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Principal awards: one from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, one from the National Catholic Educators Association and one from the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
Her husband is retired, and their children — Richard Jr. and Laura — are grown with families of their own.
In their Langhorne home, she has carried on traditions of Italian cooking that she grew up with. As a child, she didn’t know turkey was the traditional centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner.
“We would go to the Thanksgiving Day Parade and then to my grandmothers. We would start with escarole soup, then homemade gnocchi, homemade ravioli,” she said. “I always saw a turkey, too, but who could eat turkey after all that?”
Matteo has always been a voracious reader, but she recently started working on a book project of her own. She’s collecting short stories, cartoons and other offerings related to Italian culture that she plans to publish under the title “Escarole Soup for the Italian Soul.”
Her late father — a wine connoisseur, die-hard Flyers fan and first-generation Italian American — helped motivate her to pursue the book project.
“My father was very proud of us, but always pushed us. He said, ‘What’s next, Nancy?’” she said. “I told him, ‘I think I’ve got a best-seller in me.’” IAH
If you would like to submit an item for consideration for inclusion in “Escarole Soup for the Soul,” please email Nancy at nancymatteo@hotmail.com
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