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Live From St. Peter Novena Day 5
Author: Sista Felicia
St. Peter Novena Day 4 Photos
Day 4 St. Peter Novena
Last night the American Legion Hall was filled with women, men, children, Italian pastries and puppies!
To hear songs “Piu Presso a te” and “San Pietro Santo” from St. Peter Novena click link below
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Live From St. Peter Novena
The rosary has officially began with another full house! And the pastry table is again filled with freshly baked Italian Homemade Confections!
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Live From Cape Ann Farmers Market
What a beautiful day for a Farmers Market!
Tomorrow’s on Sista’s Dish “Strawberry Salsa”
Stop by todays market and pick up some fresh strawberries !
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St Peter Novena Day 3
Photo by Bridgett Mathews
St. Peter Novena Day #3
The warm weather didn’t stop the faithful women of Gloucester from filling the American Legion Hall for last nights St. Peter Rosary.
Last nights head table leading the rosary from left, Rosalie Liaichino, Grace Favazza, and Mary Russo
To hear “Madonna del mare” a song from last night click video below
A Rosary wouldn’t be complete without the traditional “Novena Coffee Time!”
Look at this spread of Italian Confections served last night…
It’s customary for the rosary women to gather around a table of homemade Italian Pastries, Cookies, and coffee after the prayer service each night.
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Live From St. Peter Novena
Tonight is a packed house! Viva!
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St Peter Novena 2014… Ma Chi Siammo Tutti Mutti…Viva San Pedro
Bridget Mathews captured this beautiful photo during last nights St. Peter Novena
The Feast of St Peter begins each year with a 9 day religious novena, held at the American Legion Hall on Washington Street here in Gloucester. Each evening women of all ages…and a few men…gather for a nightly rosary, mainly done in Sicilian. Click links below for a to hear one of the oldest deep rooted Sicilian tradition’s still held in our beautiful community.
The St. Peter Rosary…
You may remember this song from past post relating to St Joseph Rosary this past March…It was my Uncle Mike Militello most favorite Novena Song Dell’Aurora. It has become our families favorite song…we can’t help but think of him each time we sing the chorus part of this song…
Rose Verga leading the prayer service last night
Peter Favazza writes~ This is what it’s all about. The statue of St. Peter who makes miracles happen …here I’m taking a picture with my cousin Sarah Favazza. Sarah’s father Salvatore Favazza bought the St Peter Statue over from Sicily 80 years ago.
Photos courtesy of Peter Favazza
Ma Chi Siammo Tutti Mutti…Viva San Pedro
I will be live blogging nightly from the St. Peter Novena and posting more photos and stories about this tradition over the next several days…keep checking back…Viva San Pedro!
***If you have any old photos from past St. Peters Novena’s, and would like to share them on GMG please send them to us!
From left: Gina Ciaramitaro, Nicole Curcuru, Amanda Mohan, Pat Ciaramitaro, Felicia Mohan, Andrea Randazza Carlson, Bridgette Mathews, Abbey Mathews
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Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing
Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing
Ingredients
¾ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
⅓ cup buttermilk
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
¾ cup crumbled blue cheese
Step-by-Step
1 combine first 6 ingredients in bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade
2 process 30-40 seconds or until creamy dressing forms
*Note
There are many ways to make blue cheese dressing; basic ingredients always include mayonnaise, blue cheese, and one acidic ingredient like vinegar, lemon juice, or Worcestershire sauce, that is blended together with, a cream product like; heavy cream, sour cream, crème fraiche, or buttermilk. After countless times of making and serving this dressing, I prefer to use sour cream or crème fraiche when I need a thick textured dressing and, prefer to use buttermilk when needing a lighter and looser textured dressing. It’s all personal preference, and or what’s on hand in your refrigerator!
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Father’s Day with “Big Jerry”
Jay, Cindy, and Susan Greely, return home to Gloucester with their beautiful families to celebrate Fathers Day with their Dad “Big Jerry” !
Welcome home! Hope you all enjoy your time back on the island together.
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Happy Hour at Niles Beach
Life is good! Happy Fathers Day!
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Baby Bella Mushroom Thyme “Pizzett”
Baby Bella Mushroom Thyme “Pizzett”
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Live From Roger Street
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Pan Seared Golden Tilefish With Lemon Herb Confetti Rice
Pan Seared Tile Fish with Lemon Herb Confetti Rice
Golden Tilefish caught by husband Barry & friends off the coast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina
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Sista’s Favorite Kitchen Gadget of the week!
IPAC Inox-Stainless Steel Fresh Herb Mill
It’s time to start jazzing up your marinades, salads, and side dishes with the fabulous flavors of fresh herbs, and produce from local farms! Put the winter recipes away…”Summer Cooking” has officially begun! Think Fresh, Fabulous and Flavorful when preparing meals…This week many CSA Farm Programs kick off their 2014 along with dozens of weekly community Farmers markets throughout the North Shore area. Because I’m so excited to finally have an abundance of fresh locally grown produce, and herbs at my finger tips for the next several months, I thought I’d feature my IPAC Inox-Stainless Steel Fresh Herb Mill. This handheld mill is by far the most used kitchen gadget, in my kitchen during the summer months. It’s easy to use, and cuts through herbs with minimal bruising, making pretty flake like cuts that are the perfect size to use to dress up a platted meal with a fresh professional look.
*Friendly Reminder~ “The Cape Ann Farmers Market” held at Stage Forth Park, begins Thursday June 12 at 3 pm.
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Cherry Cheesecake Tart with Toasted Almond Coconut Crumble Topping
Cherry Cheesecake Tart with Toasted Almond Coconut Crumble Topping
I created this recipe over the winter, it’s beyond delicious…I promise you won’t be disappointed!
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Thank You Frieda Grotjahn…I Love my new Again & Again Tote Bag!
Frieda owner of Again & Again, used art work straight form the pages of my Cookbook “Gifts Of Gold In a Sicilian Kitchen With Sista Felicia, Harvest”, to custom designed a “Sista Felicia” tote bag made from recycled sail cloth.
I absolutely love my new “Gifts Of Gold Tote Bag…Thank you for all the special book details you included, and the clear inside pocket is awesome!
Again & Again tote bags are durable, functional, and fun! Fredida and her staff will work directly with you to customize a bag to suit your specific needs. The patterns they can create are endless. Again & Again Bags are awesome for the beach and boat, and make great gifts, for all occasions! Visit their website http://www.againnagain.com/, or stop by the store on 195 East Main Street, Gloucester and check out their ready made collection!
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serving up fresh Captain Joe’s Lobster at The Studio
From from the sea and onto the plate ! Enjoying dinner on the deck with Mom!
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live From Gloucester High School Promenade
GMG ‘s David Cox is working hard to bring you his collection of Class of 2014 Prom Photos! Stay tuned these kids look like movie stars!
Here is a sneak peek!
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Banana Split Scones
Banana Split Scones
This morning I created this recipe for my daughter Amanda, who requested freshly baked scones for breakfast. I thought I whip up a batch using slightly overripe strawberries, and extra coconut milk leftover from another recipe. The results were great! The scones are light and fluffy, and not overly sweet. Tuck this recipe into your recipe box…strawberry season is around the corner!
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Anninversary Dinner at The Franklin
I recently listed The Franklin in my top 5 most favorite places to dine on the North Shore, during a Gloucester Podcast, with Brother Joey and Nichole Schrafft. It truly is one of my favorite places to dine. The atmosphere is hip, cozy, clean, comfortable, and private. Their wait staff is always on point with outstanding service, and clear knowledge of what components make up each gourmet dish creatively pieced together by their talented chefs in the kitchen. The Franklin chefs have clearly mastered the art of cleverly paring textures and flavors of seasonal ingredients, perfectly together. They wow my taste buds every time we dine there.
Yesterday my Husband Barry and I Celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary at The Franklin Restaurant on Main Street in Gloucester Ma. Last night’s anniversary dinner started with Crisp Iceberg, Apple Wood Smoked Bacon, Tomato, Blue Cheese Dressing, and Grilled Lamb Chops, with Arugula, Fennel & Bell Pepper Salad. The lamb chops were cooked to perfection, and the Arugula Salad was tossed in tasty light dressing that complemented the grilled chops nicely. Our Entrée’s for the evening were both OUTSTANDING! My husband selected Soy Chile Glazed Salmon, Scallion Twice Fried Rice, and I selected the House Made Mushroom Ravioli, Tomato, Lemon, & Asparagus Sauce, Parmigianino. The mushroom filling was “OFF THE CHART DELICIOUS”… I mean INCREDIBLE…OMG GOOD! For dessert, we shared a Banana Bread Pudding with Vanilla bean Ice cream & Hot Fudge Sauce… It was heavenly… not overly sweet…but perfectly Sweet! We should have ordered two!
The entire Franklin staff goes the extra mile to make a pleasurable dining experience for all their patrons. If you’re planning to visit Gloucester this summer, I highly recommend dining at The Franklin… and if your server happens to be “Joe”…tell him Sista Felicia said hi, and sent you in to be wowed! He has been my server numerous times, and I think he is by far one of the best servers in our beautiful city! I can wait to go back for seconds…
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Good Morning Gloucester 
