Cooking with Grandma Gina Paperback – May 21, 2021

Excellent authentic Italian cookbook with easy to follow instructions!

I just adore Gina! Love her traditional Italian dishes and her singing! A big thank you to her family for sharing her! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Love this lady. Her cooking style is straightforward and practical. On YouTube, she cooks for a large family. Have to break down her recipes to a smaller size.

This recipe book is priceless to me. After watching Nona Gina on YouTube I knew I had to have it. Its like being in the kitchen with my own nona and mama.

Gina is a YOUTUBE star. That’s where I first discovered her. What a gem! She’s a fantastic cook, has that special grandmother personality and is so gracious for giving us her recipes. You’ll love this fantastic cookbook and you need to watch her make these recipes on her YouTube channel, “Buon-A-Petitti”. You’ll miss your grandmother if you’re not still blessed to have her and you’ll want to take Gina home with you!

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!!

This book is one of the best formatted cookbooks. A few pics, some background history, picture of food recipe, larger print, and good table of contents with foods divided into categories. It gets to point of showing recipes immediately without having to read a ton of nonsense material as some cookbooks have. I have watched Gina for many years and have learned much from her videos. My only complaint is that many of the recipes make a large quantity, and it would have been nice to see recipes which showed in ( ) an amount that would result in smaller portions. So, I do the math and halve (or more ) the recipes to fit my needs, and the food come out very delicious.

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