Domenica Marchetti is the author of Big Night In: More Than 100 Wonderful Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends Italian-Style and The Glorious Soups and Stews of Italy (both published by Chronicle Books). Her articles about contemporary Italian home cooking have appeared in The Washington Post, Cooking Light, Fine Cooking as well as other publications, and on NPR.org. When not cooking, eating, or writing about food, she can be found playing tennis or watching it with her husband and two children. Visit her web site at www.domenicacooks.com.