Family of Bakers

Mother's Day -Addolorata to the Rescue 4

The Di Camillo matriarch, a portrait in courage 

Saint Joseph's Day Table: Viva San Giuseppe 14

The Di Camillo Legacy 0

Colomba Cake 101 18

I love Italian Rice 0

Marcella Hazan's Risotto Milanese Recipe 0

David J. Di Camillo 3

St. Patrick’s Day at Di Camillo Bakery 2

The Pig Roast &The Di Camillo Family 14

Under the Cover of Night 18

Amongst the countless stories my father, aunts and uncles told of their family’s adventures in the first half of the Twentieth Century, this one has grown in interest to me. 

When my aunts (there were seven) recounted this family story, they did so with an enormous amount of pride and enthusiasm.

I especially remember my aunt Theresa who seemed to me to actually sit up straighter in her seat in the telling...