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In Her Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Grandmas Around the World
The author, Gabriele Galimberti, was inspired by his own Italian grandmother. When she heard that her grandson would be traveling around the world, she wondered who would feed him. So Galimberti decided to seek out other grandmothers, enjoy their home cooking, and record the recipes that they cooked for him.
Galimberti’s photography is what I enjoyed the most about this book. Each photograph uses bold colors, strong composition, and an emphasis on what food and people really look like. It’s never too styled and it’s never, ever, precious.
The recipes, as you might imagine, range widely from feijoada, to tagine, to trifle- and even dried caterpillars. Each recipe is treated with equal coverage, with a photo of the finished dish and a portrait of the grandmother with the ingredients she used. Many of the recipes appeared so flavorful and intriguing that I truly wanted to try them out.
If you enjoy flavors from around the world in recipes cooked from the heart, and you like genuinely artistic photography that preserves the authentic spirit of the cook, you’ll love In Her Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Grandmas Around the World.
Melissa Lawler
April 2, 2015 at 10:46 amMy mother’s stuffing is the best. I have to make 3 batches of it because it gets eaten so fast!
Anne Marie
April 2, 2015 at 11:22 amOn the Italian side I just remember lots of fresh pasta, but especially pasta with tuna fish! I HATED it when I was younger, but now I love it.
Oh the Irish side I just love my grandmother’s stew. It was the only thing I requested after I had Baby #2 and I ate it every day!
Katie
April 4, 2015 at 11:26 amOh, that’s lovely that you had grandma’s stew every day! So special to have those great comfort food recipes. 🙂
Suzi
April 2, 2015 at 12:50 pmMy grandma’s butterscotch rolls were amazing!
michelle stpierre
April 2, 2015 at 4:10 pmOur family dis is hunky hamburgers and cabbage noodles, my grandmother is Hungarian and always makes them.
Holly E
April 2, 2015 at 5:54 pmWe love making Eggplant Lasagna.
sharyl wolter
April 2, 2015 at 8:08 pmMark’s family chili is one of our fav dishes#
manda
April 3, 2015 at 11:54 amAll kinds of cakes!
Stephanie
April 3, 2015 at 12:35 pmThere are a few traditional Chinese dishes that my mom still makes for certain holidays (gong zhi, pork dumplings, turnip cake, etc) that I love, and am hoping to master myself. I want to be able to continue the cooking tradition!
Margot C
April 3, 2015 at 5:23 pmI make my mother’s real Louisiana Gumbo
Christine
April 3, 2015 at 8:20 pmmom’s best lasagna
Becky Turner
April 3, 2015 at 10:13 pmMy mamas stacked enchiladas toped with an over easy egg from New Mexico !
A special treat then and even more special now that she is gone.
Rosanne
April 3, 2015 at 11:39 pmYes there is. My Chicken and cheese enchiladas is a requested recips
Carolsue
April 4, 2015 at 4:37 amYes. Stuffed Cabbage handed down by my Polish Mother-in-Law
Sarah
April 4, 2015 at 4:03 pmMy mom’s (which was my grandfather’s) recipe for Challah. Every year we make one!
Stephanie Galbraith
April 4, 2015 at 7:34 pmMy fiance loves to make his steak in a frying pan w/ martini butter.
Mary
April 5, 2015 at 12:15 amThe special dish in our family would be my Mom’s Dewberry Pies.
Curtis H
April 5, 2015 at 1:28 pmMy grandmothers pigs in a blanket (cabbage)
Alice
April 5, 2015 at 9:08 pmthere are too many to choose from! mostly I love the festival dishes the best, but even then there are over a dozen 🙂
Daniel M
April 6, 2015 at 3:24 pmme mom makes the best chicken parm
itzia
April 6, 2015 at 4:23 pmmy dad’s albondigas are the best!
Theresa Smith
April 6, 2015 at 10:40 pmOur only special dish is Cheesy Crockpot Chicken put over rice.
EMMA L HORTON
April 7, 2015 at 1:45 pmMY GRANDMOTHER COULD MAKE THE BEST FRIED CHICKEN, BISQUITS AND MASHED POTATOES
Linda M
April 8, 2015 at 4:31 amShrimp and Okra Gumbo is our family favorite.
cathy branciaroli
April 8, 2015 at 7:52 amBoth my grandmothers were scratch cooks and I loved everything they made.
Mireille
April 8, 2015 at 10:11 amSince I blog about global cuisine and do recipes from all over the world – I would LOVE to win this book would NOT be a dust collector on my shelf and would definitely be used!!!
Mireille
April 8, 2015 at 10:13 amjust saw we had to answer a question – I come from a very multi cultural family so there are lots of special dishes. One of my faves which my mom learned how to make from my Dad’s sisters. Eventhough my Dad is the Haitian one, my Mom makes the best lambi that everyone always asks for. Lambi is a Haitian dish of stewed conch.
Dee c.
April 8, 2015 at 10:19 amHomemade stuffing and spaghetti sauce.
Jennay
April 8, 2015 at 2:43 pmMy Mom’s Chicken n’ Dumplings! So good! There’s no Chicken n’ Dumplings quite like Momma’s!!
Lori Hart
April 8, 2015 at 4:54 pmMy grandma’s prune cake. It’s amazing!
Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere
April 8, 2015 at 6:10 pmI love the recipes my mom makes from her mom. Like her Christmas Pork Pies!
Sand
April 8, 2015 at 10:40 pmYes, we have a lot of special dishes in my family.
ali
June 10, 2015 at 8:46 amgood blog