Mother sauce: Italian American family recipes and the story of the women who created them

Preface: Aquilina's daughters

Introduction: A foodway created by our Italian immigrant grandmothers, mothers, and daughters

Mama knew: Frugal ways to cook in your own kitchen

Provisions to have on hand

Simmered on the stovetop

Between-meal snacks

Sauced and tossed pasta

Layered and baked

Cooked in a skillet

Feasting on fish

Garden and greens

Eats from the streets

Sweets

Further reading

Shopping resources

Acknowledgments

Index.