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Lombardo family recipes

This includes some of the recipes passed down to me. Things my mom made for my dad, and things my Aunt's made or my grandmother Lombardo. Italian food, of course, usually Northern Italian cusine.

(8 Recipes) Created by EMMAJEAN50

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Very Good 4.7/5 (3 ratings) Tuna Patties Cookbook creator says: My mom made these very similar, she used the old standby, saltines instead of breadcrumbs or oatmeal as a filler. Submitted by RH0NDA Carbs: 3.8g \| Fat: 5.5g \| Fiber: 0.3g \| Protein: 12.3g \| Calories: 115.8	(no ratings) Italian Meatball Cookie This was a Lombardo Christmas tradition. Each year my mom and all my aunts would make these cookies and the various versions they created. It is a traditional Italian cookie, chocolate with chocolate chips and nuts. Some made smaller, some larger, drier, with nuts , without, with liquor without. they all were special and made with love. Christmas is not Christmas without them. Below is my version ( I added more cream cheese and chips) To make it healthier you could use egg beaters and non fat cream cheese, no alcohol, etc. Submitted by EMMAJEAN50 Carbs: 11.5g \| Fat: 6.5g \| Fiber: 0.8g \| Protein: 1.7g \| Calories: 108.8
Very Good 4.5/5 (54 ratings) Chicken Stock Cookbook creator says: This is Just like My mom did it! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 2.9g \| Fat: 0.1g \| Fiber: 0.6g \| Protein: 0.2g \| Calories: 28.3	(no ratings) Lombardo's ratatouille (squash stew) My mom made this every summer with food fresh from our garden out back. you could easily make it after a visit to the local farmer's market. Submitted by EMMAJEAN50 Carbs: 21.8g \| Fat: 2g \| Fiber: 3.4g \| Protein: 3g \| Calories: 111.7
Very Good 4.5/5 (4 ratings) Tuna Casserole This one course meal is so handy. Submitted by GR8GAMMY Carbs: 59.1g \| Fat: 3.7g \| Fiber: 4.9g \| Protein: 21.8g \| Calories: 352.1	Very Good 4.4/5 (10 ratings) Garguilo Meatballs Family recipe that began in Southern Italy on the Amalfi coast and has been passed down three generations or more. Submitted by CALIDREAMER76 Carbs: 3.5g \| Fat: 2.9g \| Fiber: 0.3g \| Protein: 8g \| Calories: 72.9
Very Good 4.0/5 (1 rating) Spaghetti Carbonara Cookbook creator says: my mom taught me this recipe before i moved away from home Submitted by PSWAP57 Carbs: 24.8g \| Fat: 15.8g \| Fiber: 1.4g \| Protein: 12.7g \| Calories: 293.2	Very Good 4.3/5 (133 ratings) Kitchen Basics: Chicken Noodle Soup The perfect soup to warm your belly on a cold night or soothe you when you're sick. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 13g \| Fat: 3.7g \| Fiber: 2.5g \| Protein: 17.4g \| Calories: 152.8

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Very Good 4.7/5 (3 ratings) Tuna Patties Cookbook creator says: My mom made these very similar, she used the old standby, saltines instead of breadcrumbs or oatmeal as a filler. Submitted by RH0NDA Carbs: 3.8g \| Fat: 5.5g \| Fiber: 0.3g \| Protein: 12.3g \| Calories: 115.8	(no ratings) Italian Meatball Cookie This was a Lombardo Christmas tradition. Each year my mom and all my aunts would make these cookies and the various versions they created. It is a traditional Italian cookie, chocolate with chocolate chips and nuts. Some made smaller, some larger, drier, with nuts , without, with liquor without. they all were special and made with love. Christmas is not Christmas without them. Below is my version ( I added more cream cheese and chips) To make it healthier you could use egg beaters and non fat cream cheese, no alcohol, etc. Submitted by EMMAJEAN50 Carbs: 11.5g \| Fat: 6.5g \| Fiber: 0.8g \| Protein: 1.7g \| Calories: 108.8
Very Good 4.5/5 (54 ratings) Chicken Stock Cookbook creator says: This is Just like My mom did it! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 2.9g \| Fat: 0.1g \| Fiber: 0.6g \| Protein: 0.2g \| Calories: 28.3	(no ratings) Lombardo's ratatouille (squash stew) My mom made this every summer with food fresh from our garden out back. you could easily make it after a visit to the local farmer's market. Submitted by EMMAJEAN50 Carbs: 21.8g \| Fat: 2g \| Fiber: 3.4g \| Protein: 3g \| Calories: 111.7
Very Good 4.5/5 (4 ratings) Tuna Casserole This one course meal is so handy. Submitted by GR8GAMMY Carbs: 59.1g \| Fat: 3.7g \| Fiber: 4.9g \| Protein: 21.8g \| Calories: 352.1	Very Good 4.4/5 (10 ratings) Garguilo Meatballs Family recipe that began in Southern Italy on the Amalfi coast and has been passed down three generations or more. Submitted by CALIDREAMER76 Carbs: 3.5g \| Fat: 2.9g \| Fiber: 0.3g \| Protein: 8g \| Calories: 72.9
Very Good 4.0/5 (1 rating) Spaghetti Carbonara Cookbook creator says: my mom taught me this recipe before i moved away from home Submitted by PSWAP57 Carbs: 24.8g \| Fat: 15.8g \| Fiber: 1.4g \| Protein: 12.7g \| Calories: 293.2	Very Good 4.3/5 (133 ratings) Kitchen Basics: Chicken Noodle Soup The perfect soup to warm your belly on a cold night or soothe you when you're sick. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 13g \| Fat: 3.7g \| Fiber: 2.5g \| Protein: 17.4g \| Calories: 152.8