I was disappointed at how meat-centric the recipes were. As a vegetarian, I find Italian food tends to be one of the easiest types to make vegetarian, but these recipes were overall difficult to adapt. Although there were two vegetarian recipes, she took a bit of a condescending tone to vegetarians in them. I did find a promising marinara recipe, as well as a vodka sauce recipe to try though. Haven't cooked/tasted them yet though. ( )

There are some good simple recipes which are easy to make and contain basic ingredients. It is excellent for basic home-style dishes, but nothing fancy or unique. ( )

Recipes I have tried:
Spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and red pepper flakes on p.88. 5/5 ( )

Easy osso bucco, p. 180, "it tastes good" a repeated winter meal.
Herb-roasted root vegetables, p. 201, "those were yummy. I'd have them every week. And the were easy to do." ( )

Love this cook book! Super easy, everything tastes great. ( )