Recipes

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   Paul Russo April 1, 2013 at 9:08 pm #

   I was surprised to see this word ‘Shadone’ on the internet let a lone a guy with a recipe to boot. I am an Italian american whose family is from the central mountain region of Italy Provincia di Campo Basso a little town called Carroville. and before your blog I had never heard of any Italian making this dish. Growing up my brother and I were convinced the word was a corrupted Italian word that we were sure we would never find the real root word for it. My mother knew no other name for it. It is obviously a country dish using what was left in the root cellar plus a lamb or goat for an Easter feast. Where is your family from? Ours family recipe is different than yours but the idea is the same. We use a sweet bread with anise and add diced ham along with the pepperoni. I spent a year in Italy in school in the 70’s and no one ever heard of it either. This was interesting when my nephew found it and forwarded it to me. Along the same lines does your family do a Riccotta pie for Easter at the same time? If you feel like replying Iwould enjoy knowing more about it. If not OK too. Thanks for your time. Paul Russo

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     cjdelgrosso April 2, 2013 at 12:31 pm #

     Hi Paul

     Thanks for your comments. My grandfather (DelGrosso) is from Colle Sannita in the Province of Benevento but this recipe originates from my Grandmother (DiMatteo) who was from Chiauci in the Province of Isernia, which is indeed, very close to Campobasso!

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