As mrsdi said no Italian would use cheddar cheese in a recipe instead of Mozzarella. My parents too had a pizzeria, of course they were italian, and ricotta was utmost in our calzones. Fresh, natural and whole only. It was great as was this recipe.

Reviewed On: Dec. 1, 2009

My Nana from Calabria brought over a wonderful recipe for cookies that we made at Thanksgiving and stored in bins (looked like the large popcorn bins that are used today)over the holidays. We all had this recipe, I know my twin still uses this but I think the others in my family may have lost the recipe. This is almost the closest to it. We used chopped maraschino cherries, raisins Allspice, citron and 10 eggs in our recipe. They are wonderful. The cookies have always been included in wedding trays and of course on the holidays.

Reviewed On: Sep. 19, 2009

I've been looking for a chocolate peanut butter fudge recipe for awhile. This tastes just like my mom's recipe; she got it from the Hershey's box years ago (I do mean years, like 50). I did add extra peanut butter 1/4 cup, but still not peanut buttery enough. Next time I'll probably put in more. This is so creamy and smooth. I just love it. My hubby said it's the best fudge I've ever made. Didn't have to use a chizel on it (LOL) and didn't have to eat it with a spoon. Thanks Jean for a great recipe. The last time I made fudge was almost 15 years ago. I'll be making this again soon.

Reviewed On: Aug. 12, 2009