Me and John have been talking about inviting friends and extended family onto the blog, and for those that do not share the same surname, oversized cranium or penchant for broccoli rabe, Ive decided to begin the first HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE MASTANDREAS I encourage all to contribute to this guide, as it has the potential to become more important and influential than the Torah. And with that, we begin....


THE HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO BEING A MASTANDREA

1.ORANGE SOUP--A rare consomme endemic to Jupiter Farms, Florida. Its signature color and flavor can be traced to a unique preparation process pioneered by the late Rosaria Mastandrea. Its consumption is considered a necessary ritual in the Mastandrea holiday celebrations.
Orange Soup---Know it, love it, eat it with orzo.

2.Lou Monte-Important cultural icon in the Mastandrea home. He is revered and loved for performing hits like "Darktown Strutters Ball", "Angelina", "Crazy Mary", and his magnum opus "Pepino the Mouse". Shouting these songs aloud to the heavens is considered an important holiday ritual. Therefore, having these songs committed to memory is vital to becoming a Mastandrea.
Lou Monte---Do not ever take his name in vain.

3.Seven-Layer Cookies---a delicious multi-colored baked good. Invented by a member of the Fatone lineage named Marcelle Villareale. Often called by outsiders its misnomer "the rainbow cookie".
Seven-Layer Cookie---Don not under any circumstances call it a rainbow cookie, Mastandreas can be very unforgiving.