As an Italian, I have been eating meatballs my entire life and the recipe has been passed down to me from my mother who learned it from her mother. I believe they are the best meatballs you will ever taste.
To make these meatballs taste just like Mamma's, you will need to make her sauce too! Click here, for the recipe for Brodo Di Mamma.
Read MoreItalian tomato sauce is a labor of love. It’s also the cooking liquid for various meats that are served alongside a huge platter of pasta. A Nonna would begin making her sauce early on Sunday morning, while the rest of us were still deep in our REM sleep cycle. They did this because once the sauce had reached bubbly perfection; they could begin creating all the other delicious dishes that would cover the Sunday dinner table.
Read MoreI love Middle Eastern food! Some day, I hope to traipse around the Middle East gobbling up falafel, hummus and lots and lots of pita. For now though, I have the next best thing. My friend Christine’s mom is Armenian and hails from Beirut, Lebanon. In addition, she is a fabulous cook. She raised her three American kids on all the delicacies of her mother’s Armenian kitchen.
Read MoreOne of the first people I reached out to when I decided to start my Nonna project was my dear friend Kostas. He, like me, is a first generation kid. Both of his parents came from Greece in the early 1970s, set up house, and raised two children. Early discussions we had made me certain our childhood homes were very similar. So, I thought it would be a great place to start...
Read MoreI love chocolate chip cookies. I’m not really into cake or ice cream, I’m a cookie person. So, when I get a hankering for something sweet I make chocolate chip cookies. I think the most important component of the chocolate chip cookies is really, good quality chocolate chunks (sorry Nestle). What I want is big globs of melted chocolate pieces held together by a little bit of dough.
Read MoreThe sauce for this dish provides a lovely topping to pasta and the ‘bath’ for the meatballs to simmer in. Once the meatballs are removed, the sauce carries the aroma of the meat and tastes wonderful on pasta. The meatballs should be served along side the pasta, NOT on top, as that is the true Italian way.
Read MoreAs an Italian, I have been eating meatballs my entire life and the recipe has been passed down to me from my mother who learned it from her mother. I believe they are the best meatballs you will ever taste.
To make these meatballs taste just like Mamma's, you will need to make her sauce too! Click here, for the recipe for Brodo Di Mamma.
Read MoreSo many of the recipes you will find here are from women that cook the food of their homeland, every night for their kids, grandkids, in-laws, stray dogs - anyone that is hungry. They are recipes that fill the belly and warm the heart because the women that make them stir love into every, single bite.
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