31, 2019
Meet the Cappuccio familyand their old-world Italian cookie recipe that’s been coveted for decades.
My mom makes huge batches, says daughter Linda Doherty.
As we grew up, they were on our table like other people had Chips Ahoy.
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In just minutes, a full cookie sheet is ready to go into the oven.
Next its time for her daughters to try.
No one can roll them like her, Lena says after multiple tries.
Its understandablePhyllis has had a lot of practice.
She cooked and baked extensively before leaving her home country and carried her skills into her life here.
The cookies are a staple, of course, along with many other varieties of sweets.
We call our childhood house the house that built us, says Lena.
And the meals were memorable.
Everything was made from scratch.
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And when the family comes together for meals these days, the tradition extends to the next generation.
Phyllis (Nonni to the grandchildren) and Aldo light up when the grandkids are around.
Growing up dinner was on the table every night, daughter Julie says.
Now our kids ask, Wheres Sunday dinner?
Food and family are everything to us.
We love being together.
The best chef is your fingers, Phyllis says.
I do everything by hand.
Thats the beauty of a kitchen.
She admits its work, but she never minded itnot for one minute.
I love being in the kitchen, cooking for my family.
Phyllis gestures to Aldo with a smile.
Ive got him and the kids.
Thats all I want.
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