For the Video: Click HERE Meatballs (Polpette) 2 cups of day-old Italian bread, cubed with crusts removed 3/4 cup of water 1/4 pound of ground veal 1/4 pound of ground beef 1/4 pound of ground pork *1/4 pound of ground turkey breast 1 egg 1/2 cup of fresh chopped parsley 1/2 cup Romano cheese, […]
Read MoreStromboli! On WBTV Charlotte, North Carolina
It’s that time of year as we plan for the holidays with easy and seasonal foods. That was this morning’s cooking segment at CBS affiliate WBTV News with Anchor John Carter. Stromboli is a term meaning ‘turnover’ – a kind of inside out pizza, traditionally prepared with meats and cheeses. This is super-easy to prepare […]
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 MoreApricot Cake – Happy Mother’s Day!
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 […]
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