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I moved to North Dakota from the Chicago area as a teenager and have lived here for about 35 years. My heritage is Italian American, which is where my love of cooking got started. Living in ND for so long, I have learned to cook many German recipes as well.
I come from a long line of good cooks—my Grandma DeGrace, Aunt Dolly, and of course, my mother. I remember spending summers with my Grandma, even as young as four years old, and being on her step-stool wanting to cook. Looking back I imagine I drove her crazy! When I was ten my mom went to work full time and left recipes for me to make for supper each day after school for the family. Learning from trial and error gave me courage to try new recipes...decide what works and what doesn't. I customize recipes I find now to create a unique recipe of my own. Many of my family recipes are more than 90 years old. My homemade spaghetti sauce recipe is one perfected by my Grandma and Aunt. One of my dearest treasures is a cookbook with handwritten recipes from my Grandma. She always said to me, "Kimi you can do anything you put your mind to.” Sometimes I would call her just to hear her remind me of that. And hear her laugh at things I told her...she had a great laugh! She immigrated from Italy as a young child with her family. My Grandma had a 3rd grade education and was far wiser than most college graduates I know. I have a great heritage of family and cooks. I love to cook and create food. If I am in a bad mood...just cook and it goes away. Best of all, I enjoy hearing people tell me my food is delicious! |
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