Happy Mother’s Day! My thanks to WCNC-TV’s Charlotte Today and lovely co-host, Colleen Odegaard. Our cooking segment, celebrating Mother’s Day, my mom and grandmother (Noni) in baking their favorite “Apricot Cake” was sweetness, for sure, on many levels. My mom and Noni prepared this cake in a traditional bundt pan for the ‘ladies’ for their many […]
Read MoreA Lenten Fish Dinner Cooking Segment NBC / WCNC-TV s Charlotte Today Show
‘Fish Fridays’ or ‘meatless Fridays’ is a season during Lent in which Catholics are obstained from meat. Growing up Catholic, it was fried flounder most Fridays, which brings me to my cooking segment on NBC / WCNC-TV’s Charlotte Today. Our local Catholic church hosts a ‘Friday Fish Fry’ each Friday during the season of Lent. I […]
Read MoreHappy NEW Year! Pork, Sauerkraut and The Olive Tap on NBC’s Charlotte Today
It was a double segment on December 17, 2015 in The Charlotte Today Studios. Oh, what FUN! And, it was all about holiday entertaining. Pork & Sauerkraut – It is a tradition in some cultures to celebrate The NEW Year with this dish. To all of my southern friends, simply add the collards and black-eyed […]
Read MoreCandied Yams & Sweet Potato Pie Recipe Cooking Segment at WCNC-TV Charlotte
A ‘sweet potato’ kinda morning this week at WCNC-TV Charlotte with Colleen Odegaard and Eugene Robinson as we talked, demonstrated and shared in one of my family’s favorite traditional Thanksgiving sides, “Candied Yams”. The recipe is taken from my book, MaMa Mia Cucina and is a staple on our Thanksgiving table. This recipe itself is […]
Read MoreCaramel Pound Cake Recipe as seen on Charlotte Today WCNC TV
The first time I tasted this yummy pound cake was with my friend Sherry. Tale has it that her mother sent the recipe to her when she first married. A tried and true southern pound cake recipe. It is quite delicious, sparing no calories and indulgent, to say the least. It became one of my family-favorites […]
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