The Italian Cook Book by Maria Gentile is a comprehensive guide to traditional Italian cuisine. The recipes are authentic and easy to follow, making it a great resource for both experienced chefs and beginners.

One of the highlights of this book is the variety of recipes included, covering everything from pasta dishes to desserts. The instructions are clear and detailed, ensuring that even the most complex dishes can be successfully executed.

The book also includes helpful tips and techniques for cooking Italian food, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to expand their culinary skills. Overall, The Italian Cook Book by Maria Gentile is a must-have for anyone who loves Italian cooking.

Book Description:
One of the beneficial results of the Great War has been the teaching of thrift to the American housewife. For patriotic reasons and for reasons of economy, more attention has been bestowed upon the preparing and cooking of food that is to be at once palatable, nourishing and economical.

In the Italian cuisine we find in the highest degree these three qualities. That it is palatable, all those who have partaken of food in an Italian trattoria or at the home of an Italian family can testify, that it is healthy the splendid manhood and womanhood of Italy is a proof more than sufficient. And who could deny, knowing the thriftiness of the Italian race, that it is economical?

It has therefore been thought that a book of practical recipes of the Italian cuisine could be offered to the American public with hope of success. It is not a pretentious book, and the recipes have been made as clear and simple as possible. Some of the dishes described are not peculiar to Italy. All, however, are representative of the Cucina Casalinga of the peninsular Kingdom, which is not the least product of a lovable and simple people, among whom the art of living well and getting the most out of life at a moderate expense has been attained to a very high degree. (Preface of the book)