Kitchen through the Special Stories and Great Recipes in Their Story~Cookbook . Passion - Perfection - Pride "A Pinch of This and A Pinch of That" That's Amore!

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Summary: Like a meal with Mom in her kitchen
Review: Lots of people called Lena Modonna "Mama Lena" but I got to call her "Gramma." My mother, Anna, was the oldest of Mama's children. Her family was her life and cooking was her way of keeping her family together. Mama Lenna's Italian Kitchen Restaurant was opened because of her love for her youngest son, Salvino. Sure, she loved to cook, but my Uncle had a passion for it. He just loved serving and entertaining his friends, which included just about everyone he ever met. When you walked into that restaurant you became a dear friend. A remarkable feature of the restaurant is that there was no menu. When you got there, you ate what Mama Lena cooked that night. It was always wonderful but the choice was Mama's, not yours. It was like eating a family meal with your mom in her kitchen. This cookbook is more than just a story about the life of a unique restaurant ... it's a story about what put the life into it. That tiny Chicago restaurant was embraced by thousands of friends and family and this book will be embraced by thousands more. Buy it for the wonderful recipes and read it for the stories of Mama Lena and this Fairytale Italian Restaurant.

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Summary: "We Don't Feel Abandoned By These Authors"
Review: Reviewing "This Book" is not difficult, because of the fact That you can actually "sense" The Love and The Patience that These Authors had while putting This Treasure together. We can honestly say that we have never owned a Cookbook that was So Easy-To-Follow. Usually, we feel like the author has just abandoned us, and all efforts at a so-called cooking creation turns into an absolute disaster. However, that's not the case with This Cookbook. This Book made us feel as though These Authors were in Our Kitchen every step of the way - In fact, we set Our Table for Four, when there was only my wife and myself. Also, The Stories remind me of when I was young. I must admit that I did see a Twinkle in My Wife's Eye, as she moved around our kitchen, knowing without any doubt, that the outcome of this meal would be successful by the ease of the instructions. And, because of this, it was amazing how we were able to work together in perfect harmony, without any conflicts of direction. Then, the real payoff came when we felt just as though we were dining at Mama Lena's Italian Kitchen again. We were really sorry that Mama Lena's closed in the early 80's, but we are So Very Thankful that Salvino and Margo Madonna decided to bless the world with Their Treasured Recipes. This Story-Cookbook will be treasured in My Family for generations to come. Words cannot express the feelings we felt while reading The Stories throughout This Wonderful Book. Thank You Again, Salvino adn Margo, and Most of All, Thank You To Mama Lena - This Book is Just Great!

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Summary: "We Don't Feel Abandoned By These Authors"
Review: Reviewing "This Book" is not difficult, because of the fact That you can actually "sense" The Love and The Patience that These Authors had while putting This Treasure together. We can honestly say that we have never owned a Cookbook that was So Easy-To-Follow. Usually, we feel like the author has just abandoned us, and all efforts at a so-called cooking creation turns into an absolute disaster. However, that's not the case with This Cookbook. This Book made us feel as though These Authors were in Our Kitchen every step of the way - In fact, we set Our Table for Four, when there was only my wife and myself. Also, The Stories remind me of when I was young. I must admit that I did see a Twinkle in My Wife's Eye, as she moved around our kitchen, knowing without any doubt, that the outcome of this meal would be successful by the ease of the instructions. And, because of this, it was amazing how we were able to work together in perfect harmony, without any conflicts of direction. Then, the real payoff came when we felt just as though we were dining at Mama Lena's Italian Kitchen again. We were really sorry that Mama Lena's closed in the early 80's, but we are So Very Thankful that Salvino and Margo Madonna decided to bless the world with Their Treasured Recipes. This Story-Cookbook will be treasured in My Family for generations to come. Words cannot express the feelings we felt while reading The Stories throughout This Wonderful Book. Thank You Again, Salvino adn Margo, and Most of All, Thank You To Mama Lena - This Book is Just Great!

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Summary: What Your Mother-In-Law Wouldn't Share
Review: Salvino and Margo have enriched my life and the lives of my seven sons by sharing their recipes. I tried for 13 years to get my Sicilian mother-in-law to give me her recipe for her "sugu "(gravy...that's Italian pasta sauce to you non-Italians). She never would tell me her secret ingredients. This book has her recipe! The other recipes and the stories behind them are a treasure. They say you can't go home again...but with this book you can eat as though you were home again. Molto bene!

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Summary: Pass the Chianti!
Review: This cookbook is so filled with heart and joy and great food it gets my strongest recommendation. Based on the recipes from the fabled Chicago restaurant of the 1970s, Mama Lena's Italian Kitchen, this is the best Italian food you'll ever have. Period. My wife and I made the Sausage with Brown Sugar Peppers and it was a heavenly delight! Best of all, it was amazingly easy to prepare. Margo Madonna has done a wonderful job of writing these recipes down so that anyone can make them. But what really makes this book special is the love and affection that went into every word on the page. Salvino and Margo Madonna have done the memory of Mama Lena proud. What a great book!