Mangia Syndrome Every time I go there she feeds me until I feel Italian again. -- Rose Romano in Vendetta In this family, women feel guilty and nervous if they aren't in the kitchen. They start planning he next meal before breakfast is finished. To us, "treasure" means a stuffed pantry, cupboards crammed with pasta and canned goods, a freshly stocked ice box filled from crisper to freezer. Even our religion revolves around feeding, reveres multiplication of fishes and loaves, celebrates communion, where we kneel, eat the body of Christ. Sensing hunger, a dying Italian woman, would immediately revive, imbued with a reason for living, rise up from her sickbed, set the table, toss a salad, resume compulsive cooking.    c2000 by Jennifer Lagier