| p>One cannot help but think that much of what | | | | same ingredients Grandma used to perfect the |
| we eat or recipes that we see online are | | | | recipe so substitution of ingredients is usually not |
| commercialized or have been tweaked to appeal | | | | an option. Some Italian recipes require imported |
| to the masses and to the taste buds of the | | | | ingredients which may mean shopping at a |
| locals. True authentic Italian cooking or real Italian | | | | specialty store that imports ingredients right from |
| recipes are those that have been passed on from | | | | the homeland. If you want authentic, we |
| generation to generation. They use quality | | | | encourage you to find or use the same |
| ingredients and the finished product typically | | | | ingredients your Mom used when she made those |
| cannot be purchased in grocery stores or even | | | | tasty Italian treats. |
| found in high end restaurants. | | | | The challenge today's generation has is not just |
| Authentic means believed, trustworthy and reliable | | | | getting your hands on quality ingredients but |
| or true to its type. The only place most of us | | | | documenting these Italian recipes that are locked |
| know where we can get true authentic cooking is | | | | up in the heads of Grandma and Grandpa. A pinch |
| at home and from Mom or Mamma. Generally, | | | | of this, a handful of that and many of the recipes |
| the taste might be region specific or may be | | | | are not measured in a fashion that we are |
| slightly different depending on what part of Italy | | | | accustomed to. The other challenge is today's |
| your family was raised in but the food is very | | | | generation is interested in convenience and we do |
| similar and made with quality ingredients coming | | | | not make the time to perfect the art of cooking |
| right from the garden. Mamma makes a | | | | these family recipes. Mamma Mia Recipes hopes |
| minestrone soup certain times of the year with | | | | to change that by encouraging this generation to |
| ingredients picked right from the garden earlier or | | | | develop the skill of authentic Italian cooking to |
| usually the same day. That is what I am talking | | | | ensure it survives the ages and that it is passed |
| about! | | | | on to the next generation. Mangiare, eat and Let |
| To capture that true authentic taste requires the | | | | Mamma Feed You... |