Source:  Opa Guido; cir. 1970’s Ground meat and elbow pasta It’s funny how you form associations with food to people.  This is definitely the case with this recipe.  It was first made by my father-in-law, …

Source:  Giovanni, about 1970’s. Fried Rice Balls My Italian friend from the central part of Italy told me about this recipe. He said it’s very common for the “mama’s” to make a second dish with …

Source:  Switzerland; cir. For forever! Wild Pesto Sauce Wild garlic “Bärlauch” is the first sign of spring around here. This is what they call the wild garlic, or spring garlic. If you walk in the …

Whisky Sour The sun came out today, and the temperature was almost in the mid-50’s.  It was after all, the second day of Spring.  Searching for the perfect drink to my perfect meal (Jamie’s Insanity …

Source: Father in Law Guido written in 1997 on an old Typewriter Spaghetti a la Guido I had heard a lot about this recipe, and when I had the pleasure of having it cooked for …

Source:  Grandmother (on my dad’s side) about 1940 Tomato’s & eggs This recipe has withstood the test of time in my family. This is the only recipe from my grandmother (on my dad’s side) that …

Source:  Rochelle 2011 Chicken Base and Soup Chicken Soup base with self made chicken stock. So this recipe is not at all hard to crack. I think it’s a cumulative recipe, meaning I’ve picked up …

Source:  Three generations of Nonni’s (about 1930’s) Spaghetti a la nonni Joanne My mom’s sauce is the best. I am in competition to top it nearly every time I make spaghetti. The kids comment after …

Open Face Cheese and Ham Melt My husband’s family brings this simple delight to the table.  This is a simple, open faced sandwich which is cooked with the idea of using the left-over fondue cheese …