Month: March 2015

 

Baking Chifeletti Cookies for the gang coming over today to help decorated the St. Joseph Altar! Perfect cookie for St. Joseph coffee time…

Chifeletti Cookies

Ingredients

2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter

5 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

1 teaspoon almond extract

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup finely ground Almond Meal/Flour

1/2 cup whole milk

1 cup thinly sliced almonds

¼ cup confectioners’ sugar

Step-by-Step

1 in bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment; cream butter and granulated sugar together 2 minutes

2 add vanilla bean paste, almond extract, and kosher salt; mix well

3 add flour, almond flour; and milk; mix well

4 using 1 inch cookie scoop fix scant dough balls; roll each dough ball into 3 1/2 inch long rope shape; curve slightly and dip into sliced almond pieces

5 arrange cookies 1½ inches apart on parchment lined cookie sheet; bake  in preheated 375 degree oven 12-14 minutes or  until edges are golden

6  cool 3 minutes; dust with confectioners’ sugar; Serve

* will keep stored in airtight container 7 days and will keep several months stored in airtight container frozen  

 

 

Hey there, hoping you can help us out again by posting about our Cape Ann Peewee football & cheering league parent open forum on Wednesday March 4th 2015 Cruiseport 7pm. 
2015 Season changes are going to be discussed.
Please come show your support!!
Josie Ferrara Martell

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Hi,

I am writing to have a event advertised through your company. The Amvets Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a country line dance lesson on Saturday March 28 from 7 to 9 p.m at Amvets post 32, 14 Prospect Street Gloucester, Ma (upper hall). two hours of dancing lessons will be given by local instructor Eric Lillenthal. Tickets to this event are presale $10.p.p $15.per couple if purchased at the door tickets are $15 p.p. and $20. per couple. A cash bar will be available. All proceeds will benefit Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Post 32

Thank you,
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AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Post #32
14 Prospect St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
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Visit our website for more information:
http://amvetspost32ma.org/LadiesAUX.html

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Friends from Woods Hole just told me that Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish are playing this Friday at the Rhumb Line. I’ve heard these guys many times. They’re a great band! Let’s give them a warm welcome here in Gloucester and I promise you , your body will just get up and dance. 

Nubar Alexanian submits-

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Hi Joey,

Could you please run the attached poster on GMG as we are seeking book donations for our June book sale? Since everyone is snowed in, it might be a good opportunity to start spring cleaning.

Thanks.

Kecia German

Friends of Sawyer Free Library

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Hi Joey:
Great talking to you on Saturday night.  As per our conversation about Gilligan Lovasco, here is some relevant information.
Gilligan’s obituary can be found at www.pikenewhall.com .  Click on obituaries and on the next page click on Gilligan’s picture to read the obituary.
His celebration of life, as noted in the obit, will occur at the Gloucester Elks, 30 Atlantic Road, Gloucester, Ma, on Saturday March 7, 2015, from 2-6 PM.  I will serve as master of ceremonies and the entire affair will be, as noted in the obit, very casual.  Chelsea Berry will be singing, and their will be food and also a brief prayer by Reverend Jim, (whoever he may be)!  Anyone who knew Gilligan is invited, and welcome, to attend.  Thank you for your interest Joey.
Best regards,
“Don Juan”

When the cute little mailboxes push their precious sweet faces through the snow, you know that Spring
is just around the friggin corner.

In part I and II the Rubber Duck has pointed out that the world today in 2015 in the United States and for most parts of the world is a safer place than it has ever been in the totality of the history of the world. Crime, disease, food to eat, clean water to drink, clean air to breath, are all increasingly getting better. Some of these bad things had a peak in the 60s and the 80s but the Clean Water Act, and a hundred other small changes have made this world the most habitable place ever.

Now if you happen to hang out in social media you might think the Rubber Duck is insane. That nasty chemicals, autism, cancer, disease, viruses, are all increasing. Or that Big Pharma, Big Medicine, Big Agriculture are all run by the dude in the Monopoly game with the monocle and all they want is your money and he does not care if you die a miserable death.

But it’s all bullshit. So part III is a slight change in direction:

THE BIG SCARY OUTDOORS FILLED WITH STUFF THAT WILL KILL YOU!

Bullshit again. Take for instance the wolf coyote hybrids that are moving into New England filling the niche the wolf used to fill before our forefathers drove them west. Are we all waiting for the first instance of a child being attacked and eaten like Little Red Riding Hood’s Grandma?

Read the following article by a sane person who seems to have spent a lot of time outdoors running into all sorts of deadly animals that lurk in that scary place called the outdoors. With a little common sense we may never hear of a grandmother being eaten. And with just a little due diligence you might keep your pets out of trouble too.

Which Animals Are A Threat Outdoors And What You Can Do About Them