Jasper's Kitchen Cookbook

Jasper's Kitchen Cookbook: Italian Recipes and Memories from Kansas City's Legendary Restaurant by Jasper J. Mirabile, Jr. is a collection of more than 100 tried-and-true recipes from their enormously popular Italian restaurant.

The book contains all the recipes and info you need to prepare an authentic Italian meal, from antipasti to dolci. The chapters are organized by course: appetizers, soups and salads, pasta and risotto, main courses and desserts. Stories and anecdotes that chronicle the Mirabile family's years in the restaurant business are interspersed throughout.

The recipes are authentic Italian, simple and well explained, with a focus on fresh ingredients. They've even included some of the basics. The pasta chapter has a number of classic sauce recipes including marinara, fresh tomato, bolognese, pesto and more, as well as a terrific recipe for making your own fresh pasta.

Here's a sampling of more recipes that made us hungry just reading them ~

Arancini (Sicilian Rice Balls)
Sicilian Involtini ~ chicken with prosciutto, fresh mozzarella and capers
Linguine San Remo ~ linguine with shrimp, scallops, crab and lobster
Crunchy Amaretto Tiramisu

The bottom line ~ if you enjoy Italian food and are looking for some truly winning recipes to add to your repertoire, add Jasper's Kitchen Cookbook to your bookshelf.