Dabbi why this coffee so """ SHEEEET """

Hey - why not come over for coffee tonight Ma - I made some cake (thats what they expect)

Good night for a visit with the Nonno, Nonna and Zia - children always loved when they would visit, chocolate in Nonno's pocket. 

 Anthony always knew and a few bucks for Amanda or a new pair of biancheria intima or mutundi (underwear). 

 Expresso Coffee

Expresso Maker
This was a 8 cupper
therefore fill water in bottom of coffee maker to the notch
fill expresso coffee granuals (We Use Lavazza brand) to rim of screen do not pack coffee down
place lid on and brew coffee
serve with either some Cognac - or sugar (we use RAW sugar)

Nonna's Apple Cake 8 apples (granny smith or baking apples of your choice) cut into bite size pieces
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of flour
1 cup of canola oil
6 eggs
1 tblsp of baking power

mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased and floured bundt pan bake 350 degrees until when you poke a scewer in it comes out clean about 45 to 1 hour

Now I will tell you how my mother in law explained how to make this cake to me

you taka 8 appo
1 cupa flr
1 cupa oilio
6 eggs
1 spoom of the grow powdr (you know the stufa that maka it grow) HENCE BAKING POWDER THANK GOD I UNDERSTAND HER - i could have put yeast in the cake - Please note there is no need to serve Ensalata with this

My mother in law (nonna) and Sister-in-law (God rest her sole) were sitting around the table (typical I told you) evening.  Anthony was sitting with Nonna on the pink chair in the family room watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (poor Nonno) watched this so many times I think he was dancing to the song with the swords on his back too. 

Anyways - I made expresso and brought it to the table - poured the coffee, cut the cake (my mother-in-laws apple cake) and to my surprise my mother-in-law turns to me and says "Ma Dabbi - why this coffee so sheeeet" - stunned for just a moment deciphering what she just said - when my sister-in-law and I looked at each other and began laughing so hard my father-in-law sighed with relief.  There was a moment of tension there when He thought after hearing her comment about this crappy coffee that I would freak out and be upset.  Quite the contrary - Nonna makes me laugh most days with her subtle way of saying things (after all she was born it Italy, lived in an Italian speaking home and in a prominent Italian neighbourhood and therefore sometimes doesn't get how things can be translated from her comments).  LMAO (yup even at 53 I kow what this means)