Mama's Italian Dishes

These Italian dishes come from my mother's kitchen. I remember the dishes well but had not realised that my mother had taken the time to write the recipes down. I discovered them when going through her things after her recent death and built this website so I could share them with you.

Mama sure liked to cook, whether it was fish bought fresh or chickens she had killed herself from the coop down the backyard.

And her cooking was not confined to the kitchen. As you can see in this picture, she loved entertaining al fresco - cooking on the outside stove and barbecue she had so proudly installed.

On warm days, mama and her family were downstairs, drinking lots of vino and cold beer, laughing in between eating the wonderful dishes she made with love. As you can imagine, the aromas arising from her outdoor kitchen tormented our neighbours who were always invited in to join the merry throng.