Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #342640 in Books
• Published on: 1988-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 238 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Those finding a kindred spirit in the ebullient actor and comedian will hear his cheerful voice bubble off the page, giggling as he calls himself "the fastest yolk in the West." Others will forgo the humor for the appealing, homestyle recipes. The focus is on Brooklyn-Italian-American food, although a Chinese chicken salad and chef Paul Prudhomme's blackened redfish are offered along with stuffed calamari, mamma's marinara sauce and sausages with peppers and onions. Family and friends, including a number of celebrities, contribute their favorites. Fans can sample Burt Reynolds's beef stew, Loni Anderson's chicken with wild rice, Anne Bancroft's vegetarian chili or Mel Brooks's red clam chowder. Desserts run the gamut from the eponymous Dom's no-sugar baked apples to "death by chocolate" #1 and #2. Photos not seen by PW. First serial to Woman's Day; paperback rights to Pocket Books; Literary Guild selection.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Comedian DeLuise loves to cook and loves to eat; his exuberant cookbook is full of childhood reminiscences, inoffensive name-dropping, and some quite appealing recipes culled from his extended family and friends. The ingredients are fresh, the dishes are usually fairly simple to prepare, and the result is a chatty collection of Italian family fare. Not a necessary purchase, but there is likely to be some demand. JS
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Awesome book!
I was so happy to see that they were bringing this book back again, I had tried to buy it for a friend years ago and couldn't believe it was out of print.

Dom's cookbook has the best Italian/American recipes...many from food his mother cooked at home...family favorites are Eggplant Stuffed Peppers, and the meatballs my husband swears are the best he's ever had (and may be the only reason he stays married to me).

You cannot go wrong with this book. Dom's stories are entertaining and funny, like when he says his mother always wore her hair up in a bun and he was sure she had meatballs in it - lol. I do not think that it is offensive in any way as the last review stated...it's too bad she didn't keep the book and cook some of the awesome recipes!!!

Best Italian Cook Book
This book it loaded with great recipes.Dom puts a twist on this book with his humor You'll also understand the relationship between Italian Mom's and their son's.

A Great Classic Cookbook
EAT THIS . . . IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER! MAMMA'S ITALIAN HOME COOKING AND OTHER FAVORITES OF FAMIY AND FRIENDS is a beautiful and priceless celebration of food prepared in some of the finest ways imaginable. Some of my Italian friends think that some of the rest of us cannot cook truly Italian food. Here's a little secret: with this book all of us can cook wonderful Italian food.

In Dom's book, we have all we need: detailed and easy-to-follow recipes for the best dishes, such as meatballs, Mom's Sunday sauce, marinara sauce, and pizza dough; pictures of Mamma helping cook the food; and funny stories about Dom's interaction with the food.

My book actually was published in 1988, and it has been used well; yet it still looks brand new. If you can get a copy, do so. This is bound to become a collector's item.

Oh, there is something else too. The book has several pictures of celebrities way back when.