Italian food and memories

Growing up Italian as a first generation Italian I experienced the connection with food and faith-filled events. Perugina chocolate and Easter, Italian breads and pizzas on Fridays, expresso and biscotti in the mid-afternoon with friends during Christmas and Easter time, fish dishes on Christmas Eve, daily fruit, nuts, figs, and dates on a long table that my Papa built in the basement, and most notably, the sumptuous Sunday dinner, tangibly different and special on the Lord’s Day every single week are just a few of these examples. These memories carry with them many lessons of good, fresh, wholesome food connected with our faith and family. My Mamma would say, ” A Tavola” to call my five brothers and I to the table and that is where we learned to be served and how to serve others with love. A Presto, Dorina