Tony Casillo's Family Cookbook: A Treasure Trove of Recipes and Cooking Advice from a Dad to His Daughters-

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Summary: ITS time to cook
Review: Tony's cook book is a must for all kitchens and when you get to know this man through his writing and pictures you find out that Tony is a humble man that has a passion for food that goes deep within. Those of us who share the passion, know what that is like!! There are few things in life that are better gifts then that of food . Tony brings the greatest of cooking to all, a book that he intended for his daughters as a gift and what a gift it is.I tell you ;you will not be disapointed with this book! Thanks for a great simple book that all can relate too!! If you ever get to see him cook live don't miss it!

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Summary: Bravo, Casillo!
Review: Unless you are fortunate enough to be sitting at table with Tony sharing a meal he has cooked, it doesn't get better than this. Tony's visits to our house over the years have been increasingly punctuated with spectacular food that has always made me wonder where he learned to do what he does with just basic ingredients. During my sister's visits home over the period Tony was compiling his recipes, she would frequently cook something extraordinary and we'd beg to know how it was made. Without fail, she would tell us it was from Tony's book. Now that it's published and I have a copy at my fingertips, I am impressing my own guests by cooking many of these dishes from both sides of our families. The monologue that entwines the recipes with their origin as well as memories of meals past and relatives fondly remembered, places this cookbook apart from the ordinary fare and brings the reader into our family circle. After I finished reading Tony's cookbook I had no choice but to say arrivederci to the bottled lemon juice and jarred minced garlic that I have always kept on hand in my refrigerator. Again, Tony, great job!