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The Wise Guy Cookbook: My Favorite Recipes From My Life as a Goodfella to Cooking on the Run
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Binding: Paperback
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Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: October 01, 2002
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Editorial Review:
Henry Hill was a born wiseguy, and his love of food got him through both the good and bad times. Even cooking on the run in the Federal Witness Protection Program-where prosciutto was impossible to find and gravy was something you put on mashed potatoes-he managed to keep good Italian food on the table. He still brings this flair for improvisation to his cooking. No recipe is set in stone. And substitutions are listed just in case. Now, in his inimitable style, Hill tells some spicy stories of his life in the Mob and out, and shows readers how to whip up his favorite dishes, Sicilian-style-recipes to make even the toughest tough-guy beg for more... Mom's Antipasto Sunday Gravy (Meat Sauce) Cheaters Chicken Stock Striped Bass for Paulie Fat Larry's Pizza Dough Henry's Kickback Antipasti Hero Sicilian Easter Bread with Colored Eggs Clams Casino Osso Bucco Oven Penitentiary Sauce with Sausage Michael's Favorite Ziti with Meat Sauce and many others
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - wiseguy cook book
This had some great old school recipes. However, if you are an Italian American you do not need this book. Had stuff my Great Grandmother and Grandmother have passed down.
Rating: - good cookbook, but
I've made a few of the meals in here, and they were very good. Not all that different from the way I cook anyway, but a few differences made the meals better. No problem with the recipes.
My problem is with the marketing of gangster life. This isn't a merely an Italian cookbook-- this is promoted as a MAFIA cookbook ("cooking on the run"?). His life stories are told in euphamistic and humourous fashion, but the reality is very different. The end of the book is almost enraging-- Henry ... Read More
Rating: - A thumping good read.
Hill's book is extremely insightful. It's very descriptive and chocked full of authentic Italian recipes and stories from Hill's gangster life. The recipes range from very simple to somewhat complicated, depending on the reader's preference. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn about the real-life, but old style of Italian cuisine.
Rating: - The Wise Guy Cookbook: My Favorite Recipes From My life as a Goodfella to Cooking on the Run
A colorfull presentation of some excellent recipes, I truely value this book, in my collection. Try his shrimp receipe for the grill, excellent, my guests loved it and I the simplicity.
Rating: - Cook better than an Italian restaurant
I got this for my husband last Christmas and we haven't found anything that wasn't totally delicious. The only problem is, we can't eat Italian in a restaurant anymore! We cook better at home!! With Henry's precise step-by-step directions, and his delightful autobiographical inserts, this is our favorite cookbook.
If you can stomach it, a viewing of "Goodfellas" really makes the cookbook a lot of fun and brings the voice of Henry Hill to life. Sometimes we can feel him running around our kitchen ... Read More
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