Natalie was born in the Bronx in 1912, grew up in Manhattan, Miami and Key West; lived her first married life in Brooklyn and her second married life in Florida and California, where she passed away in 2008 (96 yrs old). She was born of Russian and Polish parents. When she expired she had eight great grandchildren. Her brother owned a restaurant in Miami, famous for it's cooking, and Natalie cooked and baked all her life. This short tribute to her includes several of her favorite and most delicious recipes; not only hers, but those she loved to make that she borrowed from others and used for her family and to entertain other