Cleveland, Ohio – Cugine in Cucina released their first cookbook, “Don’t Cut the Basil: Five Generations of Authentic Italian Recipes” in December 2020.  During their digital launch weekend on Amazon, Cugine in Cucina’s cookbook went #1 Best Seller in four countries (the United States, Italy, Canada, and the United Kingdom) for a total of 34 Best Seller categories and earned twelve #1 placements.  Cugine in Cucina is made up of three cousins (Angela Siciliano, Corrina Siciliano, and Mary Kovach, Ph.D.) with Sicilian roots from Ohio, who share stories and photographs behind each of their Italian family recipes.
The three cousins reunited when Mary’s grandmother passed, and they started sharing food and recipes on a regular basis.  With a desire not to lose what their grandmothers and mothers taught them over the years, they documented what they learned in the kitchen.  This book shares more than just 25+ authentic Italian family recipes and mouthwatering pictures from traditional Italian sauce, to sides and appetizers, to desserts; it also captures their Italian spirit passed down from generations, as described in the stories behind each of the recipes.