It’s mid-October up North, and after a few very busy days and not enough sleep, I woke to my first sore throat of the season, which is my body’s way of telling me that I am in need of some rest and nourishment. Sound familiar? If we listen, our bodies speak to us. I […]
Read MoreMinestrone Recipe Charlotte Today Cooking Segment
NBC’s Charlotte Today Cooking Segment VIDEO – Click HERE Minestrone! Or, Minestroneeee as some like to say. Either way, it is, what I think of as some of summer’s last blessings from the garden, as we reap and gather our last vegetables. It’s a good ole’ hearty pot of vegetable soup with a little pasta, beans, basil […]
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 […]
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