Mama Lombardy and Mama O'Brien met back in 1983. Who knew they would have so much in common: both young wives and mothers, both Catholic (sort of), both from big families and most of all both had a love of cooking for their families. And, not just any cooking, it had to be tasty, easy and not a ton of ingredients.
Mama Lombardy and Mama O'Brien learned from each other. Mama Lombardy taught Mama O'Brien how to cook "Italian" and Mama O'Brien taught Mama Lombardy how to bake beautiful cookies, and the list goes on... As the years passed, they had 7 kids between them, they had miscarriages, they had illnesses, they had deaths in their families, and they had disagreements and even fights too... But mostly they had fun. They had (have) great husbands, and kids that still make them laugh. They played together, went on vacation together, ate at each other's houses, watched their kids at football, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, etc. Mostly they grew older together.
Table of Contents:
Section 1. Appetizers, Butters, Dips & Sauces
Section 2. Beverages
Section 3. Breads, Crepes, Eggs, Muffins, Etc
Section 4. Dressings and Salads
Section 5. Chili and Soup
Section 6. Beef
Section 7. Chicken
Section 8. Pork
Section 9. Turkey & Veal
Section 10. Seafood
Section 11. Pasta & Pizza
Section 12. Potatoes, Rice & Stuffing
13. Vegetables
Section 14. Cookies, Bars & Brownies Etc
Section 15. Desserts
Section 16. Cakes, Cheesecake & Frostings
Section 17. Candies & Sweet Things