I cut this pecan pie recipe out of the Chicago Tribune in November, 1994. The original recipe as published in the newspaper had a picture of the cook, Edgar Rose, a retired engineer; and he was holding one of the 1,000 (!) cookbooks he owns. Now, there’s a man after my own heart. It was [...]
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.
