When Paul and I first started dating, Christmas was only two months into our relationship.  Can you say awkward?  I had no idea what to buy him and ended up getting him some gift certificates to somewhere I don’t even remember.  It was a total cop-out, but I didn’t know him well enough to get him something more personal.  

During that first Christmas, I tried my first Italian Peach Cookie.  It was amazing!  When Italians get together, there is never a shortage of food.  Never.  A dessert tray is no different from a main course or the third, or the fifth- there is always a ton of food. The cookie platter that held the peach cookies, had a bunch of other pastries and sweets as well, so I’ve got a lot of cookies to replicate in the years to come. 

Finally last year, I tried to replicate the peach cookies on my own, without help (my stubbornness shining through!) and didn’t succeed.  This year, with my Mother In Law in better spirits (she has had some heart problems in the past), I approached her about teaching me, and then teaching everyone in a YouTube tutorial. Being that she is 80 years old, she has no idea what YouTube is, and barely understands a computer.  But, being the strong, confident woman that she is, she was willing to do something that she didn’t really understand the purpose behind.  She has been wanting to help us for years in our business, and she was so happy to finally be able to do so.  

 Paul and I will cherish this video for many years to come, and we are so lucky to have been able to include Pina in our tutorial. 

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