Making Polenta with a sassy Nonna

Sauce recipe can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnO7ioaOpJWebMk

[@thespicynonna]

My families store and wax museum can be found here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/lafaqHmvhJilask My Nonno made every wax figure by hand.

[@VirgoKat]

Checked it out, what a talented Artist your Nonno is!

[@demurred314]

What is going to happen to all the wonderful wax sculptures? I see the Rock Legends Wax Museum has closed. Happy Retirement but I hope someone is able to preserve your Nonno's work and display it for continued enjoyment!!

[@melaniegardner8766]

Wow, they're amazing!

[@sherrylowe8819]

I had polenta before it really good

[@malikanicolas3387]

Ce n'est pas de la vraie polenta, car la vraie se fait avec de la FARINE DE MAIS, et là, c'est fait avec de la SEMOULE DE MAIS..... au goût, ce n'est pas du tout la même chose......

[@RayBiondi]

Came over from your sister's channel and I couldn't be happier that I did. This recipe and story resonated strongly with me as my father's parents were Italian. Polenta was served on the big board with sauce covering, with a pile of meat in the center. My father and Aunt didn't care of polenta, but his mom made them eat a path to the meat pile before they could take any. Thank you so much for reminding me of these wonderful stories.

[@randygreen007]

Same! A dear Italian friend of mine passed away a couple of years ago so it’s really nice to hear the no-nonsense conversation from an Italian lady. RIP Loretta Lewis Holiday, you are missed.

[@Alice-the-Bibi]

It's nice to know that our american conpatriots are doing fine :D

[@hollymedici2936]

Yes..same here...and i am Italian too😋😋😋😎

[@smilesandthetwistedmd7608]

Who's sister? Vanessa or her mom? Which channel? I absolutely love this family 💜

[@rosaliac.386]

​@@smilesandthetwistedmd7608 the camera persons sister, Vanessa's channel! The camera person of this channel is Vanessa's brother

[@aujkalenic4203]

Love the stories from our beginnings in new Countries❤ My family too are extremely hard workers, I' m 4 th generation here in America! I am grateful for my Austiran/ Hungarian roots ❤

[@Jepse89]

I’m serbian from Dalmatia (croatia) which is across the sea from Italy and we eat polenta all the time and also have a lot of Italian words we use and dishes we make. Love you guys❤

[@Peter-sz1sn]

Do you eat polenta with yogurt? 😀

[@Jepse89]

@@Peter-sz1sn yes and with soured milk too

[@leonorep.9162]

Love it too. I’m from Austria, we share a part of the border with Italy. We love Italy, the good food, the open minded people, the beautiful towns, the history. Polenta is a traditional dish in Austria as well. We eat it for breakfast in Styria, I like your Nonna😊. She is a good chef.

[@ghita.herdean.1979]

Hat's off to you, Nonna, both for the polenta and specially for not letting Nonno give up. One moment that changed the future of your entire family. That is what a couple is all about: supporting each other when one is down to make you both rise, stronger than before.

[@Kayl3e]

These videos are like comfort food for your eyes and ears

[@clancycreations]

Love you all! Sharing your family’s history and experience helps to instill and even simply remind us, of amazing perseverance and all that it can bring. Words aren’t enough, but thank you all 💜

[@thespicynonna]

Our pleasure!

[@anon_ya]

I’m inspired 😍 Love how everyone pitched in to stir the polenta and sharing the big wooden block to eat. Love the story your grandpa told. Can’t wait for more recipes & stories!

[@FITZIEBLUE]

that story at the end; single handed Neighborhood Revitalization ! A history to be so very proud of. Thanks for sharing

[@lavendermagic84]

I like that this was a family effort, and not just the effort of one individual. Also, any chance we could see Nonna making that delicious-looking sauce in a future video?

[@thespicynonna]

Yes everybody needs to help out LOL. The recipe for the sauce is in the description, but you can see it in this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnO7ioaOpJWebMk

[@lindahellberg4450]

Your grandfather is absolutely correct about the white maize meal and cooking it as a tart in the oven with whatever you feel like. It's a staple in South Africa and it's lovely.

[@jennymason7835]

OMG! I miss my grandparents. So many stories I will never know.

[@annisanurhidayatiy]

The fact that you guys take turn to stir the polenta just made my day ❤

[@kathleenpengelly8511]

I love this , my family also made Polenta my grandparents were Italian, the stirring is no joke we would all pitch in , warms my heart my grandparents have been gone a long time now.

[@melaniegardner8766]

Oh, that polenta looks so delicious. Thank you Nonna! And thank you Nonno for your story of how you worked hard to make your business prosper. Your stories are great.

[@kristamkm]

Your grandparents are amazing! And I loved how it took all of you to make that incredible dish.

[@lindas6294]

Watching your grandparents just makes my day and brings me lots of giggles...."Hey, can I talk just a little"..."No , don't talk, it's better!!...omg , how can you film them without laughing! Little by little, I'm going to watch all of The Spicy Nonna's videos. They bring such joy to my day. Blessings to you all, watching from Livonia Mi ❤

[@andreapaolabaezpaz9733]

I love Polenta, with cheese, a lot of cheese! Love this family.. 💕🌷

[@francescacastiglione7094]

My mother was from Northern Italy and polenta was a staple. My father is from Catania, Sicily. Love this channel and I too came over from Girl with the Dogs channel.

[@ericminerv]

I'm part Italian but never got to meet my Italian Grandparents; these videos make me feel nostalgic and whole. You guy's are blessed, cant wait to try this out!

[@nopandakit8051]

I thought you were feeding an army! I make polenta in a large saucepan for six people. Of course, I'm not Italian. I'm from the southern US. I make grits with white cornmeal, and add butter and cheddar cheese. If I'm feeling fancy I make polenta with butter and parmesean. Thanks for sharing your family time. It's great to see generations caring for each other.

[@oweunuffin2252]

So glad to see your comment. I'm from North Georgia. I've never known if polenta. When I watched the cornmeal water and stirring, I was thinking grits. When the polenta is poured out and sits on the wood does it thicken and congeal like grits? I m excited to try making this ❤.

[@CricketsBay]

Yes. The wood absorbs the moisture front the polenta and does not stick to it. And it helps it cool, but not too fast.

[@bureku]

fascinating story about the initial family business at the end! I love the wholesome honesty in this family!

[@susanbaker8023]

I'm English and German heritage. I love polenta, Mom never made it. I had some Italian friends who introduced it to me. I was hooked. I also like it with left over roast. So yummy. These folks remind me so of my parents. Hard workers and just keep going. Wonderful ❤

[@johnkelly9451]

And we wonder why our grandparents are in better shape than we are, a hardworking family meal. Ty for sharing your story about starting out, incredible story! Ty for showing us and sharing! Oh my does the polenta look good! ❤

[@nitawallace5347]

Nonna and Nonno are the best! I came over from Vanessa's channel and so glad I tried it out. Reminds me of growing up in a family where everything was from scratch and trying all kinds of things to make our dollar stretch

[@claudiagranelli8175]

Omg. My father is from Italy as well and said the same thing about polenta they ate it because it was all they had and I love it!! Fried polenta and stew

[@pal5683]

I had no idea making polenta was so labor intensive! It looked amazing, and loved the story.

[@berglettemom6045]

I’m fascinated by the story of the family business. What was it they did, house painting, if I remember correctly? It’s incredible how one success can lead to many others having success too. I’m so glad your mother was here this time, I’ve been hoping you would introduce her.

[@patrickmcconaughey6176]

I am so glad I subscribed to this channel. Your Nonna is the best when she gets spicy.

[@shell7142]

That was a lovely story. I never knew what polenta was… now I’m curious on trying it. Your grandmothers sauce looked so delicious

[@lisaferrara8120]

Your Nonno reminds me so much of my father. When he bought a house after getting married, the neighbors immediately wanted to move because they did not like that my parents were Italian. People used the area beside my parent's house as a dump, and my father started to clean up the neighborhood. The neighbors realized they made a mistake in their opinion and stayed!

[@lyndabrown811]

What an inspiring family you have Vanessa! Loved the polenta stirring and the tip re wooden plates. I'm in my 60's and from the south. When my mother made this dish it was called corn meal Mush(yes, really). She added sugar and we had it for breakfast for days and days😃

[@judithblanchard6938]

From upstate N.Y. and for us it was corn meal mush for breakfast too.Loved it!!

[@sarahsayanything9776]

I love watching them cook and discuss the history of the food - I miss my grandparents very much and this content is beautiful

[@diane_5789]

WOW!😍😍 I am Italian, from the North, and polenta is our most important traditional dish😍. Your nonno is right: there are so many kinds of polenta, all religiously served on a wooden tray or plate😉😉. Where are your "nonni" (plural form of nonno/a) from? I'm guessing your grandparents are from the south of Italiy (Lazio, Marche, Campania) because yellow polenta with tomato sauce and sausages and cheese its very popular there. Ps: Aaaw you grandparents are an inspiration, they had such and hard time 😭 but they prevailed!!

[@enricacantori2984]

Lazio e Marche sud Italia vero?😂 Dubito che la facciano in Campania 🤭

[@acintoli]

@@enricacantori2984 Invece si fa, il mio compagno è cilentano (Auletta, provincia di Salerno, al confine con la Basilicata) e la fa proprio come si fa in questo video. Parte della tradizione alimentare dei suoi genitori, contadini. Le Marche sicuramente sono più centro-nord, il Lazio ormai è di fatto sud, anche a causa delle temperature torride estive :-D

[@noone.1711]

Marche has nothing to do with the north. It was a papal territory. Besides, they were not Celts

[@sotman53]

I am cuban, living in the USA, and we eat like this too, also I learned from my grandmother to eat it with milk. Delicious. I am gonna cook some today!!!

[@meco4068]

OMG, this brought back memories. My Nonno used to make polenta (sometimes with rabbit 🐇) & we always used the large family-style board. I haven't thought of this in years. The older Italian generation were strong, hardworking people. Thanks for posting! Blessing to Nonno & Nonna!

[@VirgoKat]

👏OK, so 3 minutes in and officially in love with your grandparents 🤗 You can tell them they have some new subscribers and fans in Perth, 🐨Western Australia🦘 Your Mum is so beautiful too, she doesn't look old enough to be your and Vanessa's Mother! Good job Stephan, look forward to many more💜🕯🙏

[@carmenlopez6783]

These stories are PRICELESS 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚THANK YOU NONNO💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@amyralls6218]

Without the entire family, this polenta would never happen! Hurrah for teamwork!!

[@melaniegardner8766]

I would have loved to have tried some of that polenta! And what a great story about making a home-grown business succeed through hard work!

[@Assending1]

This is a great channel. We're so happy we found you, thanks to your granddaughter.

[@efj0096]

Ty for sharing your grandparents with us I so appreciate it they are amazing and makes miss my nanny so very much lots of love from New Jersey and Ember my pet cockatiel

[@florianhofmann7553]

Nonno made Nonna an offer she couldn´t refuse.

[@caroleann_2142]

My Mom made polenta In the Winter especially. Put her sauce on it, oh yum. Now I make it. So many Italian dishes. I loved learning how to make stuffed artichokes, learned alot.

[@sassyjayee]

Give the family a step stool! That’s a mighty big pot they’re stirring :) Thank you for sharing your family with us, Vanessa! GWTD fan

[@SunCity95]

Thanks so much for sharing this story Nonno and Nonna 😊 reminded me of my parents. Mom was always the driving force behind him. You are a beautiful family 💕💕 and that polenta looks delicious 😋

[@vickijohnson6125]

I love this family. They are so together with family and tradition. So wonderful to share their videos.💕

[@marilan3455]

I’m three videos in to this channel and I am in love with this beautiful family!❤

[@rakinaerdle2778]

Thank you for sharing your family. I enjoy your videos very much. Almost makes me wish I was in Canada.

[@piglette]

Vanessa sent me over! I’m drooling watching 🤤 reminds me of my childhood. You have a beautiful family, thank you for sharing them. I’m hooked and subscribed!

[@terramonde]

Both of my parents are from the Molise region. You had me and subscribed at nonno. I’m sharing your videos with my 85 year old mom who still cooks like this almost daily, and a passion to feed family and friends. We do love your videos and can’t help but to feel a strong connection with your family.

[@MrJeepCanada]

Coming from Italian immigrant parents I always enjoyed going to Nonna's and Nonno's for Sunday lunch. ❤My mother is from Campobasso and my dad from Roccasecca

[@kb3716]

What a beautiful family. You all are truly rich in the very most important way. ❤

[@kg-13131]

Ok, this is so cute! I'm Salvadorean and this reminded me of cooking with my family. ❤ taking turns stirring is real and brought back memories of making tamales! Not to mention we also have a small white fluffy dog who always goes around the kitchen for some treats. Love this channel already and the grandparents. 🥺❤

[@grandmaschrauder909]

Love love your family. I love listen to your grandparents and their stories. ❤ There's a lot of love in that family it shows

[@user-qs7ed1eh3k]

My mother and father come from Calabria my mom and grandmother made polenta almost the same way that you do it. What part of Italia do you come from? Love watching Nonna’s Cook traditional Italian way. It brings back a lot of memories. I try to keep the tradition going I’m 75 years young,August 2024 I’ll be 76 starting to slow down. God bless you and your family🙏

[@acintoli]

Mamma mia, nonno and nonna's story at the end of the video was very moving and proof of what it means to be a true Italian, especially Southern Italian: sacrifice, unity and stubbornness. Bravo Nonno e brava nonna. Siete veramente simpatici! Un saluto da Roma da un siciliano e da un cilentano!

[@RVS-pj6bd]

Enjoyed this 😀 Came here from your sister's channel. Loving the family!!

[@ameliablanchette4943]

This is so nice, I love the story and will definitely be making this soon!! Thanks for sharing!! ❤❤❤

[@optimisticjamaicangirl7792]

We call this turn cornmeal in Jamaica, the only thing tis that we add various ingredients in it depending on what you want, for example salted fish, coconut milk, onions, tomatoes, scallions, thyme or green peas.

[@franpie2264]

OMG I love polenta sooo much. When my dad used to cook it we would always see who could eat the most. I always won. Thanks for reminding me. Un grande abbraccio 💖💖

[@jenniferthompson8888]

My nonno Aldo from Rome has this same raspy tone of voice. It's one of my favorite things about him. They are such treasures.

[@cac2821]

Incredibile, grazie per aver condiviso la tua famiglia e le loro storie. È veramente bello vedere una famiglia che mangia insieme, che sta insieme. Aspetto molti altri video.

[@cac2821]

@@Tomoktra Perdonami, sono una donna.

[@cac2821]

🙂

[@paulinedavis8734]

My family made Polenta too, when I was growing up, it was made into cornmeal bread & we called it Johnny Cake .. sometimes the cornmeal was made into a hot cereal. I like your Polenta recipe better, it’s a REAL complete MEAL.

[@oweunuffin2252]

So glad to see your comment. I'm southern and had never heard of polenta. I make cornbread every week💜

[@richevans609]

If everyone helps,everyone learns! This is how it's done! I love this channel. ❤

[@amymo1982]

Y’all should contact Pasta Grannies. I love their channel and I think they would adore your grandparents!

[@Ivandrago89]

So cute seeing Vanessa out of her element.. if anyone is annoying her does she put them in a happy hoodie??!!

[@pqrstsma2011]

😅

[@lindagardenlady]

😂❤

[@Missrosezrred]

This is such a treat for me to watch all your videos!! I miss my Nonna & Nonno so much!!! 😢…. Don’t ever stop filming them!! I have the same EXACT blanket that is on your recliner!! Before my BisNonna past away… she made one for me just the same that is purple, lavender and white… my favorite color…💜🤍

[@BloodFox49]

I'm from a Maltese family and my boyfriend's family is very, VERY Italian. Came here for the spicy grandparents to remind me of my own, you all definitely delivered and I have a lot of nostalgia now ♥ I just told my boyfriend I want to make Polenta. We're going to try it!

[@sexxxiipanda10]

Such an incredible story. Keep fighting for what you want, make things better for yourself AND your community. From the "simple" (anything but) act of opening a business and helping improve the area, more businesses and more people live better lives. It's about us, but without community, is there really an individual?

[@massimomassimo9388]

i Nonni!! la cosa piu' bella del mondo!! fortunati voi che li avete ancora!

[@exn641US]

A team effort - I love it. That's some Italian family living right there.

[@bhavya2161]

nonna's so cute!! pls never stop making vids we love you nonna

[@ruthnoronha8206]

That was a lovely story Nono! Please tell us more next time. It’s stories like this that give us all the strength to push ourselves on hard days. Love you all.

[@sulo1039]

These are such wonderful videos that bring back such wonderful memories. This generation of Nonni is the last of its kind, with their stories, history, wisdom, love for family, sacrifice and recipes. They are like an anchor to the next generation's storm. What would we do without them?! I pray every day that God will watch over our elders and keep them with us as long as possible.

[@Lisa-mp7ig]

Really enjoyed the video! I've never seen polenta served this way, learned something new. Love the story they shared, would love to hear lots more, I bet they have some interesting experiences to share. ❤

[@blinkyboo4871]

What was the store they opened? So glad I came from Vanessa’s channel. Wish more people did this with their grandparents. The world would be a better place.❤

[@danoneill2846]

My dad made >> Northern Style Spaghetti

[@sickbale]

Che bello! Mangiano dalla spianatora come si faceva una volta!

[@This-isGirl]

I really like listening to the stories. I'm just wondering if there are any photos of the street that Nonno and Nonna beautified. There may be some in archives of the area? Thank you Nonna for sharing your recipe. Looking forward to the next video 😍

[@davidp2888]

This is so wholesome! Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us, Vanessa and Julian. Your family is awesome.

[@arncerv3897]

The traditional Italian way to eat polenta is from the big wooden board like your Nonni and your mother are doing. Honestly I had never seen single wooden boards: so I found out something new today 😍😍😍

[@rhondagf1455]

The polenta was excellent!!! This reminds me of my Nanny and Poppy. Thank you for sharing your stories!!! God bless!!!

[@theh.p.lovecraftlunaticasy5186]

This is a neat channel. Older people have the most amazing stories (and recipes).

[@2060jem]

Amazing family ❤️ such hard working people 😃

[@nysavvy9241]

Such a beautiful family, wonderful people. Great polenta too.

[@lisajohnson521]

What a beautiful and sweet family. Bless you all.

[@misssmith7225]

Loved that there is a polenta stirrer like a Scottish oatmeal spurtle! I use a thick chopstick for stirring things, and I am surprised how much better a stick can work. Thank you for the video and much love to your Nonna and Nonno.

[@Shoopdelaang]

Being mostly of italian descent, polenta is so popular in Argentina that we have instant polenta in every supermarket. It takes like five minutes to make and is a cheap classic.

[@thespicynonna]

It really is a cheap classic!

[@worldtraveler6087]

Damn! I think I love their Nonno and Nonna just as much as them. These stories resonate with all races. God I miss my Nonna. ❤❤

[@mariatalamo6834]

OMG. So many memories came back to me I was born and lived in Italy for 5 years. We were very poor and rarely had meat for dinner. We had polenta several times a week and we had a marble table, where my mom would sever the meal on the table, we would cut out our portion and my mom would put what topping we wanted. Mostly plain sauce, but my dad loved garlic in olive oil. I don’t think my mom put grated cheese in it. Everything was spared for a meal. Sometimes our meal was cheese and bread. Everything was homemade and grown . We never ate our chickens, we needed them for the eggs. But every winter my parents would buy a pig and preserve it for our winter meals. We had dry sausages and yes 4 prosciuttos. Was such a treat when my dad cut them for us.

[@YourCoreHealing]

Thank you everything from the names to the food to the way everyone talks with one another are memories that flood back to me when I was growing up in Mass. Thank you and I actually love clumpy Polenta.

[@chris-xq4eo]

Awesome vid!!! Love how warm chill your family is. ❤

[@nildabridgeman8104]

The story at the end of the video was one of the most encouraging testimonies of what love, hard work and commitment are. Thankyou so much for sharing your lives with a stranger 💐❤️

[@michelleotani8901]

Oh my goodness, the polenta looked divine!!! Momma Mia!!! 😋 I am here because of your sister! Glad I visited, adorable family! Ciao!

[@AnnaMaria-wj9de]

Carissimi, I loved it when Nonna said "pulenta" it sounds like the dialect we speek in our family. I live in Ticino, the Italian speeking part of Switzerland, close to the Italian border and Nonno our polenta looks like a cake and we serve it on a wooden plate, covered with a linen towel and cut it with wooden knife. At the end of the meal we eat polenta with a piece of Gorgonzola. I use a special pan for cooking polenta, with an electric stirring! It's way easier. Salutoni dal Ticino❤

[@clifflee5404]

Thank you for sharing real real stories!

[@ajaxbac]

So many memories for me of stirring the polenta and eating it of table size wooden board. We have not done this in many many years.

[@nazmozafarian3]

Bravo !!! What a lesson for younger generation!!! American dream is not a hand out, but hard work with positive thinking!!