The Grammy Cookbook: Classic Italian Cooking, the Jersey Way: Recipes from Carol Moro's Kitchen & Life

Carol “Grammy” Moro’s love of cooking began in her Grandma LaRocca’s tavern in Newark, NJ, where the sights, smells, and flavors of her family’s kitchen first inspired her lifelong passion for food. Over the years, Grammy has become a celebrated chef, devoted mother, and proud grandmother, sharing her heart and her recipes with everyone around her table.Married to her “sweetie,” Thomas Moro, since 1965, Carol raised two children, Christine and Thomas Jr., and together they built a life in Roseland, NJ, and later Sea Bright, NJ—a place immortalized in the Season 4 finale of The Sopranos, “Whitecaps”—before settling in Purcellville, VA. Her four grandchildren—EJ, Kristin, Ryan, and Thomas—are the joy of her life, each uniquely talented and bright, and each a part of the family gatherings that inspired these recipes.This cookbook captures Grammy Moro’s legacy: meals that bring family together, recipes that evoke warmth and tradition, and flavors that tell the story of a life dedicated to love, food, and family. From Sunday dinners and holiday feasts to simple weeknight comforts, these pages celebrate the dishes that have united generations and will continue to do so for years to come. Read more