Now on sale More than 147 of the best family recipes from traditional North American meals to hearty, delicious Italian dishes everyone will love. Amber Jalink loves to cook. Growing up, many of her fondest memories were of her with her mother and sister, baking cookies, or sitting on the stool nearby while her mom cooked dinner at the stove. Sure, she got burned a few times;) But she learned how to cook. To this day, she still loves to cook. Her husband says these recipes are one of the reasons he fell in love with her. Amber's father is English, her mother is Italian, and her husband is Dutch. With this mix of recipes, you're sure to please anyone. One of the most important things Amber's mother taught her was how to make recipes "her own." Recipes were rarely left the same - in fact, even many of her mother's recipes have been expanded or adjusted to her own liking and experimenting. This cookbook contains The Best Of The Best - family recipes that have come down through from Amber's grandmother, mother, and of course many many recipes that she tried and then changed or created. You get the best of them all From the extremely simple (for the new cook learning), to a little more advanced - nothing here requires "special cooking training." If you can follow some easy instructions, you should be able to make anything in this cookbook. If you're looking for some real delicious dishes to impress that perfect someone, or to simply show off and have some fun, you must try the following recipes - they're not only Amber's favorites, they've been a huge hit with anyone who has ever tried them * Sampson's Famous (Yet Deceptively simple) Gnocchi * Easy Egg Rolls (A slight twist from traditional...) * Anna's Scrumptious Extra Cheesy Perogies * Noni's Italian Meatballs (The most amazing meatballs) And the ultimate, Amber's Famous, Mouth-Watering Chicken Cordon Bleu - tweaked to perfection, absolutely NOT the traditional you'd expect.