Italian Grandma Makes Cavatelli (Cicatelli)

[@cherylsyoutubies]

Gina, you do not have a lazy bone in your body. You are so full of love and joy that comes right through the screen. It never fails to bring happy tears to my eyes. You are a gift to your biological family, and to all of us who have come to know you through the beautiful videos that you have shared with us.

[@ginamac9112]

Cheryl Lehrman so well said. I feel exactly the same.

[@dragonflysteampunk4266]

@@ginamac9112 Ditto! I love that sweet Nonna.

[@eternaltreasures5340]

Exactly! I watch more for her and her spirit, the food is just a bonus. I pray the good Lord keeps and protects her all the days of her life.

[@Torbis101]

I feel exactly the same.

[@MrsTerrebonne]

Brilliantly said! 👌❤

[@georgematthiessen2335]

Gina, my wife and I made some tonight and this was my first time making pasta...I have NEVER in my life had pasta that good!!!!!! We also made homemade sauce to go on it. Thank you Gina for inspiring me to try something new. Now I'm looking at getting a pasta maker. Please don't change who you are at all because we LOVE YOU!!!!!!

[@bunnyg2373]

This woman is a blessing to the world

[@carolanngarcia9799]

Yes she sure is. That Cavatelli looks so delishes..

[@GrandmasterUV]

I agree

[@bunnyg2373]

@@livmarlin4259 are you serious?????

[@bunnyg2373]

@@livmarlin4259 how do you know this??

[@bunnyg2373]

@@BuonAPetitti im just glad you good :) thank you

[@louisechristian7660]

Seriously who would thumbs down!!!!! If you don’t like DON’T WATCH. She is such a pleasure to watch and is a wonderful teacher of home cooking .Thank you Gina . We went out for Italian Dinner tonight in Brisbane, The vanilla creme brûlée was amazing ,but what you just made is even more amazing to me Thank you for all you do for us The viewers. 🙏🏼😊❌⭕️

[@sherrysoong94]

"I no make a too much, just to show you...." 0:35 (Makes enough to feed 100 people) Love Nona Gina!

[@ItalianFoodBoss]

Sherry Soong Children, grandchildren, uncles, aunties and a couple of neighbours 🤣🤣🤣 TRUE ITALIAN STYLE! 💪🇮🇹

[@nomadfae]

@ Right?!

[@cjay2]

As soon as she said that, I thought "never"! Twenty-three video minutes later, the entire board is covered with cavatelli !

[@bernadettecarrero6883]

I love her!!!!!!♥️♥️♥️

[@CharliesMom1956]

😂😂😂

[@emmasdaughter42]

I watch from Indiana but I'm from NJ. Gina brings back a lot of memories for me from my childhood, I learned from my mother and grandfather, they use to cook for the Sunday dinner's , if your not from an Italian family you wouldn't know the joy of the real Italian dinners. We had anywhere from 10 to 12 course dinners, it took 2 days to ,.prepair the food, and my Poppy was very adamant that you attended Sunday dinner, to the point that if you did not show up on Sunday you where removed from the Will on Monday morning, this is the truth so help me God! I enjoy her videos when she sings, because my Poppy use to sing some of the same songs.... I miss the old days, but now with Gina, I can remember the good old days of my youth.. Thank you Gina, and your Son in law for the video's , God Bless You All.

[@iggs10]

I ate Cavatelli on my first date with my now, husband. We will celebrate 25 years in April. I still love both.

[@loriholman6125]

🎉Congratulations 🎊 & many more years to come❣

[@iggs10]

Lori Holman thank you! 😀

[@carolweaver3269]

Congratulations, to you and your husband on your 25th Anniversary! Bless you, both. What a wonderful memory is to remember what you had on your "fist date." that tells one this is a very special meal! Grandma doe a fantastic job teaching how to make Cavatelli, and this will hopefully make many more memories for people.

[@christopherratchford153]

My favorite part is always when she says she is making a small batch just for purposes of demonstration and then proceeds to make enough to feed an army. I’d love to see her definition of a large batch. She’s awesome.

[@deliarealtor]

Christopher Ratchford that must be an Italian trait, my husband is always worried there won’t be enough and so makes too much. LOL.

[@KameraShy]

"Small batch" just translates differently from Italian.

[@isabelserrano6018]

Watch her vídeo on preserving tomatoes, that is certainly a huge amount. Being portuguese I know a lot about huge amounts at any given time at meal time.

[@chaneltyler]

Lol there is only 2 of us in my house so I go feed my neighbors and mail man😳

[@birgitscriba307]

Cedra Weaver yes make my neighborhood happy with my nodules and cookies 😍

[@mariacasella979]

When I get notification,the music starts,I see Bella Nona Gina it brings me soo much 💖I know we will all get wonderful stories of her childhood,beautiful songs,brings back all my very past,I hold dear in my heart,those days have been gone but our memories are what we have...since I found this channel from the beginning I'm so glad I did..Thank you to your family for sharing you with us...so much love,respect,appreciation for all you do for us all..🙏❤️

[@ItalianFoodBoss]

Maria Casella Great surprise!! ❤️

[@cayugafeather7772]

Maria Casella Ditto!🙌

[@marybrantley2160]

This beautiful woman is not only fun to watch and learn from, but she also gives us lessons as to being appreciative of our families and friends! Very special lady!!

[@martha9292]

I have watched many many KZbin videos over the years learning how to cook new things or improve. Hands down, Gina is my VERY FAVORITE. She is fantastic with her skills and knowledge. Her recipes are incredible and loved by all who eat anything she shows me. I just love and adore her. She is precious, wonderful and so full of love and wonder! Now my kids, grandkids, neighbors and friends love her too! Her songs, stories and blessings are just priceless. I LOVE HER!!!!

[@salliannebrown8129]

Love when Gina talks about her history with the food. "When I was a little girl..." Love Nonna Gina!

[@susanb4816]

i have ptsd and sometimes my depression turns my thoughts to white noise. times like this make it difficult to plan dinner. i am so grateful for granma gina, her songs, her joy, her great instruction, her excellent food. thanks so much for sharing. you've no idea how much it helps me and my family

[@johnchase4408]

Very good description. I suffer from PTSD, anxiety, depression myself and I get either "white noise" or intrusive/obtrusive thoughts bombarding me a thousand miles an hour. Her videos help me.

[@nomadfae]

@@johnchase4408 Bless you both!

[@cayugafeather7772]

Susan B Cooking is a great escape from this nutso world! Keep watching Gramma Gina, and stay happy!👍

[@fayeevpt]

I had depression for well over ten years and managed to come out of it three years ago. I know it feels impossible when you’ve had it for so long, but it is possible to heal. You might find the work of ‘dr Joe dispenza’ helpful, especially his book ‘you are the placebo’. Hope you’re doing well, lots of love 💗💕

[@robinkahler3404]

I have PTSD, too and you are right! Grandmom Gina has given me a reason to get up and do something in the kitchen and it feels so good!

[@uj2233]

You are like a flower grandma. Just enjoy watching you cook and sing and talk all the same time.

[@memawnethers14]

You are the sweetest lady on "you tube"..you make people smile. I love to watch you cook. Such a treasure !!! Thank you for allowing us in your kitchen!!!

[@swaruppriyadarshi2299]

U r fantastic!! I am already hooked on to watching u day and night -u are addictive it’s midnight here in India Mumbai tonight and I can’t wait to join the queue early tomorrow morning till I have gone through your whole repertoire!! Quodos indeed!! That to from a semi retired working Med professional an eye surgeon now caught up in the covid juggernaught......

[@dennyc1205]

Love it when she sings songs from the old country as she cooks...like grandmothers all over the world! You go Gina.

[@theresabollman8061]

I love this wonderful lady. Her sweet nature cannot be hidden. She works amazingly hard, and everything she makes looks just perfect. I know her family feels very blessed to have her. Viva Nonna Gina! God Bless you!

[@thevillage6185]

She’s always so happy! God bless this woman!

[@nf2885]

Gina bella!! When my mother passed away I inherited her cavatelli maker but I never used it because I didn’t know how to make the cavatelli. Now thanks to you, I know how to make the dough and I can use the cavatelli maker. I can’t wait to make them 😋😋😋😋! I love your cooking shows and the recipes you share with all of us. Oh and your singing brings me to tears. I especially love the song you sang today. It was beautiful👍👏👏👏God bless you Gina bella🙏🙋🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@KingKongFan]

I love all of Nonna Gina's recipes, but this one really touched my heart. I remember as a boy my late nonna, parents and even aunts helping with the homemade cavatelli. There were white sheets of cavatelli drying throughout the house. While the sugo cooked. Oh what I would give to have just one of those days back! Thank you Nonna Gina you are truly a blessing.

[@DeannaHaney76]

I think this is the second time I’ve watched this video. I enjoy her so much! I love it when she sings! This is what we need during this challenging time. Love and positivity from Gina!!

[@alicehagan3251]

Gina, my grandma had the same board and rolling pin. I used to sit in the kitchen (next to her) and help or watch and learn. When she died I don’t know what happened to the board and pin. Oh, how I wish I had them! Thank you for your videos. You bring back so many happy memories for me. God bless you...

[@robinbanks895]

We love Nonna Gina!!! We love the intro music, we love her beautiful singing and stories and everything about her!! What an irreplaceable treasure she is!! God bless her and her family!!

[@alex_foster]

She impresses me so much. She is the kind of grandmother people think of when you imagine what a grandmother is like.

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

“I enjoy when I do something” - Gina, 2020

[@Ivartshiva]

The Tao of Gina right there

[@jackyrenjifo9628]

Mi piace molto

[@FITZIEBLUE]

@@jackyrenjifo9628 i really like this too !

[@AdcrofromTikTok]

Vassal Colony - I prefer Gina’s

[@carmensc8910]

This woman is so similar to my own granny, back in Murcia, Spain. She speaka exactly the same way, I mean, about the joy of doing stuff, about her grandchildren and how much they love her meals hahahha I wanna call my granny now to hear her voice... my dear "yaya"

[@lyndamclaughlin4011]

Nonna Gina, OMG! My 100 yr. old Mom just passed away Oct 8, 2021..because of the love & cooking you share I feel less lonely! E pizzichi e baci non fanno bucci..Kisses and pinches leave no scars! Thank you and God bless you e famiglia!!!!!!

[@carolskooge5044]

Your videos make me so happy. Yesterday when I was cooking I was trying to be like GrandmaGina. My husband was laughing at me. You are such a Blessing to us.

[@christinagioacchini5240]

Ciao Gina, My name is Christina too! My grandfathers name was Vito! This is the same way that my nonna, mama and I make cavatelli. I can see the love and passion you have for cooking. You are Bella! My grand father was from Naples. Neapolitan! Love you! Dio Ti Benedica! Buona Salute! 🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏❤️

[@melissaallinp.e.5209]

I'm at 20 minutes+ and just want to say...I'm listening to this angel sing. I LOVE THIS WOMAN! Thank you Grandma Gina. Thank you! *LOVE*

[@nonnamaria2722]

Sento il profumo di cavatelli ciò fame li mangerei adesso bravissima nonna Gina ti abbraccerei ..con tutto il cuore..bravissimo anche a chi ti fa il video è chiaro e ti segue perfettamente, bravi tutte due 😍🍷🌹🌹🌹🌹👍

[@abfabhax793]

I started watching Gina's videos a few months ago. I canned my own tomatoes this year cause of her video's and now am the proud owner of a yellow Atlas pasta machine. Keep them coming Gina! We love you!!

[@tatianazuban660]

I canned tomatoes too this year thanks to Gina, and everytime I open the jar I say - thank you, Gina

[@cayugafeather7772]

Abfab Hax She is like a hero to many people, in these crazy times. She is a reminder that good will prevail!

[@emmasdaughter42]

When I watched her can the tomatoes I cried,, because I use to help my mother make them the same exact way, I wish we had that tomatoe machine, my dad and I use to grind all the tomatoes!!!! When I seen the shelves of tomatoes the tears really started, our cellar had the same shelves filled, even after my mom passed the shelves where full, until we started to use them up, and little by little they where gone....the family all moved away and no one was left to carry on the tradition....

[@joeg2964]

Gina, hello from San Francisco. I grew up on cavatelli in Brooklyn. I can’t get them here in California, however because of you, I can now make them. Grazie Grazie, Baci Baci xxxoxx

[@pennylane7181]

Gina, how I wish I had just a fraction of the energy you have would be wonderful! When you knead dough, it always looks like satin. Beautiful! Blessings😀❤

[@petruzzovichi]

Gina, your friends all over the world might love you as much as I do but none love you MORE! You are a beautiful blessing to all. Love from North Idaho, USA.

[@njlou1771]

I used to make this with my mother when I was a little boy. The whole trick is the thumb action. My mother made me wash my hands real good before making them. Thanks for bringing back a beautiful memory.

[@dragnflei]

Gina, I made the cavatelli for supper last night and it was wonderful. I love your programs, thank you for sharing your gifts with us. I hope that your family in Italy are safe during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

[@luvmypuppy9087]

Wow you made my favorite dish my grandmother made for me 40 year ago. I get teared up watching you. You have blessed me with such wonderful memories. Thank you so much! 💖

[@doreenbellini491]

What joy she is. Reminds me of my Nonna. The world needs her innocents and love.

[@tatianazuban660]

Dear Gina, thank you for a new recipe! Last week I cooked chicken a la parmigana and baked vegetables and tiramisu (it was made 3 days before) , and all my guests enjoyed the dinner. I told them it was all thanks to a wonderful woman - Gina. So. indeed, you have friends in many places and countries. Thank you once again, thanks to your son-in-law and your daughter who are helping you. Good health to you and your big family!

[@lizzyl5112]

Thank You Grandma Gina. We Love You! God Bless you!

[@penelope.1904]

I wish I had a grandma like this. Man I would loved to be in the kitchen with her. So happy her family has these videos for generations to come. ❤❤

[@edwardbak4459]

When I was a child I had a babysitter who came from Italy. She was a nonna too, and she made cavatelli when she came to watch us. Every inch of the kitchen became a pasta factory. My whole family looked forward to eating these! I watched her, but I was too young to help. How nice to watch your video and see these made again!! In my recollection she somehow added boiled potatoes to her dough. Is that a regional variation?

[@maryjanew20]

I can still remember my grandma’s white table cloth covered dining room table opened as far as it would go filled with her fresh cavatelli. Thousands of those tasty little pasta shapes just waiting for Sunday dinner! Gina brings all those wonderful memories back for me. 💕

[@nonnamaria2722]

Anche io ti saluto dal Canada ti seguo sempre e mi ricordo sempre della mia mamma anche noi li chiamiamo cecatielli .. il tuo dialetto e uguale vengo dalla provincia di Avellino .mi piace tanto il tuo inglese.anche io lo parlo così ò imparato senza andare a scuola o sempre lavorato adesso guardo tutti i tuoi video sei Grande Dio ti benedice 🇨🇮🇨🇦❤

[@Stafford-d8u]

God almighty I love this woman! Thank you 🙏

[@paoladidea2289]

This grandma is an angel😇 she has love for everybody. God bless her.

[@jdelligatti3158]

I just love her I can watch her for hours. She is also a sweet person.

[@nunyabizness3890]

At 6:43, "I enjoy when I do something. I enjoy when I do something." Said not just once, but twice. After two weeks of flu and bronchitis -- all of us, ugh! -- it is time to get moving and working hard again. I need this good advice on a gray January day in New Jersey. You are an inspiration to me, Grandma Gina.

[@franfletcher5133]

Gina, I can't begin I tell you how much joy you bring me! I realized that the whole time I watch your channel, I am smiling...and when you sing, it warms my heart. Thank you so much, you are an Angel on earth. God bless you.

[@lisabattiato1036]

Gina you make cooking. fun when you sing it brought. back memories of my mother who loved to cook and would sing. She passed. away in 2001 from colon cancer. Thank you for sharing your life , and passion for cooking much love from Pennsylvania.

[@lyndacaira1735]

What a great day-----that's any day when there is a video from Nonna Gina! You brought back so many memories of 55-60 years ago, when I was a little girl, and I would sit and watch my Nonna Immacolata make the cavatelli !!! And I would get so excited when she would let me put my little hands in the well, to bring the eggs and flour together! I used to run away though, when it was time to shape the thousands of cavatelli ! I hated that job. Today we got the extra treat of you singing, and also of speaking a little Italian! Per piacere, please make one video where you speak completely in Italian!! And it never fails, never do you make a video where I don't cry-------but they are always happy tears of happy memories! Grazie Nonna Gina!

[@MelissaWalker82]

That was my great grandmother’s name too ❤️

[@pattilazarre3816]

You are such a JOY, Nonna Gina! Thank you for your love of God, family, friends, and FOOD!!!!

[@johnbruinsma7296]

Gina, I'm an Executive Chef, , and I love watching you cook, . And yes, you've even taught me a few things. If I can make a suggestion, could you please make franchese in one of your videos? I truly love to see how you prepare that! Keep cooking! You bring me joy, it was my grandma that gave me the bug to become a chef.

[@BuonAPetitti]

Thank you for your kind words. Here is a link to my chicken francese , hope you get a chance to watch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKeQnYNjdqqimMk

[@mimallen8386]

Grandma Gina. You make me happy when you sing while you work. Everybody should sing while they cook. Makes food taste even better ! Thank you so much. Much love to you and your Family.

[@sweetivorywhite]

I am so thrilled that you have become so huge on here! I’ve been following you and sending love with each video! You are better than an antidepressant xo

[@lorrainedunbar4274]

Ginas family is so fortunate to have her. this woman is so special .I laugh with her Love when she sings . she sounds like my father , her broken english like my father. and he was spanish being with her is like having my father with me. Love you Gina !!!

[@constanceroma8264]

I get such a warm feeling in my heart watching Gina. Reminds me of my dads side of our family. Such happy times. Ginas a very talented lady. God Bless

[@Eagle00pr]

God bless her! She loves to feed her kids. I hear her joy when she talks about having her kids coming to eat her food. Lovely woman! God bless her soul!

[@elizabethgerow1151]

I enjoy seeing Italian Grandma cook she explains everything in detail, and she always looks so happy! 😃 She sure enjoys life! What an inspiration she is

[@starloverecords8301]

I was raised in an Italian neighborhood in Cleveland...now gone. I just love Gina...she reminds me of everyone I grew up with and miss!

[@ginamac9112]

Lol at the end where she takes a taste and she then says “what can I say!” Lol. Girl your food speaks so much for you. I am getting off my butt right now and making some pasta for my family tonight and we will toast you over it❤️

[@ItalianFoodBoss]

Gina Mac She reminds me of my nonna! She is lovely! Nonna Gina, grazie! I'd definitely try to do this myself and will probably make one of my videos on this. Ciao, keep yourself active and sweet! ❤️💪🇮🇹

[@patriciaromanowski7100]

Gina Mac I feel the same, thinking this before I read your comment!

[@ginamac9112]

I made ravioli today and it was really good but I’m positive hers would be million times better. I tagged her in my Instagram photo. I’m so happy I found her KZbin channel.

[@ItalianFoodBoss]

Gina Mac That's great! What's your Instagram profile? I like to connect with "good food people" 😃 I'm on instagram.com/italianfoodboss and I also have a KZbin channel if you'd like to visit! Ciaoooooo 💪🇮🇹

[@Ivartshiva]

me too! Fettuccine with Gina's 'gravy' - long live Pecorino Romano!

[@terriduesler9460]

Love cavatelli! Most people today won't take the-time to take on such time consuming tasks. Gina you are the best! Love you! You are always happy, love your singing too!

[@shannonburrell1424]

Seriously, we are blessed to witness Miss Gina! She just has love in her heart and joy in her voice... and what she makes, so easy to follow! All these tv cooks could learn from her, seriously❤❤❤

[@annampirvu5958]

I love you Gina for the things you make every time I cook I look your video so I can cook like you. You bring alive just like my mom used to make I wish to find a book if you made 1 cause they come out exactly like you make God Bless you may you live healthy forever love you

[@joannetc5672]

Gina, you remind me of my Nonie Alma. Her delicate hands making gnocchi. Thanks for calling it GRAVY!! God Bless you! Your family is lucky to have you.

[@ryanchenault80]

I am so grateful to have found this channel. I am almost 40 years old now. I was so fortunate to have been able to spend so much time with not only all my grandparents but some of my great grandparents as well. I was so close to them all and learned so much from them. I can pick out parts of my personality that each of them shaped. Listening to and learning from them was no doubt among my best decisions in life. Seems like when i was young many young people dont see the value in learning from our older friends and relatives. Now as an adult it seems that kids are even less interested in things like this. Im very grateful this family for sharing all of this with us on KZbin. I think its so great that her family takes the time to produce these videos. This information is priceless.

[@liviocorrent3080]

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[@bobbiesuepowell7798]

I don't understand a lot of what she says but she just brings joy and happiness to those who view her and personally know her! 💗🙂🙏

[@joannlovespapillons]

I remember making these with my Nonni...such beautiful memories! The store ones are just not the same (they were so dense like eating bullets, my Dad said!) but now, I’ll make from scratch. Thank you so much for these precious recipes...many of my Nonni’s recipes were never written down, so bless you, Gina! Keep singing & speaking Italian....you always bring big smiles to my face ❣️

[@elmiguel6725]

Gava-deel..... the right way to say it.... Ti amo Gina !! Happy Mothers Day Gina!

[@ummahmoud4913]

From Saudi you’re an angel love ❤️ you mama Gina 💕 Bless these hands ,,,,this preparation really needs power to make ,,may God give you great health grandma 👵

[@debrahackney6912]

I wait for our Bella Nona Gina come on to show us all yet another treasure. I enjoy you so very much, hearing you sing of your people, your smile, watching you in deep thought of how you were taught. You make my heart sing! ❤️

[@mlang3066]

I love to see you at work singing.. I’ll bet the little ones would be good in soup... your so special Gina, thank you for all that you share with us...❤️❤️❤️

[@JimFixIt74]

What a blessing Gina is. Reminds me of my grandmother. We must keep these traditions going in families. Too much of this wisdom and knowledge has been lost in our busy lives today. God bless. 🇮🇹

[@befuddled2010]

I love the traditional demo so much, but I appreciate the demo using the machine since that is the method I will use. Her singing is sublime, especially since I can't sing to save my life. Her joy when she sings is contagious. I've got to also say that the final dish is to die for! My mouth was watering while watching her eat it. Gina isn't kidding about being loved all over the world for very good and very obvious reasons. What a treasure!

[@angelabalog447]

Oooh..dear grany..you make me cry..bicouse, remind me to mine grandma...but she's not with us anymore..🥺😘😘💖

[@hassanchbani79]

Speak any language you would like to speak, you spread happiness throughout your videos, bless you Ginna

[@theresabollman8061]

I just KNEW Gina was going to be able to "cavat" them two handed! I have been making them for 50 years & still havent mastered that trick. Nona Gina, you are the best!

[@cindybirn7450]

God Bless you too! ❤️ Thank you so much for teaching us your recipes and sharing your love of life and family. You are a true blessing.

[@rfarinaccio]

My father was born in Gildone, Campobasso, Molise, and came to Brazil where I was born and live today. He makes cavatelli, as my nonna used to, and it's my favorite pasta ever! Nonna Gina is so sweet and she remembers me my late nonna and my aunts that cook cavatelli until today. Tks for the video and cheers from Brazil!

[@haprov7521]

Dear Gina, I have lost my two grandmothers already but I love watching your videos as if you were my own grandma. Thank you for your amazing recipies !

[@MariaCristina-wh8rm]

Sei una carezza per il cuore Nonna Gina. Quando ti vedo ritorno bambina, quando mia madre la domenica faceva i cavatielli o i fusilli ... che festa era, bastava poco per essere felici. Saluti da Milano Ti abbraccio forte.

[@cactusroadrunner5277]

Gina bless ALL your descents and friends I'll bet they're so proud of you "Miss Video Star"! Keep going! Sing your heart to Everyone! Love your Italian style of cooking with passion! Your Family gets delicious food! I do love your songs and attitude! 💚💞💕💙😁😁🙏

[@deerkiller2699]

How the in the hell could someone dislike this?? This is amazing valuable information that people just dont share. Literally generations of family and she takes the time to Show us. Thank you

[@loveyoumore3327]

Awwwwwe!!!!!! My heart melts seeing her. Oh, the joy she brings to my heart! I'm sure I can speak for lots of people. Something very special about her soul! 💓 Thank you Ms. Gina!

[@Rogtee]

I wish there were more people like you Gina! The world would be so beautiful!

[@ginamac9112]

Teresa Zimmerman so so so agree. She’s a treasure for sure. 👑

[@bellavita4237]

Gina you are so sweet-feel my hug, I just love you. You truly bring my family back to me-your accent and singing. Today I thought of grandpa who always wore a hat and smoked a pipe. Hard worker walking behind the mule plowing the ground. I know you and your family have lots of fun and laughs when together just like mine. God Bless you sweet Lady Gina.

[@luvs2knit1]

Gina, thank you so much, I’m 67 and you bring back such wonderful memories of my own sweet Italian grandma! My father’s family immigrated from Sicily in the early 1900’s. He was one of 9 children growing up during the depression. Sunday’s and holidays were always spent at grandma’s , boy what a madhouse with all those cousins. She had such patience with us. I’m definitely going to try this recipe. I had been searching for a cavatelli recipe to try out my cavatelli machine I found at the second hand store and what a surprise when I found your recipe. Thanks again, your family is truly blessed to have you. God bless!

[@sthompsen6653]

My favorite! I used to ask my grandma for theese all the time. Grandma called them gavadeels too! The kids said cavadils. We all sat around the big wooden cutting board just Like yours and the kids were given a fork to roll them off and it was a race to see who could sweep the biggest batch to the middle. Love your videos!!!

[@loua6127]

"The Trip"... beautiful song! Grazie Mille Nonna Gina! ❤

[@shirleyherdson7644]

Thank you so much lovely grandma Gina, it’s always a joy to watch you cooking, you warm our hearts lovely lady, 😘big hugs and lots of love to you❌❌😘❌❌❤️

[@lem4100]

As a child, I ate pasta every Sunday made by an Italian family. My mother married an Italian & more pasta on Sunday. Pasta is my favorite food. I love Italian people & music. My favorite singers are IlVolo. Love them. I hope to get to Italy before my time is gone! Love these videos too.

[@DD-hy1nl]

Nonna Gina you just made me so happy! When I was a little girl, my Nonna, and my mother and also my father all made Cavatelli together...Seeing you make this video, just made me think of my parents and my Nonna..When I was very young, around 6 years old, my Nonna made me help her make Cavatelli together..She showed me how just the way you did it...And then she helped me put the Cavatelli I made into the pot of hot water to cook, and then add Nonna's homemade delish tomato sauce, and we eat! ..I love watching you cook, and bake!.. You make me feel like I have my mother back with me again..God Bless you Nonna Gina!

[@gracef244]

You are making me cry...I grew up like this. My mother, my grandmother, making everything from scratch - and the baking board with the rolling pin! Weeping because I miss my family today.

[@ginamac9112]

Oh my ❤️ this was such a treat to watch. Her hand imprint on the just made ball of dough - precious. Those hands are simply amazing. Her family is so blessed. Thanks for sharing as always.

[@ivanagoga1]

Gina, you have the most beautiful hands I have ever seen, even though they may not be so soft and definitely they look hard worked hands. That’s why they are uniquely beautiful! Uourr family is lucky to have you, all of us are blessed to watch and learn from you!

[@ivanagoga1]

*) your family.

[@roadeagle]

Another great episode of Nonna Gina, and her golden hands working for love of family. What a great and easy recipe and the results look delicious. Grazie Nonna Gina!

[@gloriabush3822]

Hi Nonna Gina. When my mother made manicotti she used manicotti shells. She didn’t make crepes. Both of my Nonnas were from Lucca, Toscana. God bless you and stay safe. From Gloria in Pittsburgh, PA.

[@InMyGhetto]

I can’t thank you enough for sharing these priceless videos. I tell people that she makes my soul smile. There’s a love contained within her that is a treasure. The recipes are the kind that grandmothers never write down. Watching her is a life lesson, and makes me feel like I’m spending time with my own grandmother who passed away a few years ago. I miss her dearly, but the love shown here is so similar! I tear up sometimes because it’s so comforting. These are the kinds of lessons that I hope to share with my children and their children some day. Thank you and your family so much for sharing her videos. She’s a true blessing! 🙏🏻

[@incoronatabarranca1762]

Mia cara Gina you are so wonderful I love watching you make homemade pasta,my mum and I always used to make homemade pasta spend a lot of time together. You bring back a lot of memories I thank you 🙏 for making me happy 😃 to watch you work and remind me so much time I spend with my mum. Also I want to say all the hard work 😓 you have done you have beautiful skin. I can watch you all day with you beautiful hands 🙌 moving all the time you bring so much joy to everyone that watches you work. You make everything look effortless and always happy and singing, may God bless you and keep you safe. Love incoronata from Australia 🇦🇺

[@Imthebrownunicorn]

Never stop singing grandma Gina ♥️ thank you for taking the time to teach us through your great videos

[@mysassy497]

Hi Gina hope you are doing well. I love your accent. You are such a kind and loving person. It’s sad things aren’t like they used to be in the good old days. I’m going to try this recipe.💖💕🌹