Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Mary Nicolli cut her biscotti she made before placing them back in the oven to finish cooking.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Mary Nicolli stood with her freshly baked biscotti during her interview with WFMJ on Feb. 7 at the Commons at Greenbriar.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Mary Nicolli rolled out her biscotti dough before she began baking it on Feb. 7 at the Commons at Greenbriar.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Mary Nicolli spoke with WFMJ's Mike Case and Christa Lamendola about her life and how she enjoys baking and cooking for her friends and family.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Mary Nicolli showed Mike Case and Christa Lamendola how to make her biscotti on Feb. 7 at the Commons at Greenbriar.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Mary Nicolli has cooked her way into the hearts of her friends and family and showed off her baking skills at the Commons at Greenbriar on Feb. 7.
Nicolli was surprised by WFMJ’s Mike Case and Christa Lamendola on Feb. 6 as they entered the Commons and asked her if she would be interested in doing a special with them and baking her biscotti. Nicolli has been on TV before and was showcased making pizza.
“I made pizza with escarole, we call it ‘green pizza’,” said Nicolli. “Everyone loves it in my family. It’s really, really good.”
Although Nicolli doesn’t cook or bake as much as she used to, she enjoys cooking and baking at Greenbriar when she gets the opportunity. Recently she made honey cookies for the staff and residents.
When WFMJ arrived, Nicolli went step by step with Case and Lamendola to show them how she bakes her vanilla biscottis with walnuts. After mixing, baking and cutting the biscotti everyone had an opportunity to taste Nicolli’s biscotti. As an additional surprise, Nicolli was invited to tour the WFMJ studio. She was also given a WFMJ mug and a WFMJ apron she can wear any time she cooks or bakes to remember this special moment.
“I’ve been baking many years, since I was young,” said Nicolli.
Nicolli grew up in Youngstown and would host family dinners, especially for the holidays. She learned how to cook from her family while she was growing up and hopes that her children and grandchildren will learn something for her to continue the tradition. Recipes from Nicolli have been passed down to her children and grandchildren so they will be able to continue the create the amazing meals and baked goods she provides for them.