In The Beginning....

In The Beginning....
In the beginning.....There was Luigi and Josephine. And from them came Tina, Tootsie, Sonny, and Babe, then dozens more. And with that comes a whole lot of mouths to feed!

I had an idea several years ago to get our family recipes on paper so that I could try to replicate the tastes and feelings from my childhood. Well, paper is quickly becoming obsolete, and by the time I could organize the many recipes that have come my way, sharing via a blog has become the preferred method by most. Recently I have been inputting the recipes that I collected many years ago, and the memories that are associated with many of them never fail to put a smile on my face, or literally laugh out loud.

I'm so proud to be a part of this truly dynamic family! I hope that you will enjoy these recipes and stories as I get them posted, and that you will add to them frequently! Please just send me an email with the recipe and maybe a story to go with it to share. I'll be ever-so-grateful if you type it and I can just paste/post it, but if you choose to scan it, I can post it just like that as well. After 44 years of fighting computers and carrying on a passive-aggressive relationship with them, I'm finally learning to embrace it's capabilities. But please remember that the computer is still more capable than I, and I will do my best to get it and keep it up and running. I have entered a few dozen so far, and still have a stack to enter. Please pass this along to other members of our family, and friends that might appreciate our recipes and stories. Feel free to send additions to the blog (in fact, it's a requirement, as I only have a limited number of them) and by all means, share the stories. The comedy that is our lives is as much a part of the DiMauro Family history as the recipes and food that we've shared. Thank you, Luigi and Josephine, for creating the family that everyone should be lucky enough to be a part!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Stampede/Stumbadadu (?sp.) - not really - Tina

Stampede / Stumbadadu (?sp)
(Rabbit Stew)
By Auntie Tina
..improvised by Dina
Step 1: Load your shotgun and shoot the first furry creature that scurries by your backdoor. Great if it’s a rabbit, but who are we kidding? You’re just going to tell your little ignorant niece that it’s chicken anyway, right?
Step 2: skin the poor little creature. Reserve the fur to later line the bags that you place over your feet (because real shoes were only for the rich) so that you can walk the 10 miles to school, uphill both ways, of course.
Step 3: Pull out the olive oil, onion, garlic, and tomatoes. I’m not sure how it’s used here, but doesn’t every Italian recipe contain these basics?
Step 4: Ok, I don’t really have this recipe. I’ll have to call Amy. But if you’ve already skinned the animal, wasting is shameful. So….get out a large stockpot, throw in the above ingredients, and add previously-furry-scurrying animal. Don’t waste anything- the best flavor just may be in the tail! You think I’m joking? Just ask Sharon!
Step 6: Now, look up to Heaven and apologize to Auntie Tina for having a little fun at her expense! Yes, I was the ignorant little niece who ate the “chicken”….and loved it. Unfortunately, I had 13 furry little rabbit pets in a huge cage at home. Actually, I thought I had 15, but my dad says, “…No, really, it was only 13".….. Guess I counted wrong…. Hmmmmm…….
　
　
　
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