This debut cookbook from up-and-coming chef Dan Pelosi offers up good humor and a love of home cooking with 101 of the author's favorite Italian American recipes. Loaded with personal anecdotes, the cookbook walks you through delicious dishes, including the Big Italian Sandwich and Prosciutto and Mozzarella-Stuffed Chicken Parm, as well as in-depth treatises on dough and marinara sauce. This delightful book of storied recipes from Pelosi's cooking repertoire makes a wonderful gift for beginning as well as seasoned home cooks.