The object that I chose that is important to my family and I is the Sclafani Crushed Tomatoes. This object has always been meaningful in my family for decades. The crushed tomatoes are what my Nana uses to make her famous sauce for her meatballs. Everyone in my family knows this dish as “Nana’s dish” and that no one can make it as good as her. Making your own sauce is very important and is what makes this so special because it could not be done better without the Sclafani Crushed Tomatoes. My Nana got this recipe from her family who emigrated from Italy and passed down this recipe to her. My Nana has now shared this recipe with my family so that my other family members can make it. My dad will sometimes make it on Sunday’s using my Nana’s recipe and we would have some of my cousins over. The secret part to making the sauce sweet is bleeding a few baby carrots up and adding them into the sauce! 

– Chloe Sclafani

Relationship:  Great-grandchild of im/migrant or more Great-grandchild of im/migrant or more