Location: United States
Member Since:
Dec. 11, 2011
Tina Armato
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised by Italian-American parents in a close-knit Italian and Jewish neighborhood, I grew to appreciate good food early on. And even though my Mom had no real passion for cooking, she dutifully cooked for her family every day, making mostly traditional recipes handed down from her mother.
When I was old enough to assist in the kitchen, my main duty was applying breading to chicken cutlets, veal cutlets, pork chops, etc. Boring! But then I ventured into from-a-mix brownies, which were less than a smashing success. Still, I persevered, and eventually mastered a friend's recipe for a sour cream and cream cheese cheesecake that was an instant hit. It became the traditional birthday cake for our family and remains so to this day!
Once married, I started serious cooking, sometimes making the traditional foods I grew up with, sometimes trying to recreate the lost traditional (Sicilian) recipes of my husband's family, and sometimes collecting recipes from books, newspapers and magazines (the internet hadn't been invented yet). The cookbooks I own are filled with pencil notations such as “keeper…make with these changes” and “awful…don't make again!” so I could keep track of the worthwhile recipes.
These days I search for ideas on the internet, and collect recipes that sound interesting. Then I take what I consider to be the best parts of these recipes, swap out unhealthy ingredients, and massage them into reworked recipes which I then follow. This book is the end result.
Enjoy!
When I was old enough to assist in the kitchen, my main duty was applying breading to chicken cutlets, veal cutlets, pork chops, etc. Boring! But then I ventured into from-a-mix brownies, which were less than a smashing success. Still, I persevered, and eventually mastered a friend's recipe for a sour cream and cream cheese cheesecake that was an instant hit. It became the traditional birthday cake for our family and remains so to this day!
Once married, I started serious cooking, sometimes making the traditional foods I grew up with, sometimes trying to recreate the lost traditional (Sicilian) recipes of my husband's family, and sometimes collecting recipes from books, newspapers and magazines (the internet hadn't been invented yet). The cookbooks I own are filled with pencil notations such as “keeper…make with these changes” and “awful…don't make again!” so I could keep track of the worthwhile recipes.
These days I search for ideas on the internet, and collect recipes that sound interesting. Then I take what I consider to be the best parts of these recipes, swap out unhealthy ingredients, and massage them into reworked recipes which I then follow. This book is the end result.
Enjoy!
Where to find Tina Armato online
Where to buy in print
Books
From Aunt Tina's Kitchen With Love
by Tina Armato
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 52,370.
Language:
English.
Published: December 11, 2011
.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » General cookbooks, Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Courses & dishes / general
News Flash: Cooking is not rocket science! All you’ll need to prepare these recipes is some basic kitchen equipment, the fortitude to soldier on after the occasional spectacular flop, and, of course, food testers…those people daring enough to taste your latest attempt and loving enough to forget your failures. Happy cooking!