Dishin’ With Denise… For The Love Of You Mom!

I think of you each Day~ so what makes Mother’s Day any different? YOU!! It was one of the two special days throughout the year that just honored you. Your Birthday was one and Mother’s Day was the other and of course every day in between! Although you are no longer with me, I feel you everywhere I go, in everything I do, especially at home in my kitchen. The kitchen was always the room where you generously gave us your time, teachings, wisdom, and soul satisfying comfort. It’s where we kids would sit and talk with you for hours or just sit and be entertained watching  you busily chopping and preparing our delicious meals~ OH THAT SMELL, THOSE DAYS! Why was it so simple for you to give so much? ~ Pure Love! I relive those days by doing the same~ preparing food for my loved ones to delight in.   Today I write cooking articles and share advice with a large audience that looks forward to exciting new recipes to try. Well I have one for them today …it was also your own Mother who fed our souls with this too! Yes~ Pastina made with milk, butter, salt, pepper and many cups of love! Recently I shared the story with my own Grandchildren the many  fond memories and excitement I would feel when we would visit Nanny and how she was always ready to whip this hot stuff up for all of her 9 grandkids. Instantly the world was better! I made them a warm dish of this pastina and they ate every last drop and replied” Nana this is the best stuff I have ever eaten!” So just remember it doesn’t have to be an elaborate gourmet meal to reach the heart…it will always be a memory of true love and tender caring, joy and comfort. Happy Mother’s Day Mom and Nanny…“Always in my heart and in my kitchen!” xoxo Denise

A simple recipe that yields love, peace, happy faces, warm tummies, and fond memories! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL THE SPECIAL MOMMIES OF THE WORLD!

Pastina (cook amount according to directions on box and use milk instead of water)
Milk
Butter 
Salt and pepper to taste