YOU WILL EAT YOUR TRIPE AND LIKE IT!

Growing up in a large, poor Italian family didn’t have too many perks. If you were lucky, you got new clothes once a year, when your birthday rolled around, or your godparents came into a few extra bucks from betting on the ponies. I can remember getting a new pair of blue dungarees from myContinueContinue reading “YOU WILL EAT YOUR TRIPE AND LIKE IT!”

HEY MA!  WHAT’S FOR DINNAH?    Recipe for Italian Chicken Tortellini

Hi again, and thanks for reading my blog. This is a true story and I’m sure some of you out there can probably relate with similar incidents in your own families. I’d love to hear your comments, so please subscribe to my blog and leave me your remarks. Thanks. Mom was so busy dumping theContinueContinue reading “HEY MA!  WHAT’S FOR DINNAH?    Recipe for Italian Chicken Tortellini”

The Riccis’ Pot Pie Adventure

You can guess that dinner time around our house was usually hectic.  Not only were their many mouths to feed, but with so many kids, each one’s tastes varied wildly from plain and ordinary to strangely sinful.  Unfortunately, our food budget was mostly on the lean side and there were many days where we hadContinueContinue reading “The Riccis’ Pot Pie Adventure”