Thank you Adriana!

I returned from my trip North to Pennsylvania last week, to find the book Adriana Trigiani promised to send to me in the mail. What a perfect treat!

As I opened the beautiful hardcover, I discovered a message and autograph from Adriana herself. I couldn't contain my excitement and took a picture.

She says, "To Amy, Thank you for the LINK - love and meatballs, Adriana Trigiani 2008"




Thank YOU Adriana!! I've already read a large portion of the book and skimmed through all of the recipes. It all looks perfectly wonderful. I cannot wait to try the meatballs!!

My mother, an avid reader of the Big Stone Gap series, wanted the recipe for the Roasted Red Pepper sandwiches Adriana writes about in "Big Cherry Holler." Unable to find this recipe in her book, I emailed her again. She responded right away with a recipe I was able to forward to my mother. For anyone interested in this recipe, I will post it below.

This book is a fantastic read for any lover of Italian food, but also for anyone interested in personal stories of Adriana and her family. I really enjoyed that Adriana and her sisters reveal each of their own personal tips to each recipe. This helps any ole' reader understand how anything can be adjusted for convenience sake or even personal taste.

I would highly recommend this book to everyone!!

Roasted Red Pepper Sandwiches (as emailed to me by Adriana)
1. Roast the peppers til they're black and peel off the skin
2. Salt them and throw some extra olive oil on 'em
3. Then slice open french bread and stick it under the broiler with a little olive oil til toasty
4. Then lay in the peppers and cut and eat- yum

Yum, indeed!!