Mother sauce : Italian American family recipes and the story of the women who created them / Lucinda Scala Quinn ; photographs, Mikkel Vang.
In America today, nonna's cooking is everyone's favorite food with spaghetti, lasagna, and pizza some of the most popular dishes. Yet this is a cuisine that is only a century old. When Italian families first arrived in the U.S. in the first part of the twentieth century, mammas brought with them the skills and ingredient know-how to fashion a whole new foodway in spite of living in poverty and their ostracization from their newly adopted country. These remarkable women gave birth to a cuisine that their fathers, husbands, and sons then monetized outside the home. Red sauce joints thrive around the U.S., but rarely are these women actually credited as the true founders of the Italian-American cuisine. In her latest book, home cook and author Lucinda Scala Quinn cooks 100 iconic Italian-American recipes. Along the way, she shares the origins of the recipes and gives credit to the incredible women who developed our cherished Italian dishes. Home cooks and food lovers alike will delight in this masterful collection of America's favorite comfort foods, from Baked Ziti and Sausage and Pepper Hoagies to Chicken Marsala and Cannolis. With gorgeous recipe shots, archival photos, ingredient sidebars, and cultural essays, Mother Sauce brings nonna's cooking to kitchens everywhere.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781648292019
- ISBN: 1648292011
- Physical Description: 319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Artisan, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface: Aquilina's daughters -- Introduction: A foodway created by our Italian immigrant grandmothers, mothers, and daughters -- Mama knew: Frugal ways to cook in your own kitchen -- Provisions to have on hand -- Simmered on the stovetop: saucy meats and hearty soups -- Between-meal snacks: breads, pickles, and tidbits -- Sauced and tossed pasta: macaroni dishes finished in a saucepan -- Layered and baked: savory oven-cooked one-pan meals -- Cooked in a skillet: seared and sauced meats on the stovetop -- Feasting on fish: seafood dishes for every day and for celebrations -- Garden and greens: delicious side dishes made from beloved Italian produce -- Eats from the streets: sandwiches and sweets inspired by festival foods -- Sweets: traditional pastries, cakes, and cookies.
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- Subject:
- Cooking, Italian.
Cooking, American.
Italian Americans > Food > History. - Genre:
- Cookbooks.
Recipes.
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- 10 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Swansboro Branch Library | 641.5945 SCA (Text) | 36015000720876 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | 641.5945 SCA (Text) | 31781069140067 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 641.5945 SCA (Text) | 31250200092917 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 641.5945 SCA (Text) | 31781069140059 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | 641.59 SCA (Text) | 23900000103222 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 641.594 Scala Quinn (Text) | 33115007712134 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 641.5945 S (Text) | 33258010457787 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 641.5945 Scala Quinn (Text) | 30519010958307 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/23/2026 |
| Pack Memorial Library | 641.5945 SCA (Text) | 0020660456599 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | 641.5945 SCA (Text) | 38079300283116 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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In America today, nonna's cooking is everyone's favorite food with spaghetti, lasagna, and pizza some of the most popular dishes. Yet this is a cuisine that is only a century old. When Italian families first arrived in the U.S. in the first part of the twentieth century, mammas brought with them the skills and ingredient know-how to fashion a whole new foodway in spite of living in poverty and their ostracization from their newly adopted country. These remarkable women gave birth to a cuisine that their fathers, husbands, and sons then monetized outside the home. Red sauce joints thrive around the U.S., but rarely are these women actually credited as the true founders of the Italian-American cuisine. In her latest book, home cook and author Lucinda Scala Quinn cooks 100 iconic Italian-American recipes. Along the way, she shares the origins of the recipes and gives credit to the incredible women who developed our cherished Italian dishes. Home cooks and food lovers alike will delight in this masterful collection of America's favorite comfort foods, from Baked Ziti and Sausage and Pepper Hoagies to Chicken Marsala and Cannolis. With gorgeous recipe shots, archival photos, ingredient sidebars, and cultural essays, Mother Sauce brings nonna's cooking to kitchens everywhere.
