The story behind the Peaches Cookies. I grew up in a family from the South of Italy, with Zia Lavinia calling Italy the “mainland” like Hawaiians call Usa (unless it’s 2500 miles far away). She had slightly rigid traditional menus for holiday, and not one recipe was written down (this thing has
The Meatballs. Polpette in Umido.White Wine Meatballs. ‘E Purpett’!
The Meatballs. It’s not the new Scorsese movie, but the article is needed here because these meatballs are the stars of all the meatballs. These meatballs are cooked in white wine and broth. Mamma called them Polpette in Umido. The word “umido”- that these days could sound exotic like umami, umeboshi, it’s
