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Chocolaty Chocolate Cupcakes
Sometimes nothing satisfies like delicious, moist dark chocolate! Here’s my answer to that one: a nice, light and moist chocolate...
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ABOUT THE BLOG
Please see the About Section for how it all started.
In this blog, I will share some of my Nonna’s recipes, along with what some of us do today with modern tools, equipment, knowledge, and ingredients to help bridge the gap between the "old days/old country" and today.
Also, I am in love with all kinds of foods and cooking and, even in the 1940's and '50's, Nonna was incorporating her neighbors' and friends ideas into those she brought from Sicily.
Welcome to Nonna's Kitchen Chair evolving home cooking with friends and family!
Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
Bourbon Balls
Makes approx. 25-30 Ingredients: 7 oz. finely crushed chocolate wafer cookies (plus a little more, if needed) ¾ C ground toasted pecans ½...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 29, 2022
- 1 min
Pear Frittata
Here is a guest favorite for breakfast or brunch at SnowHouse. And at this time of the year, those luscious pears make it a winner! I...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Asian Spice Shortbread Cookies
We love the spices in this cookie, and you may find yourself using more or less of some of them, leaving some out, or even adding some of...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
Looking for Holiday Gift Ideas?
Both books are available now on Amazon! Nonna’s Kitchen Chair, There Began a Lifelong Love of Food and Cooking, has a new cover with...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 16, 2021
- 1 min
Almond/Coffee/Chocolate Cookies
A recipe from my newest cookbook, Biscotti, Bread and Breakfast, now available on Amazon! Makes 36–40 cookies Ingredients: 2 C blanched...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Lemon Pancakes
Here is a recipe from the Breakfasts Chapter in Nonna’s Kitchen Chair, my new cookbook now available on Amazon. It is a wonderful treat...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Cold Cantaloupe Soup
From the new cookbook, Nonna’s Kitchen Chair Available now on Amazon Here is one of my favorite hot weather treats to serve as a first...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- May 26, 2021
- 1 min
It is now available on Amazon!
A modern cookbook inspired by Sicilian roots and my nonna’s teaching, filled with drawings, photos and inspiration. I hope to bring humor...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
Tabbouleh
There may be as many different recipes for tabbouleh as there are cooks who prepare this dish. (That may not be too much of an...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Chocolate Graham Cracker Toffee with Pecans
Here’s a little treat I’m adding to my Holiday gift tins this year. It’s an old recipe that has circulated for generations in America,...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
Bacon and Egg Burritos for the Freezer!
These make-ahead burritos are great to have on hand and, wrapped individually, they are great for on-the-go and busy folks...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
Garlicky Aioli for a Summer Salad
My family would argue that Aioli is an Italian invention and my French friends will convince you that it is definitely French. If we...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Nonna’s New Turkey Loaf
Nonna’s New Turkey Loaf I hope you are all staying well and safe. Although it has been challenging for all of us on so many levels, our...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Lobster Rolls and Puffs (or Crab or Shrimp) and Crab Cakes!
Lobster Rolls and Puffs (or Crab or Shrimp) and Crab Cakes! I recently acquired 1 pound of fabulous fresh frozen lobster meat and decided...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
My Nonna’s Cream Puffs (Using Today’s Tools!)
First of all, I need to tell you that my grandmother used only a wooden spoon to prepare the pastry for her delightful clouds of pastry....
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 19, 2019
- 1 min
Fresh Fruit with Cannoli Filling Topping
If you were to ask for a cannoli filling recipe from five different Italian women, you, will most likely, get five different recipes. ...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
Let's Begin With Vegetable Frittata
In future posts, we will go on to other wonderful egg specialties from France, Japan, China, Iran, Mexico - really exploring similar, but...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
Nonna's Succulent Meatloaf (Instead of Meatballs)
There are times when we do want to have those little (or big) meatballs to serve with pasta and sauce. But, sometimes, there just isn't...
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Nonnas Kitchen Chair
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Nonna's Summer Tomato-Potato-Cucumber Salad
My Nonna made this salad with fresh garden vegetables and herbs . Olive oil was delivered to the ranch regularly. She grew her own...
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