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 ➟
Category Archives: Food
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 ➟
Food and Family Traditions
To anyone who has grown a garden or just a potted tomato plant, it is a rewarding experience when done right. The smell of a fresh tomato is unlike what you find in the stores. As I post this, our family in Sicily is preparing the tomatoes for tomato paste & sun dried tomatoes. I… | Continue Reading ➟
