Book excerpt: A collection of family favorite recipes from the home of TV Reality Star and Survivor Legend, Boston Rob. Including island favorites such as coconut popcorn and crispy rice. I suppose most of you only think of Survivor when you think of me. But you might be surprised to know that I have had a lifelong passion and love for cooking. I grew up in a traditional Italian-American family that believed in having family dinners together. My parents both cooked and all of us participated in preparing and enjoying family meals. As far as I can remember, none of us ever complained about this. We enjoyed cooking together. Most of the time it involved a lot of kidding around; but there were plenty of meaningful, insightful conversations, too. I've never sought any professional training but I have experimented substantially to perfect my recipes. What you'll find on the following pages are our favorite dishes. I hope you enjoy them with your families as we have. - Boston Rob