Cookbook Reviews - Nonna's Italian Kitchen

Nonna's Italian Kitchen : Delicious Homestyle Vegan Cuisine

Nonna's Italian Kitchen
Publisher: The Book Publishing Company
© 1998 by Bryanna Clark Grogan
ISBN: 1570670552

Try out a Sample Recipe: Patate in Tegame

From the Author

Bryanna Clark Grogan:

I love to cook, I love to eat good food, I love the animals and the earth, and I want to keep myself and my husband healthy. Those are my motivations, and they are just about in that order of importance.

I've cooked since before I can even remember, according to my mother (and I'm a 54 year-old grandmother now!), so cooking has always been something I love-- love to read about, love to do, love to share, love to write about. It kind of defines me, or part of me, anyway.! (More...)

Nice Extras:

Detailed description of Italian cuisine.
Information on ingredients and cooking equipment.

Average Rating:

Reviewer: Diane P. from Howell, MI, U.S.A.:

This was the first cookbook by Bryanna Clark Grogan I purchased and went on to buy several others. Nonna's Italian Kitchen has the most wonderful recipes. For two years running, I made the lasagna (made from a combination of three or four other recipes in the book) that we took to potlucks and family gatherings, as well as froze for future use. I have to say that the lasagna is better than what I remember having in the distant past. You can even make your own pasta with the recipes in the book. One of the great things that Bryanna does in her cookbooks is give information about other things that can be done, other ingredients that can be used, changes needed for particular diets (gluten-free, for instance), etc. It's one of the most treasured in my cookbook collection.

Reviewer: Søren from Copenhagen, Denmark:

I'll honestly say that this is the greatest vegan cookbook I've ever seen! Like Diane, this was my first acquaintance with Bryanna's cooking, and I was amazed! Using a few non-Italian ingredients such as tofu and miso, Bryanna has not only collected traditional vegetarian Italian dishes, she's actually veganized the entire Italian cuisine, covering anything from antipasti (starters and salads) over classic pasta dishes (stuffed or with sauces), polenta and risotto dishes, vegetable entrees to an equally impressing chapter on superb meat-free entrees (there's a marvellous Italian "meat loaf" and stews with outstanding flavours - these are guaranteed to leave omnis stunned!), not to mention vegan takes on homemade gelati, tiramisù and other desserts. Furthermore the book is jampacked with background info plus a wealth of alternatives by each recipe. You can cook from this book every day without getting tired. This is a masterpiece of a cookbook, and I can recommend any of Bryanna's other cookbooks