Cooking with Grandma Gina

Very, very nice cookbook! It is easy to follow even with the most difficult recipe. My husband is Italian, and he loves making and eating Gina's recipes!

i got this for my nonna who loves to watch grandma gina and she was very excited about it! it reminds her of when her mother and grandmother used to cook for her. the recipes and book overall were great!

Quite some time ago I saw Gina on YouTube and I loved watching her cook for her family. I took many screenshots of the recipes and ingredients and told myself I would write them out sometime because I prefer not to use my phone while cooking because I don’t want to be touching my phone when I’m handling food. When I heard this cookbook was out I immediately came here and bought a copy. Please be aware that these are the recipes that she has shown on her YouTube videos if you like them and want easier access when in the kitchen I highly recommend getting this cookbook! I did notice that some of the recipes have been scaled down a bit, if you watch the videos you know she often cooks for her family and grandchildren and it can be quite a few people and large amounts of food. I did notice that all of the recipes I looked at had easily attainable ingredients and even the recipes for things like fresh pasta that sounds scary really is very simple and something that anyone can do. The cookbook has photos for every recipe plus a nice group of Gina herself. I highly recommend this cookbook for anyone wanting to make authentic Italian food with easy to find ingredients. I think the only thing better would be if I lived next-door to Gina herself and I could just go there for dinner (That wall of sauce!!!) LOL

I love Gina’s recipes, comes from Foggia Italy where my grandmother came from, talks and looks like her too I highly recommend the book

Gina Petitti is a gift to all who have the privilege of watching her YouTube channel. My sister Gloria insisted I watch her claiming that "Gina reminds me of Mommy and our Aunts and all the food they made." I finally tuned in and I must say, my sister was not mistaken. I received her fabulous cookbook, "Cooking with Grandma Gina," and cannot wait to try some of these recipes. Her recipes are simple and uncomplicated, and far surpass (in my opinion) the all too detailed recipes of a refined chef. Why? Because she cooks from the heart - her recipes are rustic and deeply rooted in her family tradition (she is originally from Faeto, Italy), and deeply rooted in LOVE. These recipes are designed to teach you how to put a lot of love into feeding one's family and others. Cooking as service. This is why her recipes, in many cases, produce larger quantities - evidence that the recipes are never a self-indulgent quest (although what can be better than hearing the first words of Gina after she bites into something she's made ... "mmm so good!") I am so grateful for this book as it captures so many recipes I loved as a little boy. Gina may not be aware of this, but God has used her deep faith in Christ and the Madonna to bring people (like me) joy and comfort during Covid. Her singing, devotion, cooking, family, etc., were all used for the greater glory of God -- to bring a smile to someone's face, to bring hope, or to give someone a recipe to try during lockdown - that is why her channel has taken off. I am grateful for this wonderful cookbook that covers the gamut for us Italian-Americans, grateful for Gina and her loving family, and blessed that Gina has given me the opportunity to create the flavors I was raised with. I can't bring back momma and papa, but food is an important part of the Italian tradition and through the love of a well-made meal, we return in our hearts to "la tavola" where family meets and love endures. Grazie di cuore, Gina e famiglia!!

I love this book. Easy to follow recipes, pictures to go with and food tastes great.

Everything I've cooked so far from this recipe book tastes amazing, better than any restaurant. I wish there was a 2nd book with all the newer recipes that are out on her YT channel.

Ever since I stumbled upon Buon-A -Petitti on U-tube, I have been totally captivated and hooked! Grandma Gina is a CHARMING, SINCERE, joyful and gentle soul, who is an AUTHENTIC old country- dare I say organic? no, a REAL ITALIAN- chef who shares not only fantastic HEALTHY HOMEMADE recipes using only the freshest, often home-grown ingredients; but who also has such a knack/ skill in preparing the meals, Her care and manner of preparing the dishes is, to me, artistic; in how she senses the texture and develps the flavors of the ingredients; is extremely patient, and doesn't rush the cooking- which again brings out the flavors and textures of the ingredients instead of overcooking them into an overheated blob; and takes great care to present beautiful, visually- appealing meals. The cookbook faithfully presents the recipes demonstrated by Grandma Gina on the U tube videos; and has lovely color pictures of the dishes and many of the preparation steps. For me, it has been a delightful education to have learned so much from the U tube videos; and now that the recipes have been collated in this book. I CAN"T WAIT to try them! SO THANK YOU dear Nonna Gina...God bless you and your wonderful family!