Life Begins with Good Food! First we eat, then we do everything else in this life. And, not just eating for nutrition's sake, but for pleasure and with memory. Hence...this book. Who knew that the "Old Country" recipes would become such much comfort food for the subsequent generations of descendents. The following is a selection of a few of my family's all time favorite comfort foods and a few new recipes collected over time. "One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating." ― Luciano Pavarotti.