"These meatballs are one of our trademark dishes - and could be just about the greatest meatballs ever made!" - Carmine's Family-Style Cookbook by Michael Ronis with Mary Goodbody

"The secrets to an unforgettable Sunday gravy are meat and time." - From: Lasagna: A Baked Pasta Cookbook

"Clams have a distinct flavor of their own, but get along well with other foods, absorbing the qualities of whatever they're cooked with." - From: Nightly Specials

"Slow and easy-long-simmers ragu is the quintessential Tuscan soul food. There are as many ways with ragu as there are cooks. This is ours, learned originally for Giusi, who's made it a thousand times." - The Tuscan Sun Cookbook

"This recipe makes fairly large meatballs with a generous amount of sauce, allowing for a single ball per serving. Trust me, one will be plenty and you'll have extra for tomorrow." - From: Curtis Stone's What's for Dinner