This is a national treasure. Actually, this is an international treasure. I'm glad this channel exists. The son or daughter who made this channel happen made the world a better place.

Many older Italians relate this food to being poor, if you will. But when I was a child and one of my Nonnas or my mother made this, we would lose our minds! It was better than mac & cheese ANY DAY. We made it, and pretty much all her recipes, the same, except for the mushrooms, we kids didn't like them back then. Now, I make it for my kids and grandkids. Thank you, for sharing Nonna Gina with us❤️

@jerigabbard6825

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Except we were sent mushrooms hunting and we loved it! To hunt and eat!

I just love this woman. Her recipes and her singing.

@leomarytaha

2 жыл бұрын

She’s lovely🍂🍁so real !!!I really love her recipes and learn some Italian 😋

This presentation has an amazing ability to remove me from the place and even, the person, I am, and transport me to a place I’ve never been, and a time in which I never lived. Old New York, turn of the century, when people came here to do their best, and they transformed the entire city, by doing just that. So we are reminded of that time from the “simple” recipe for which we are greatly blessed, and we love this woman who reminds us of what we truly have to be grateful for, when people came and completely transformed America. Thank You so much for all the blessings you’ve given us, my dear!

My family has a big polenta party. We cover a table with heavy duty foil and pour the polenta down the middle. We cover it with meat and mushroom sauce and put meatballs down the center. We play a game and the person who gets to the meatball first wins. But you have to start from the outside and eat your way in. The kids always loved these parties and I remember my aunt who is only 4’10” tall had to stand on a chair to stir the big pot.

@franpie2264

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like so much fun and good food as well. Love it.

Grandma Gina, I wish I lived next door to you so you could teach me garden and cook. It is a joy to listen to you speak, sing, share your beautiful memories, and cook.

I absolutely love the way she reacts to the taste of her own cooking ..... she's so adorable.

My mother and my aunts used to make a big pan of polenta in a big copper pot...they took turns stirring. Then they put it on a wooden board and would slice with a butcher string Then we added our sauce...they made different types but usually a meat gravy...added our grated cheese...my mouth is watering! Nonna Gina you are a blessing and I love your singing...God bless you❤️

Watching Gina makes me realize how much I miss my Grandma. I lost her when I was 17.

@yvonnerahmes9618

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I miss mine also... she and her parents came here from Italy also.

I love watching, and listening, to Grandma cook! She is so sweet and when she sings.....❤️ It's sad when we lose anyone in her generation! What a special lady!

What a sweetie, She just lightens my heart and puts a smile on my face. With this recipe I got this picture when she was spooning out the polenta that this was something that has been done for years in her family. That is one of the things that is such a gift watching her cook... you can just picture her in Italy with her family, her mother and grandmother cooking.

I love her she’s amazing.....I love how she talks and explains as she cooks and shares her stories you are a blessed family

@christinabernat6709

4 жыл бұрын

And may I add: also a VERY SMART family too - for having thought to made these wonderful treasures - each vid is a treasure. And hard working - cause vids are not easy to make and upload etc (yet it is hard to understand that as a viewer when the vids are well done - my husband made vids for a couple years, so I saw first hand what is involved). Gena's family - THANK YOU FOR THESE GEMS. MY MOM SPOKE English like Gena - we came here in 1960 from Poland. She had the stamina to cook like this too, to the end - which simply amazed me (it would tire me out just watching her at times!🌞). I LOVED making kruschiki with her - we made probably nearly a thousand at a time. She would be the one rolling out the dough, which I was always so grateful, as I needed to watch her to learn how to do that part and rolling I found harder then than I do now.. CHERISHED MEMORIES. Sometines when I watch Gena (hope I remembered the correct spelling), I cry - but GOOD tears - because watching G puts me back in the kitchen with my mom in 3D in living color - THANK YOU for that - that is a WONDERFUL from you to viewers, especially because my mom was shy about being filmed (she WAS comfortable with photos and voice recordings though, thank heaven). Learning to cook or bzke from videos to me is priceless - my fav way to learn it.

she reminds me of my grandmothers who could cook circles around these fancy chefs!!!!!

Good morning Nonna Gina. Happy to see you! God bless you and your family. Viva Italia 🇮🇪

@rosaanna4516

4 жыл бұрын

🔝🔝🔝❤️❤️❤️❤️🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Obsessed with Gina. She reminds Me of my Grandma who passed many years ago. So authentic and pure. She warms my heart and inspires to keep these old school recipes alive. Thank You!👍💖❤️💕💞🌹

Grandma Gina reminds me so much of my Greek grandmas - who are now both in heaven... Such loving and caring women, always preparing something delicious to treat their children, grandchildren and guests. Bless you grandma Gina, your food looks delicious!

i just love this little lady. i'll bet she sings while cooking even if she is alone in the kitchen. lydia B...(PBS) and her mom would sing too!! i love it. it just gives me chills when she sings! i wish we could all have a grandmother as gentle & sweet as gina...

Imagine a world filled with Gina’s. It would be Heaven on Earth! God bless you Gina and thank you for teaching me how to make wonderful food for my family!

@barbaracoss2870

2 жыл бұрын

What can be said about nonagina she's a treasure that reminds me of my mother and my grandma. there were times especially during the holidays when my grandmother would make the whole family get together and make traditional dishes. I still have the recipes from that past time when they both passed away on me very young. My grandma used to sing while she cooked and danced she was just such a wonderful person I miss her I miss her terribly. But watching Gina in the kitchen cooking with those wonderful hands she has reminds me of my grandma's hands they look alike they worked hard love hard and cooked everything under the sun that tasted good. So thank you Nona for your time for your strength for your patience. I will pray that you stay with us for a long long time to come and I hope that you and your family are together for many years to come. Thank you for all your wonderful recipes. God bless and keep you safe always. Barbara

This is especially heartwarming because my precious mother made Polenta for us as kids, and we had it the old country style. It was served on the kitchen table because we didn't have a large board. But my mother would spread it out using a spoon then she made indentations throughout the polenta to hold the gravy....as kids we called them canals. Then depending what you had, meat, beans, veggies or a combination of each, my mother would pour the gravy over the polenta and then put the additional items on top.....we all had a spoon and we sectioned off our portion and began eating....most often I couldn't finish mine so it was saved the rest for leftovers the following day. Polenta is one of my all time favorites and I get cravings for it. So, I keep a nice stash of cornmeal in my pantry. Oh how I wish I had photos to look back on, but we just didn't think about taking photos. I am the eldest of 5 kids as well and looked forward to the leftovers as well. God bless you Gina!

Why do over 300k people love Gina? Her recipes are fantastic for sure, but more than that is her joy of cooking and her obvious love. Thank you Gina for your inspiration and your love.❤

Thank you for all the wonderful vegetarian recipes, Grandma Gina!

Love you singing Marie Gina, well done. Your signing and cooking makes me smile.

I remember stories that Grandma would pour hers out on her board, and it was like a loaf of bread when cool. Then she cut slices of it with a string as she went around the table for each plate.

I am a Lithuanian... beside the lovely recipes , i find myself talking English with an Italian accent...I love so much Gina !! Thank you for the recipes, stories and songs !!

God Bless! Like others have posted, I also grew up in an Italian home with each meal being a masterpiece. I just took it for granted at the time. Now I'm an old man but watching your videos brings back such great memories. Grazie!

This makes me think fondly of my adopted Grandmother in Federal Hill RI who has gone on to the Heavens .. Nona is lovingly feeding everyone there now . She always made her Supper early we’re talking before school even started . There was always a big plate ready for us to have later , we’d run down to her house and see what a good meal we would have waiting . 😋

@kimk5451

4 жыл бұрын

Loved this! You were very blessed.

@celestesolomon8815

4 жыл бұрын

My condolences to you and family. Love you....

Thank you 🙏🏻 I’m 57 years old and I been making polenta for years with hot 🥵 water I would stir for hours I made it today with cold water it was so easy your amazing godbless you my angel Gina ❤️😘

We are a group Poruguese Students and we love your videos that our teacher shows us in English class . God Bless!

@christinabernat6709

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful share! Soooo sweet!

Once again Grandma Gina, it was a great pleasure seeing you serve Love on a plate!! Bless You!!!

My Mother was from Naples Italy and Gina’s accent, songs and receipts are authentic italian dishes. I grew up eating and cooking these dishes which I have passed down to my brothers and sons. It touches my heart to watch these videos.

All I keep thinking about is the lucky camera operator who gets to eat what Nona Gina cooks! I'm so jealous.

@FITZIEBLUE

4 жыл бұрын

it's her son-in-law ! and if you go back to older posts you'll hear his comments ...i kind of miss that back and forth..

It is always a pleasure to see nonna Gina in action. She is our angel. 🇮🇹❤️

My favourite grandma Gina. I hope you are safe during this pandemic. Love from South Africa.

Yummy. Hello grandma.....i am from Indonesia. I like the Italian food.

I just LOVE you-- Everything you make, reminds me of ALL the wonderful meals my grandmother, aunts amd mother would make for families. We are mostly Sicilians, and you could be MY sister, I just turned 94 and continue to cook the way I was taught--by watching, and NO cookbooks! I remember my mom giving me and sister a knife and telling us to go out and look for dandelions for our meals.. aah, the memories YOU stir up, I have watched since you started, You are to be cherished !

I grew up with Cornmeal Mush. You cook it on the stove, put in a dish in the frig, then slice and fry in butter and serve with maple syrup. Then a few years ago I was looking for something else and found Polenta...fancy Cornmeal Mush. :)

@kgreg1956

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. Cornmeal mush was a good hot cereal on a cold morning serves with butter, sugar and milk like Cream of Wheat.

Nona Gina makes all the dishes I grew up on, polenta, tripe, stuffed peppers….As kids we never refused to eat anything, we loved it all. Thank you for bringing back great childhood memories and a recipe refresh.

@mariatorrini2293

29 күн бұрын

me too, we didn't know American cooking.

I love u soooo much. You remember my nona. I’m so proud my roots are Italian.

I just love you Gina. You are the epitome of what the heart of a home should be.

I was so excited to see a new video. You spread joy and happiness with your cooking and your stories and songs. Thank you.

Nonna Gina! U make my heart smile with your presence! You remind me of my nonna francesca! God bless you! You are precious!

LOVE you Gina from Spain❤️❤️

How on earth can there be 44 people that disliked this video shame on you all. The Italian kitchen is the best on this planet.

@canadianred1970

4 жыл бұрын

I was just about to post the same thing. I swear, they're trolls or complete animals. I haven't decided which.

@marleneboone3413

4 жыл бұрын

Dennis Tafeltennis someone just posted our Gina has passed yesterday, Saturday 15 th

@lauragriffin6512

4 жыл бұрын

@@marleneboone3413 Oh no! What a sweet beautiful lady she was. Well, she's cooking for the angels now.

@dennistafeltennis1190

4 жыл бұрын

@@marleneboone3413 sad news

Me and my Big Tomcat are sitting here smacking our Lips.. I don't know if my cat is Italian but I raised him that way.. (He has respect for the Big wooden Spoon) ..He Loves Grandma Gina too!

Grandma Gina! I know this is short notice, but would you set one plate down for me? The people that gave this a thumbs down must be off their meds. God Bless you Gina!

Grandma Gina! You are going to make me fat! Every time I watch your videos I feel like I am starving to death, and I want to try your recipe right away. (even if I just ate) Love of food. Love of cooking. Love of Family. Love of humanity. Watching these videos is just like getting a big long hug from Grandma. Very special and rare.

Gina..you’re the sweetest and best instructor of cooking pure .. doable.. Italian food !! 👍🏻❤️

This lady is a gem of youtube! Thank you Nona Gina!

Hello beautiful lady Gina. You have no idea how your shows brighten my dull day. Watch your post box. Love from your friend in England 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I remember polenta parties at my grandparents house... grandpa used to use a long wooden rolling pin to stir the corn meal... grandma would pour it onto a big wooden board & cover it with sauce and cheese. Everyone would take a fork and eat it right off the board. When everyone was done eating, they would all look at what was left and try to see if it looked like something... usually it was Africa, south America, sometimes we even made Italy! Happy memories! Thank you for that!

Wow! Just talked about my Nona’s polenta & meat sauce this morning. She made it & served it on a thick wooden board in the basement- family style. Sweet memory. Thanks Gina♥️

Love you so much Gina! You are such a fabulous cook and person, your love comes through in every recipe. When you speak of your Mother and Father, I cry every time, it is so sweet. I look forward to your videos, they are so good. Take care of yourself and remember that we all love you too! 💕🌹

I want to give you a hug so much. You remind me so much of my grandma.

Добрый день уважаемая бабушка! Не одно ваше слово не понимаю, но смотрю все ваши видео и все понимаю😂. Я вас обожаю 💐

Thank you so much for your videos! Your taking me from burning water to making delicious food!!! THANK YOU!

Oh thank you Gina. Oh Marie is the song that my italian dad sang all the time. Love the dish you made and the song made me cray for my dad. I miss him so much. I cherish you for bring back such wonderful memories of my mom's cooking. Love you gina.♥️

Awe, that song brought tears to my eyes. You took me back to my childhood and an episode of Tom & Jerry when they go to Italy and the mouse sings “oy Marie”. ...I love how you always speak so fondly of your beloved father. Your face lights up. God bless his soul and bless your heart.

There were ten of us, 5 girls and 5 boys. We had no chairs and only a few plates, so we took turns at the table, standing while we ate. The youngest went first, 3 at a time, then the next oldest until we came to the oldest 2. Mother washed the plates for the next group to come until all of us had been fed. Many days and nights it was corn meal gravy made with bacon grease, corn meal, and water , for our breakfast, lunch, and supper {dinner for all you northerners). I understand corn meal as a staple, because I had so much of the gravy while growing up, trying to just survive. God bless you Miss Gina. Take care and stay safe.

I love it when you sing, Miss Gina! ❤️❤️❤️

This is a privilege, grandma. Thank you and God bless.

I love when she sings!Greetings to nona Gina!

So cute when she sings. She really loved her father❤🌸so sweet.

god bless you Gina

Boy what great memories my grandmother use to make this thanks Gina!!

Gina my grandma was from Napoli - you remind me so much of her. God bless you!

I can’ t stop watching grandma Gina what a wonderful lady.

I love watching her videos, thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful woman with the world

I think that this is the happiest she's ever been in all of the videos that I have watched!

She’s a classic. They don’t make women like this anymore. Miss my Italian roots.

Every recipe I try turns out amazing. I have impressed my Italian inlaws. Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes and making them easy to do. ❤

Grandma : little bit also Grandma : like this

After the rains my dad and his buddies would go mushroom hunting they would bring them home and my mom would clean them up and they would fry them and eat them as if they were steak. Very great memory revisited with your latest video.

This channel makes me happy! She reminds me of my own grandma and has just a warm aura c:

I love Grandma Gina. Every recipe is so simple but what’s the best part of these videos is when Gina sings, so mesmerizing. What a wonderful woman. Gina has lived such a wonderful life. Gina will be one to live beyond 100+ years of quality life. God Bless you!

Hi, Miss Gina...I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now & I enjoy them so much. This recipe looks so tasty. 💕👏🏼💕👏🏼💕👏🏼💕👏🏼

Thank you grandma for a great moment with you

At last , POLENTA .I LOVE IT .I Believe you it is so good After the war , my grandpa used to go by train to the Siculorum , a mountain region in Transsylvania and bring cornmeal that was precious like GOLD I like your father's song and your voice .You ARE in tune dear Gina You passed on the traditions of your beautiful big family to yours.Oh, yes polenta is good the next morning too 😉

Thank you again, so much!! May and your family remain well during this awful time...your good dishes can and will heal our souls! God Bless!

Thank you Gina for the great tip on cold water! All my life I have brought the water to a simmer to add and you show that it is much easier this way! Thank you you sweet wonderful Nona!

I love you so much Gina!! I'm going to look for polenta now and make it if I can find it in the lockdown!! My family loves your recipes and me too. I adore your old-fashioned slow way of cooking, Mamma Mia!! And now that the virus has forced us all to slow down, I hope the people will appreciate your way of doing things, the real authentic and slow way. All by hand and so healthy and delicious. I hope people will stop rushing around doing stupid stuff that doesn't matter and is all about greed and selfishness. You show us what is important - family, patience, paying attention, taking your time, love, health - and the people can understand that better when things are taken away from them like they are at the moment. I think humanity will learn from this crisis, as you remember they did from the war and the poverty that came after. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and joy. I watch your videos to relax and share them with my friends on Facebook. I cook them for my Mamma and my daughter. Thank you again Gina and keep up the great work. Viva Italia!! Big kisses from Dublin xxxxxx

Delicious 😋 My Papa used to make the polenta with slices of home made salami, onions and fennel seeds. It was a very nourishing heart warming meal for cold winters xxx

You remind me of very loving memories of when I was a small child cooking in my grandma Bambina's kitchen. She didnt speak English and she and I would sing together, and I didnt speak Italian, and so we both would sing in our own language, yet I could understand her.. she was the most loving person in my life, and I miss her dearly. So, watching you, brought tears to my eyes.. your family is blessed to have you..

@jamesrodger1439

4 жыл бұрын

I think it’s an Italian thing, I have the same memories of my grandmother and my great grandmother (everyone called nonna, meaning grandmother though she was my great grandmother ). The gnocchi one made literally cried.

@karenroyal57

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesrodger1439 I agree.. it's an Italian thing.. Its it great to find videos like these..

I love this lady!

She is Precious!!!! God Bless her🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 We Love all the food & singing!!!!!!!! MEMORIES‼️‼️‼️ She came from a Beautiful warm & Loving Family. Look all the Love Gina spreads around the world!!!!!! My Grandmother my Mother All my Aunts were just like her, they taught me everything!!!!!!!!! She brings back memories for me!!!!!!!!! God Bless You, You are an Angel🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

Oh Grandma Gina this looks so delicious! Thank you for sharing your wonderful family stories, your beautiful song, and this yummy dish! You warm my heart every time I watch one of your videos! ❤️ God Bless you! Hugs! 🥰🌹🌷🌸🌺

I just love your Italian singing signora !!! Bellissimo ! Grazie

I'm always so happy to see a new video pop up with your name on it! You bring all of your viewers so much joy and smiles to all our faces. I love to hear your stories and singing. My gran was a tiny Irish lady but I'm sure she wouldnt mind too much if I said you were my KZread gran 😘❤ God bless sweet Gina. ×

I absolutely love everything about you. While I watch you, I feel like I experience your culture. Thank you for sharing your life in food, song, stories and your love for your family and God. Thank you.

I simply adore you. You remind me so much of my mom and the recipes she use to make. Thank you for sharing so many of your delicious recipes. My mom too, immigrated from Italy in 1947. Your accent is so much like my mom. I understand everything you say and how you say it. I love the fact you use your hands when you are cooking, just like my mom and grandma! Keep those scrumptious recipes coming with those beautiful Italian songs! Ti Voglio Bene!!!!!!

Thank you! I love your videos . My 5 year old Sophia loves watching you!

She is so charming. Her recipes and instructions are so practical and her personality is so warm and welcoming. I am an American woman who retired to Calabria Italy, Santa Domenica Talao, 2 years ago because I love the Italian people, the food, and the culture. I love that she is producing these videos and preserving not only recipes but Italian culture. Grazie!

She’s adorable. Also a wonderful cook because she does her recipes with love ❤️

Love seeing you Gina and enjoy your cooking.

Awwwww!Here we go!!!love you Nona Gina💝🙏😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

Dear grandma, you are the best.🎉 Anything I need to know about cooking I find in your videos. You are very sweet, I love you. ❤

I just put this video on at 11:11 am.......the angels Sing for Gina’s cooking 🙏🏼😇👌🏼

Not my type of recipe but Signora Gina gets a thumbs up because she is awesome. PS I made your chicken francaise and it was very good.

Beautiful! Nonna Gina you're the best!

I love her stories.... adorable lady.... i love you Gina!

Nona Gina you bring such comfort and joy to me!! I just got home. rom a major surgery..but i always watch you sing and cook and got me thru the few days I had to spend in the hospital!! I would give anything to sit at your dinner table!! Ciao Bella Nona Gina!!

@BuonAPetitti

4 жыл бұрын

I wish you a speedy recovery. Thank you for watching. God Bless!

@leahphillips707

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!