My mother is 100% Italian (actually half Italian and half Sicilian to get specific) and between her, my Grandma and Grandpa Ferritto and Great Grandma Panzero, I’ve got the Italian cuisine down! My dad, who has recently taken up the sport of cooking himself and scoring big, is primarily German with some English and Scottish mixed in, and his parents, my Grandma the cook and Grandpa Rothacker the baker were great in the kitchen too. I’ll admit though, I’m still tweaking and perfecting my baking talents…hey Pa, send me a wink and a nudge from heaven please! Needless to say, I have great cooking roots and have no intention of letting them go to waste!
So feel free to drop in for a visit from time-to-time, pull an imaginary chair up to the table and enjoy!
Here I am serving up the Mastrostephano family Italian Wedding Soup recipe at a United Way fundraiser, sporting my favorite Nana apron which reads: “So many men, so little time!”
Sharing the perfect ham on Easter with mi famiglia! I cook with love….and 6 hours of love went into this beauty! Seeing the glorious reaction from everyone enjoying it made it worth every minute though
This Girl, whipping up a delicious Christmas feast for our loved ones! Also taking some time to enjoy the prep process with a nice glass of vino!!
Sasquatches eat anything that dares stand in their way. Preferably it was alive at some point in time or better yet…maybe it’s still alive. Regardless, food on a plate does not stand a chance.
Impressed with you culinary leanings – one of my passions as well! All the best to you Victoria!
Skip Reardon
sreardon@SixDisciplines.com
Ohhh!!! I’m so excited you started this!! Yay!!!!
vick – this is great. glad you’re doing something that makes you so happy!
Growing up in an Italian family where the woman’s “place” was in the kitchen, I can vividly remember steaming pots, clanking silverware and the smell of delicious, genuine home-made food. And tons of activity as my grandma, mom and aunts whipped up feast after feast after feast for our family. I learned how to cook from these wonderful, giving women and then learned a completely different style of cooking from my mother-in-law. This labor of love is something I’ve carried on in my own immediate family. And it fills my heart to see Victoria keeping the tradition alive (from both sides of our family). And even better- she’s adding her own creations to the legacy!!