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By: Chakieta

Chakieta — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:20:11 +0000

As Easter approaches, my cousin and I want to make “Easter Pizza” (pizza rustica,,,pizza chien,,,etc.) We cannot find our mothers original recipes. Think they took them to their graves,,,,good ole Italian women. What we want is a pizza pie that is thick, crust top and bottom, filled with ‘farmer’s cheese’, sausages, hard boiled eggs, etc. Can anyone help us? Thanks!!!

Chakieta in Texas

By: Anthony Baker

Anthony Baker — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:30:49 +0000

Hi Skip,

Hey, just love your site! Keep those Italian tradition going man! Making big meals and sitting at the table for long periods of time just sharing lots of love with family and friends is becoming a lost art! Keep the recipes coming, you have some goods ones on here! I particularly likes your article about Italian Americans and the Sunday Sauce. Wonderful! I can so relate! Anyway, you might enjoy my site. It’s a labor of love of mine and an effort to keep my Italian grandmothers recipes and traditions going on into the generations to come http://www.spaghettisauceandmeatballs.com/

Missing the old days but trying to keep them going,

Anthony

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:24:20 +0000

I was searching for a Pepper and Egg sandwich recipe and your site popped up. I love it! I’m from Chicago and P&E sandwiches are very popular around lent. I now reside in Alaska.

By: Skip

Skip — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:07:50 +0000

I’m afraid I can’t give you a good answer on that one. It sounds like a term of endearment and affection. (Of course, I feel a great deal of affection for scungilli.) On the other side of that coin, though, my grandparents used to call people who had caused them some displeasure ‘cucumber’ or ‘baccala.’ Wish I had a better answer.

Best regards,
Skip

By: Z. Marsalla

Z. Marsalla — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:34:30 +0000

Hi Skip,

Thank you for the wonderful recipes and photos.

I’m trying to figure out why our Grandpa Marsalla called us “scungilli” as little kids. We just thought it was endearing. (He still makes his own wine, which in a pinch, can remove rust from a chainsaw and repel deer from the vegetable garden; but we don’t tell him that!)

By: Florence Italy

Florence Italy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:54:37 +0000

i just wanted to say that I love this site

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:39:27 +0000

Ciao, Andrea,

I’m Skip’s collaborator.I’d urge you and others to check both our sites–AlmostItalian.com AND SkipLombardi.org when searching for a recipe for an Italian family favorite. The line between la vera cucina italiana and Italian-American has been blurred for decades as Italian-Americans have gone back to Italy— as tourists and residents.

One of our about-to-be-posted recipes for an unusual Sicilian salad will give you the idea of how recipes migrate, change, and– in rare cases– remain virtually intact.

We’re please that you enjoy the fruits of our work!

Buon appetito!—- Holly

By: Skip

Skip — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:25:52 +0000

Hi Andrea,

Thanks for your interest in Almost Italian. If you hadn’t found it already, we have a recipe for Pasta al Sugo Finto on our other blog, ‘Sarasota Soundings.’ You can find it here: http://skiplombardi.org/recipes/pasta-al-sugo-finto/

Best regards,
Skip Lombardi

By: Andrea Hollis

Andrea Hollis — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:29:41 +0000

I discovered your site in a search for a recipe for sugo finto. I look forward to following that recipe and others you offer, thanks.

By: Gracie Mongelli

Gracie Mongelli — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:06:20 +0000

love your site