I recently posted on Patreon a yummy recipe by auntie Chicca for a very special lemon custard pie that we call here Californiana.
For those of you who want to read the full recipe, just know that with a $5 a month tier you get 2 posts and 1 ‘secret family recipe’ on my ‘How to Be Italian‘ project 😉
Here is the story behind the ‘Californiana’… because every family recipe has its own story, doesn’t it?
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On our parents’ wedding anniversary (Aug. 20th) we organized a friends’ reunion at our country house to celebrate their 53rd year of life together. We did not want to buy a cake though, as we knew that a home-made pie would be more appreciated. My sister Cristina, our family ‘cake expert’, made a ‘Californian pie’– one of our parents’ most loved desserts (my mother used to bake one on our birthday when Cristina and I were children). Why we call it ‘Californiana’ I don’t have the slightest idea. I doubt it though that it’s a common pie in California!
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HI Simona– Is Auntie Chicca really your aunt?? Looks like a fresh delicious cake! I love recipes that have been around in the family for years. so wonderful that you celebrate your parents anniversay!! Happy 53! hugs hugs1
Ciao Rhonda! Cristina is actually my sister. She is 5 years older than me and I call her ‘auntie Chicca’ or ‘zia Chicca’ because she is my daughter’s ‘aunt 🙂 I cannot help it. ‘Zia Chicca’ sounds so nice 😉 Grazie mille for your wishes. I will tell my parents who, incidentally, are going to have lunch with us in an hour. Have a nice day. xoxo