This article, written by Michele Kayal for Associated Press, appears on ABC News.

Lidia Bastianich: From Refugee to Matriarch of a Food Empire

Lidia Bastianich is America’s Italian grandmother. In a dozen books and on her public television program, Bastianich has schooled American cooks in homemade pasta, the proper use of escarole, and the need to slow down and come to the table.

Read the full interview and get the recipe for Marinated Winter Squash at ABC News.