Mama Maria's Kitchen

Its 1:45 am. I’ve been awake for 45 min. I’m hungry but don’t want to eat. I’m fat, I’ll wake up my husband making noise heating up or cooking something, but I’m hungry I’ve already surfed the web & I’m not tired, I’m hungry I worry a-lot about my kids. Theres a winter storm that […]

Today I am writing because I spent several days with 2 of my children & of course my wonderful Angel of a husband. They came to visit with us to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary of January 29, 1972. 50 years WOWIE! Almost unheard of in today’s world. The visit was wonderful as always when […]

This year marks my 50th wedding anniversary with the love of my life, Ross…    

What a wonderful 4 days with my children-Rachel, John, Maribeth & nephew Angelo & celebrated John’s 33rd birthday.   Chuck & Alyssa couldn’t make it at the last minute.  We did a lot of eating, laughing, boating & fishing.  Tried to cook the turkey on the rotisserie but motor was broken so we had to […]

Here’s an update to my travels. We left N Collins, NY Sunday Oct 30th & drove to our daughter Rachel’s house outside Columbus, Ohio for a visit.  We stayed until Tuesday & were there for trick or treat night.  That was cute. Also, Dad made his famous ribs & we invited cousins  Paula & Jay […]

UNBELIEVABLE! MY husband was driving home one day & spotted a stove in front of someone’s house next to their trash. He stopped, checked it out & went home, which wasn’t too far to get the truck.  He put the stove in the truck & brought it home.   He set it up & it […]

I had a busy week. A good friend brought me some basil & tomatoes from her garden.  I made pesto from the basil, made & canned sweet chili sauce from the tomatoes & the rest of the tomatoes I made a pot of tomato sauce. Added meatballs & sausage & had John & Maribeth for […]

My last posting was August 15th.  SInce that time I’ve been busy with John & Mar.  I spent a couple days at their house showing Mar how to make lasagna, our way.  We made 3 trays for our family reunion that was held at their beautiful home in Williamsville, NY.   The reunion was a hit! […]

It’s been some time since my last posting.   On April 24th I ended up in the hospital for 3 months because of double respiratory failure.  I was put on a ventilator for 17 days & was in ICU for 31 days.  I was told I had almost died 3 x’s. My husband was told […]

It’s been a while since my last post.  The reason was because I was in the hospital from March 1-12 with pneumonia.   My daughter, Rachel, came for a visit to help me out & spend time with me.   It’s always nice to have her visit, she’s so vibrant & energetic.  It’s also very […]