Third Generation View of Authentic Italian Recipes

LOS ANGELES - Jan. 21, 2014 - PRLog -- The popular blog www.cocodemama.com chronicles Francesco Romano’s adventures bringing Authentic Italian recipes from his grandmother’s and mother’s kitchen to your table. Coco de mama means mama’s boy in Italian. While growing up in Italy Mama’s boy Francesco spent hours in the kitchen watching his grandmother, Nona Sara, and Mama Francesca make every meal from scratch and with love.

    As he grew he helped as much as he was allowed, storing the “chef” knowledge he accumulated to use after moving to America. He searched for restaurants serving the authentic Italian food he remembered but had difficulty finding places matching his memories and standards. He began cooking for himself and serving the results to friends who were beyond impressed with the simple, authentic meals he prepared for them.

    This success inspired Francesco to start his Coco de Mama blog – Mama’s recipes imported from Italy. Visitors to www.cocodemama.com will find mouth-watering photos of authentic Italian dishes accompanied by Francesco’s entertaining stories about what he decided to cook that day. There are complete, easy-to-follow printed recipes, preparation instructions and a photo of how the finished dish should look.

     There is also a video which clearly illustrates key steps in the recipe preparation. The videos on Coco de Mama are a step above those seen in many cooking demonstrations which often show more of the cook than the food being prepared. The shots are all close-ups focusing on the ingredients, how to slice/prepare them, how to add them to the skillet/pan/pot, etc.

    The blog site also contains several pages of kitchen tools Francesco recommends.

    He says he wants to be your teacher and invites visitors to www.cocodemama.com to ask questions. If there is something you would like to learn to make, tell him about it in the Ask Me section. Sign up for free notification of new posts; and when you need “what’s for dinner” ideas, browse the archived recipes.