American-Italian Recipe Book - Heritage Recipes from the Immigrant Kitchen: 105 Recipes Based on Traditional Cooking from Early Italian-American Homes Paperback – December 23, 2025

Step Into the Immigrant Kitchen—Where Italian Tradition Met American AbundanceThis is not restaurant Italian food. This is immigrant food—the kind cooked in home kitchens and Little Italy walk-ups between, when Italian families were building new lives in America, one meal at a time.American-Italian Recipe Book brings together 105 carefully translated and modernized recipes from legacy recipes.What Makes This Collection DifferentThese are the dishes immigrant women actually cooked—practical, economical, seasonal, and deeply flavorful. They reflect a pivotal moment when regional Italian traditions collided with New World ingredients and immigrant resourcefulness gave birth to Italian-American cuisine.Every recipe has been:Translated from period sourcesStandardized with modern measurementsRewritten with clear, step-by-step instructionsEnhanced with Editor's Notes for context and substitutionsInside You'll FindSauces & Dressings – Tomato Sauce, Bolognese, Anchovy-Parsley Sauce, and morePasta & Macaroni – 20 recipes including Lasagne, Cheese Ravioli, Gnocchi, Tagliatelle with ProsciuttoMeat & Fish – Pulpetti, Italian Sausage, Veal Cutlets Genovese, Tuscan Roast Pork, Sole NeapolitanEggs & Cheese – Eggs in "Clogs," Potato and Cheese Fritters, Timpane of MacaroniVegetables & Beans – Eggplant with Tomato Sauce, Stuffed Zucchini, Lentils alla ProvenzaleBreads, Rice & Polenta – Risotto alla Milanese, Rice Croquettes, traditional PolentaSoups & Stews – Bean Soup, Lentil Soup, Vegetable Soup, Chestnut SoupDesserts – Amaretti, Biscotti, Lemon Gelato, Rice Pudding, FrittersFamiliar Favorites & Forgotten TreasuresYou'll recognize beloved dishes like tomato sauce and risotto. But you'll also discover nearly forgotten recipes and economical cuts transformed through slow cooking.This is food that nourished families through hard times. Food that valued flavor over flash, substance over showmanship.For Heritage Cooks, History Lovers & Curious Home ChefsWhether you're reconnecting with your Italian-American heritage, exploring the roots of American comfort food, or seeking honest recipes that stand the test of time—this collection invites you into kitchens of the past, where food was meant to nourish body, soul, and memory.This is adaptable, resourceful, deeply regional food rooted in the rhythms of daily life. Food that carried families from the poverty of Southern Italy to the promise of America.Discover 105 heritage recipes that tell the story of how Italian immigrants cooked, ate, and built their new American lives—one meal at a time.(Selected and Edited by Charity Anne Vincent, This book is a curated compilation of historic recipes drawn from public-domain cookbooks published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The recipes have been carefully selected, organized, and lightly edited for clarity while preserving their original character. This edition is not a facsimile of any single historic cookbook, but a new collection created for modern readers who value tradition, fellowship, and home cooking.) Read more