Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post

The late Joanne Ricciardi, mom to The Denver Post’s Tiney Ricciardi, pictured on Thanksgiving 1990 in Rochester, Michigan. She always tried to time the dinner rolls to come out of the oven at the same time the family sat down to eat so they were warm.

By Tiney Ricciardi | cricciardi@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: November 18, 2021 at 9:40 a.m. | UPDATED: November 18, 2021 at 10:02 a.m.

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