While in the Chelsea Market in NYC a little over a year ago I purchased the book Molto Italiano with the dream of expanding our family's pallets one dish at a time. This was tougher than anticipated with my family's grueling schedules between work, baseball and softball practices and all of life's other distractions. As it seemed, the dream would remain just that, a dream. Then last Friday, as we were trying to figure out what to have for dinner my son suggested we look through Mario's cook book. It turned out to be a great suggestion and the family dinned on the Risotto con Agagosta (Lobster Risotto pg 151). During our meal my son and I discussed the idea of challenging ourselves to cook all the recipes in the book a la Julie and Julia. The mission had been set into motion and we began discussing how to tackle the project.
My son is 12 and has always loved to cook. It started simple, breakfast with scrambled eggs and has evolved to more sophisticated omelets with sides of bacon and home fries. His youthful excitement in pursuing our goal was a breath of fresh air. We have always been close and share the same love of experimenting and tasting new food. I believe this is a great way of strengthening our bond, not only between us but with our friends and family as well. We invite you on our uncharted journey.
