Category: Nanny’s Italian Kitchen
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Christmas With The Family
Christmas is such a joyful time of year—a time to give thanks for our blessings. But some people seem to forget this message and turn it into something materialistic. What happened to the true Spirit of Christmas? I thought I’d write another Christmas post because right now, I’m really feeling the spirit. Yes, it can…
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Thanksgiving Has Passed, Now It’s Time for Christmas
Thanksgiving is behind us, and now it’s time for the Christmas season! Does anyone else feel like the holidays start way too early? I saw Christmas ornaments and decorations up as early as October, almost skipping over Thanksgiving entirely. What’s up with that? I hope you all enjoyed the stuffing video. I’ve realized I need…
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2020 – What a World! What a World! What a World!
This year has been one for the books in more ways than one; hence the title… which reminds me of the Wizard of Oz and the Wicked Witch of the West. Between the Pandemic, Social Media, lost jobs, missed relatives and Politics… I was ready to backhand quite a few people and I’m sure most…
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THOUGHTS ON EAST HARLEM
A few weeks ago was my Aunt Margie’s Birthday, she would have been 96 years old. My cousin Anthony posted a tribute on Facebook to her (his mother) on her birthday. Aunt Margie was a character, as were most of my aunts and uncles. We had a very large family; the Tocco children numbered 14…
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Winter and the Holidays
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog, but it’s been a rough year. I think of my sisters every day and can’t absorb the fact that I will never see them again. I’ll have to wait for my time. Wintertime is a difficult time to begin with because it’s cold, your cooped up,…
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Sisters
I’m writing this blog as an homage to my sisters. Some days I wake up and forget that both my sisters are gone. Ann passed away on March 22 just a bit over three months ago and July 8th was the one year anniversary of my sister Rose’s passing. They were an integral part of…
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Mussie – Continuation
There are so many more Mussie stories I had to do a continuation. He was a lovable character in so many ways. In addition, he was the most generous person I have ever known. Although I was standoffish with him at the beginning, I grew to love him dearly. Mussie took care of his entire…
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Mussie
Frank Greco AKA Mussie, was like a father to me. Today is March 4th, his birthday. We moved to the projects in May of 1955 to First Avenue and 115th Street. I was 11 and Mussie and my mother met shortly thereafter. I called him my stepfather, the truth is he and my mother never…
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Growing Up With My Family in East Harlem
My parents separated when I was three years old. Unfortunately I don’t have too many memories of my dad or his side of the family when I was younger. Luckily my mother’s family was large enough so I had plenty of relatives around. My saving grace at the time were my two sisters Ann and…
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This and That
Sorry I haven’t written in a few weeks, but I find it hard to come up with interesting topics to write about that everyone will enjoy. So this will be a bit of a mishmosh. Nanny’s Italian Kitchen Trying to diet and making cooking videos on my YouTube channel is definitely a challenge. I’ve been…