I am of Italian and Irish descent, my husband was born in Sicily. My mom was an Irish beauty married to my dad whose family also came from Sicily. I grew up with the best Italian cook, my Irish momma who learned cooking from my Sicilian grandpa. A lot my Italian cooking I learned from her. She has since passed but when I made her homemade Manicotti, my family said it tasted just like Mom's. The best compliment I could ever get.
