A personal collection of recipes gathered over 50 years. These recipes reflect Lita Quilici TognottiÕs traditional Italian family roots, several years of life in France, decades spent raising a family in Marin County, California, and an unabated passion for cooking and sharing wonderful meals. The book includes her and her familyÕs favorites, drawn from friends, relatives, newspapers, magazines, cookbooks, cooking shows, cooking lessons and other sources. Among friends, relatives and lucky guests, Lita is known for her skills in the kitchen. With this collection, sheÕs passing her very best on to family and friends, and anyone who loves to savor fine food in good company.