He passed away in 1995, but his memory will always be with me in the kitchen.
These were recipes I made with my mom for years on Father's Day.
Dad will always be in my heart, my teacher, best friend and I miss him dearly.
It's always hard to write about people you miss on a daily basis but my tribute is to him will always be, it was an honor to be his daughter.
I was very lucky growing up with such a great dad.
Hope you enjoy some of his favorites as you stroll through my roundup of memories.
Dad is always with me in spirit, and I continue to make his favorites every year for my family in his memory.
Lasagna was his first choice for special occasions, he loved fresh red raspberry pie for dessert and every Saturday was steak night.
Our family continues these traditions and grateful for the many memories shared.
Stroll through and click on the highlighted links to get all the recipes.
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there enjoy your special day.
Mom's Lasagna
Home Pizza Dough Recipe
Sirloin Steak Marsala
Lemon Cutlets
Homemade Pasta
Mom's Sunday Morning Italian Meatballs
Traditional Sunday Italian Sauce
White Clam Sauce
Grandma's Chicken and Peas
Italian Escarole and Beans
Grandma's Old Fashioned Chicken Soup
Fried Cauliflower
Mom's Frittata
Dad's Favorite Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Foods
Red Raspberry Pie
Steak in Chianti Butter
Mom's Peanut Brittle
Cannoli Recipe
Upstate New York Apple Pie
My Dad Tribute
Hold on to every precious moment.
All Dad's are special, he is part of why you are here.
Love each day you have together and make beautiful memories to last a lifetime. I did.
Happy Father's Day to the best dad a girl could ever ask for. RIP Dad.
Gone but never forgotten, in my heart always.
That photo was the beginning of a great relationship that lasted 38 years of my life.
Dad, my best friend, great listener, supporter and one who loved his family unconditionally, that was my Dad, Carmen Louis Colenzo.
For me one of the greatest men on the planet.
What made him so special?
His unconditional love, patience, and he never judged anyone.
He was there for everyone and anyone in their time of need and always there to help, even strangers.
At age 82, August 12th, 1995, the angels came and took him from us.
His spirit lives on in each of us children left behind, we all lost a great man that day in our family.
Amazing how he never complained, his kindness and generosity was stellar.
He lived life with a smile, loved his wife, children, family, and friends, worked extremely hard for what he had and most of all appreciated everything anyone did for him with deep gratitude.
Dad went fast, a stroke took him and within two weeks of its onset, with some minor suffering, he went peacefully.
RIP Dad, hope you are having a beer, playing some pinochle card games up there with mom and many friends. Just hoping you know how missed you are today and always.
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