Helen Marie's Homemade Sauce and Meatballs

This photo of my Mom was taken when she was 20 years old. She grew up in Chicago and it was during the time when Chicago mobsters were a big force at the time. Her mother Carmella born in Naples Italy and Salvador father born in Sicily.  Italian mothers were very protective of their daughters. Capone was the leader of the mob at that time and two of his gangsters use to come to the house disguising the visit to talk to Salvador but they were really there to see if they could date my mother.

One of the meals Mom used to serve up was her spaghetti. I was a young boy at that time but in my 20's I decided to rework the sauce and meatballs because her sauce was good but not flavorful enough for me so I  took the recipe and added the flavors that worked for me. Through the years I have served up hundreds of meals so in honor of my Mother Helen Marie, this sauce has satisfied many people.