My name is Fran, and I am a recipe-aholic. My addiction began at an early age when, after taking a home economics class in junior high and coming home with my first chocolate chip cookie recipe, I learned that our local newspaper published a food section on Wednesdays. The clipping began innocently enough with me [...]
I know it’s redundant, but I am an Italian foodie. My two sisters and I grew up in a thoroughly Italian household with a Sicilian mom and a Neopolitan dad—both equally good cooks. My dad and uncle owned a small Italian restaurant together, and it was the place to go for great home style Italian food, including wonderful homemade pizza. My dad has passed on; but, to this day, even if my 80-plus-year-old mom doesn’t know you’re coming, she’ll pull a 5-course meal out of the fridge in no time flat.
