Hi I'm Michelle, and this is my story...
I have always loved gathering in the kitchen!
There is just something magical about throwing in a pinch of this and a dash of that
and having it create something yummy.
I come from a long line of kind, strong, beautiful women,
who also happened to be fabulous cooks! (p.s. my Dad also rocked in the kitchen)
My Mom and Aunts could just whip things up and they would be delicious.
Some of my earliest and happiest memories
are baking and cooking in the kitchen with my Grammas.
.My Gramma Nora made the best divinity, chicken soup & dumplings and fudge fancies;
while my Gramma Hibler made the best potica and fried chicken ever!
My kids, Devinn (Gio), Jake (Kelly) and Max (Erin),
can sometimes be found in the kitchen cooking, helping with curbside carry-outs
or overseeing catering events. My bonus Grandson Giovanni has made his way from shop cleaner to serving catering events and my granddaughter Nora...well, she is the Boss, with her new little sister Lucy not far behind.
There is always plenty of music and laughing here in our kitchen.
One of my favorite menu items is a family recipe, "Aunt Joann's Cranberry Meatballs".
Again, It all goes back to good family memories, lots of laughs and delicious food.
Every time I make them I think of her and smile.....
and isn't that really what cooking is all about?
- Michelle