'At some stage or other a young girl has got to take that big step - steal her mother's copy of Stephanie Alexander's Cook's Companion, smuggle out the well-seasoned Le Creuset and set up house for herself.' When Monica Trapaga's 21-year-old daughter announces she's moving out of home, Monica is eager to give her the same kind of legacy she received from her own mother: a collection of tried and tested, closely guarded family recipes that will be the foundation upon which she can build her own repertoire of culinary skills. Imbued with both the joys and perils of preparing and sharing food for the people you love, this personal collection of recipes is peppered with delightful snippets of prose describing family memories, adventures, disasters and secrets, as well as treasured family photos, all of which come together to form a witty and heart-warming account of family life.