This book is all about simple-to-prepare foods, "real food," from two big families: one is an Italian family in Brooklyn and the other a food-loving Spanish family in northern Spain...with some All-American classics included. A COOKBOOK WITH A STORY

All of us remember special mealtimes from our youth. Early Sunday afternoon dinners with Mom or festive holiday gatherings at Grandma's house... these get-togethers remind us forever of the loving bond of food and family.

Simple Pleasures is a book about good food - real food - and the stories behind them. Popular TV cook Chris Fennimore and Chef Daniel Agüera celebrate home cooking at its best with 80 easy-to-make recipes, from pasta e fagiole to flan. Drawing from the authors' own Italian and Spanish family food traditions as well as all-American classics, Simple Pleasures invites us to get into the kitchen and create our own lasting food memories. "Simple Pleasures is the perfect last-minute gift for the cook on your gift list, especially if he or she loves easy-to-prepare comfort food. ? Illustrated with mouth-watering photographs, the cookbook will appeal to beginners as well as more accomplished home cooks.