Bonnie my sweet, the one thing I never feel guilty about is eating!!!

I eat too much and I eat what I like on the big days. The rest of the time I try to be pretty legit and not go too nuts. Some foods just don't translate well though and to me there is nothing worse than a great dish spoiled through mucking about trying to kill off the fats/cholesterol/sugars/calories/etc. Eat smart most of the time and never feel guilty for enjoying things you like occasionally.

Mario, I have enjoyed your descriptions of great foods I love. I grew up in a strongly Italian community and the quarter of me that is Italian can never forget the wonderful smells that came from Angelina Scaffidi's kitchen. Does your family eat popova? Angelina would whip it up for my Dad anytime he showed up. This was in return for her daughter Jean hanging out in my German grandma's kitchen and pigging out.

Gawd, I miss those people and that part of my childhood. It was a very ethnic community and sadly this part of Ohio is pretty "whitebread." ****sigh****

Spaw