Overview
Eat This...It'll Make You Feel Better! is more than just a cookbook -- it's a vivid, hilarious jaunt into the life and childhood of dom DeLuise. Inspired by Mamma's simple, old-fashoined home cooking, the beloved movie and television star shares a scrumptious collection of treasured family recipes -- all topped with the zest of his humor and warmth. Dom regales us with colorful anecdotes about growing up in Bensonhurst, an Italian section of Brooklyn...the kitchen that was the center of his universe...and what it was like having a lively, loving mother who would cook a five-course meal for you at the drop of a fork.
Spiced with favorite recipes from Hollywood friends, Dom's cookbook includes an abundance of easy-to-prepare dishes -- from Mamma's Escarole Soup, to Chicken Dominick and Gnocchi Verdi, to Death by Chocolate Cake! Garnished with affection, fun, and more than a touch of nostalgia, it's filled with delicious, mouth-watering Italian cooking. Read, cook, eat and enjoy -- you'll be laughing even when you're washing the pots!