If I had a chance to write a book it would probably be about love, food and family; and how they intertwine. I’m not one of those “skinny minnies”, I love food! I love sitting down with my family and eating. The other day, I went through my parents old photos-boxes and boxes of them-… | Continue Reading ➟
My Beautiful Sicily
My brothers and I are 1st generation Sicilian-Americans and we have definitely had the privelege of visiting our parents home town a few times in our lives. Such a wonderful place to visit, the culture, the beautiful nature and the people. I can honestly say, there are certain smells that invoke such wonderful memories! Our… | Continue Reading ➟
Family Traditions
If there was ever a moment that I truly felt like a grown up, it was 2 years ago. Not because I became a wife, a mommy or a home owner- although that comibination can truly catapult you into Adult Stress Syndrome super fast! The moment I entered “adulthood” was when I hosted a family… | Continue Reading ➟
Slice of Hope, Passionate Pizzerias
So in our efforts to give back to a community, that has watched my brothers and I grow as co-workers and business partners, we stumbled on Slice of Hope. A wonderful organization led by Pizza Today Magazine! From selling tshirts, to pledging a portion of our proceeds to collecting funds all month long, we are… | Continue Reading ➟
EAT PRAY LOVE BUT MOSTLY EAT
If I could, I would quit the pizza industry and eat my way through Italy. Wouldn’t that be an amazing job? I have had a chance to visit Sicily a few times. Each of those times, I experienced something amazing. For many of you who think that Italians eat out of pure gluttony, that is… | Continue Reading ➟
Griswald Family Vacation
I just had the opportunity to go on a “Griswald” like family vacation. We loaded up the mini-van and our 2 year old son and headed East to New Jersey!! I had it all planned out we would hit up a few of my favorite foodie show(Man V Food, Diners, Drive ins & Dives, The… | Continue Reading ➟
Green Tomatoes
We planted late this year! We have 100 tomatoes but they are all green!! Last week we ate the first eggplant from our garden. a beautiful purple Siclian eggplant. Picked still a little on the young side-that way there’s not bitter taste- I sliced, salted, breaded & grilled it! And it was amazing. We picked… | Continue Reading ➟
Here’s to the end of summer
As I drive home from work every day, I see all the kids at Jackson Middle School & Willowbrook practicing their sport of choice. Whether it be tennis, football or cheer, the determination to be the best never weighs down their smiles as I drive past. The camaraderie that organized sports brings whether its coaches,… | Continue Reading ➟
Food and Family, Old School
Both of my parents come from a small town in Sicily. In a time where you grew your own produce, raised your own chickens, made your own cheese & put the fishing nets out every night. When preservatives and hormones werent existent. My mother had to delivery the milk every morning before school and then… | Continue Reading ➟
Pasta Shapes
When you look at the hundreds of pasta forms with approximately 1300 different names, it can get pretty confusing! But back in the day, pastas were made for their funcitonality or what we would call sauce pairings. Pastas are essentially made from a type of flour and a liquid like egg or water, same ingredients… | Continue Reading ➟
