REMEMBERING GRANPA FROM OUR HONEYMOON 1971 IN WAIKIKI HAWAII

 

Granpa always loved to cook. He helped his Mom when he was at home.

Even in her last Christmas Eve dinner he was there in the kitchen helping her.

I love this picture of Adolph making us pancakes on our Honeymoon in Waikiki  Hawaii. From my honeymoon notes he made other food as well. Spaghetti with sauce. Scrambled eggs and toast.

He found good places for other takeout food. 

As we all know Granpa liked to cook but he liked to eat more.

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MAY-BEGINNING OF BARBECUE SEASON

 Okay.

I do not have a barbecue anymore. But I have been buying steaks to bring to a family's barbecue soon.

Barbecues are great. But other events occur. Like an outdoor picnic with fried chicken, potato salad and tomatoes.

Simple food for outdoors.

The barbecue spread with bean salad, hot dogs, hamburgers, steak.

Fresh buns.

Pickles and cheese. Yes olives!!

Can you smell the meat cooking?

Oh barbecue season. Outdoor eating. Picnics. Time on the road or at the cottage.

#barbecueseason#steaks#burgers#salads#picklesandolives#lovethearomaofoutdoorcooking#timeforfamily#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro#missgranpa'scooking#rememberinggranpa'scooking

CANASCIONE FOR EASTER-THE CIOCIARIA TREAT

 Adolph's post on making canascione from April 8 2012 still gets tons of traffic year round.

It is a classic real ciociaria dish. Vey authentic.

Adolph loved to eat it so learned to make his own ones after his  mother passed away.

For me, I am not fussy about it. I prefer regular Easter chocolate.

Sonya made her Dad his last canascione. April 2020.

 Now she will carry on the Di Mambro tradition.

#canascione#ciociaria#makingtheEastertresat#afamilytradition#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro

ZEPPOLE FOR ST. JOSEPH AND ST. PATRICK'S COOKIE

 Okay I do not celebrate the day.

But Adolph introduced me to Zeppole and the rest is history.

And of course it comes close to St. Patrick's Day so I could celebrate both.

So March has good eating in the sweets department.

#zeppole#stpatrick'sday#bigcookie#eatingwellinMarch#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro

GRANPA WAS A GIRL DAD AND WOULD HONOUR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

 Granpa loved to cook.

But he also loved the women in his life- his nonna Maria, his mom, his daughters, his granddaughters and me- his wife.

He respected the contributions all of us made to him.

He would argue politics with us too.

We always agreed to disagree.

So making food for his family was his way to be soulful.

#granpalovedthewomeninhislife#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro

MARCH A GOOD TIME FOR CLEANING OUT THE FREEZER-PORK IN THE SAUCE

 Using up food resources helps with overall environmental support.

We are told so much food waster goes to the dump.

So having saved a huge chunk of pork roast in the freezer, I chopped it up to add to my homemade meat sauce today for flavour!

It is simmering away in the slow cooker so the aroma in the house will bring some much needed assault on my senses. Smelling food helps me to calm and work more efficiently.

Some will be used in my dinner of ravioli bought  from Longos, but mostly for my working daughter and smaller portions to be put in the freezer for one person pasta meals.

Cooking for one is hard but when I know I will be sharing with family it makes it doable.

I do miss granpa's cooking. His sauce was always the best.

#sauce#homemadesauce#granpamadethebestsauce#thearomainthehouseisgreat#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

FEBRUARY- THE MONTH OF CHOCOLATE AND WARM WINTER EATING

 When I think of February I always gravitate to chocolate.

I will have to revisit some of Adolph's recipes to see what he made in February.

Soups.

Sauces.

Roast with egg.

Homemade gnocchi.

I think that is a start.

#februaryeating#recipesforfebruary#granpalovestocook#adolphdimambro