Catching the Wave!
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Live From Fenway Top Of The 8th
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Grandma Cooking at Fire & Ice Boston
Family Day In Boston!
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Sista Felicia Finds Special Ingredient at Wilson Farms
Yesterday I made a special trip to Wilson Farm in Lexington Ma, with the hopes of finding a few bunches of fresh Ramps. Theses highly sort after spring onions resemble scallion, an are sometimes called wild leeks, or wild garlic. This springtime delicacy is all the crazy in the culinary world during their short growing season each year. The flavor can best be described as a cross between an onion and garlic.
Stay tuned for upcoming recipes containing Ramps this week!
Wilson Farm never disappoints, their fresh produce, prepared foods, and dozens of specialties items, along with an amazing gardening center is incredible! I feel like a kid in a candy store each time I visit. During yesterdays successful trip to find spring Ramps, I snapped a few photos including this beautiful floral art piece on display.
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Ask Sista Felicia
I look forward to the questions I receive from GMG FOB’s, family and friends each week! Dozens of questions are asked and answered in the aisles of local stores while I shop, and dozens are privately asked and answered through email, text message, Facebook , or Tweeter each day. I especially love when a question inspires a Sista’s Dish Post! One question asked today did just that!
Ellie Bevins Writes~ Making a rhubarb crisp for a gift. Give me your talented ideas for how to wrap an 8 in square pan??? I was going to put it on a mason jar, but I don’t think its big enough to hold a good amount. I’m stuck. Ellie
Sista Felicia’s Wrapping Suggestion~ Wrap baking dish in tea towel or small Table cloth; gather cloth ends in center of dish; fasten with Zip Tie; using matching decorative ribbon, tie fresh flower bouquet to gathered top and fix decorative bow!
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DO YOU KNOW… The Difference Between Margarine and Butter?
Last night after reading my Uncle Frank Ciaramitaro’s post (below) about the difference between margarine and butter on his personal Facebook wall, originally written and shared on Eva Boese Peter’s Facebook page, I thought of my grandmother Felicia’s famous words to others when talking about cooking and ingredients. Growing up cooking in the kitchen with my grandmother, I lost track of the number of times she preached, “always use the freshest ingredients available. NEVER EVER use the “fake stuff,” like Cool Whip, Margarine, and artificial sweetener’s, and if your on a diet, eat smaller potions using real ingredients.” Grandma Felicia was a smart women , who always questioned the content used to manufacture the “fake stuff”, and the effects it would have on the human body after years of consumption. She even questioned and refused to own a microwave, when they hit the market, cooking everything she made using her cooktop, wall ovens, or BBQ grill. I continue to follow her advice when cooking, and consciously try to avoid using microwaves, artificial sweeteners or products containing them. I am grateful for her wise advice, and happy to report that only a few recipe in my collection, call for the use of margarine.
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What’s Your Favorite SANPELLEGRINO Flavor?
Our family has been drinking SANPELLEGRINO sparkling fruit beverages for years. SANPELLEGRINO was one of the many imported Italian specialty products sold at my grandfather’s Italian verity store “Pat’s Center Grocery” on Washington Street here in Gloucester Ma., when I was a child. Growing up, everyone in the family was spoiled with the endless supply of Sicilian imported carbonated lemon and orange sparkling fruit waters, sold at ” Pat’s Center Grocery.” I think our families younger generation shares this same passionate likeness to our family favorite beverage SANPELLEGRINO, because it literally now runs in our blood after the amounts we consumed over the years in my grandfathers’ store.
SANPELLEGRINO has expanded their flavors’ to six including the original Lemon and Orange. Today Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Clementine, Pomegranate & Orange, and Blood Orange verities, are manufactured in the United States, and sold in almost all major grocery and retail stores.
Look what’s on sale this week at Stop & Shop!
Yesterday while shopping at Stop & Shop, I noticed a display advertising a 10/$10 sale on SANPELLEGRINO, and decided to surprise my kids with their favorite “Orange” along with a few other flavors including Pomegranate & Orange, a flavor I had never tasted until yesterday…OMG it was delicious!
Pomegranate & Orange is definitely my new favorite SANPELLEGRINO flavor!
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Mexican Corn Chowder
Warm up today with a bowl of Mexican Corn Chowder!
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Mangia It’s Sunday!
Every Sunday as I strain the pasta, and laddel the Sunday Sugu and meatballs into serving bowls for the family, I think back to my childhood Sunday dinners at my grandparents homes, and can hear the broken Sicilian/English voices of my grandfathers’ saying “Mangia e fatti grossa” ~ “Eat and get fat.” Everyone in the family knew it was safe to dig in and eat after hearing those words!
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Another Reported Turkey Attack On Eastern Point
Judith Monteferrante Writes~ Same bird attacked my car near Beauport on Eastern Point and now traveling to the Enclave to check out my bird feeders. Lonesome devil! Always alone! Judith
Photos sent in by Judith Monteferrante
Sista Felicia~ He was originally walking with 4 other turkeys on field of grass when we first noticed them on our way to the breakwater for a walk. As we drove past the field leaving Eastern Point, the aggressive Turkey left his friends in the grassy field and attacked our truck. It was a crazy scene, one like you see on TV. with hidden camera crews filming undercover. I didn’t want to hurt the bird, but every time I tried to drive away it chased and pecked the sides of the truck and its tires. When we finally managed to drive away from the aggressive turkey he chased us from behind…It was an experience we will be talking about for awhile….so many laughs!
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Mixed Bean Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing
Still using up Easter leftover ingredients! Last night I was thrilled to find a handful of fresh string beans leftover from Easter, when I learned that a vegetarian friend of my son would be staying for dinner. I scanned the pantry, and refrigerator, for ideas, and began chopping, grating, straining, and washing, fresh herbs, feta cheese, garlic, red onion, and beans. After tossing it all together, I whipped up a simple vinaigrette and a delicious meal even non vegetarians would enjoy was created and on the table in less then ten minutes. Today I sent my husband Barry to work with a container of this healthy hearty and delicious Mixed Bean Salad to enjoy for lunch.
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving
This weeks GMG Cook is Kay Ellis
Kay Ellis writes~ From the Famous Schooner “Thomas Lannon”
Sista Felicia ~ Kay thank you for sharing your Easter Bunny Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Carrots photo with GMG! My husband Barry and I are looking forward to another enjoyable sunset cruise on your beautiful schooner this summer!
For Schooner Thomas Lannon 2014 sailing information click on link below to visit their website www.info@schooner.org
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Sista Felicia’s Car Attacked by Turkey on Eastern Point
Does this “Turkey” know who he is pecking at? Anyone up for roasted turkey sandwiches tomorrow?
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Portuguese Sweet Bread Ham and Cheese Panini
I’m sure I am not the only one sneaking a little piece of Easter’s leftover ham from the refrigerator the past few days. Yesterday, I was busy around the house, lost track time, and missed breakfast and lunch. Starving with a growling belly, I went to the kitchen to fix a late afternoon snack using leftovers from our Easter feast. I pulled out a loaf of Portuguese Sweet Bread, a few slices of Honey Ham, and a small wedge brie cheese and placed it on my kitchen island next to a ripened whole pineapple. After cutting the loaf of sweet bread, I reached into the refrigerator for the Dijon mustard, and noticed the bottle of barbeque sauce next to it and the concocting of this amazing sandwich began! Immediately after taking the first bite, I called my neighbor working in her yard next door, over to sample the new recipe, she like it so much she called her son over to sample a bite! This is a must try recipe, especially if you still have ham and sweet bread leftovers hanging around the kitchen!
Portuguese Sweet Bread Ham and Cheese Panini
Ingredients
2 slices Portuguese Sweet Bread
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
2 pineapple slices; cut 1/8 inch thick
2 ham slices
2-4 thinly sliced pieces Brie cheese
1 tablespoon salted butter
Step-by-Step
1 in small mixing bowl whisk Dijon mustard, honey barbecue, and barbecue sauce together; spread sauce evenly on bread slices
2 butter one side of each sweet bread slice; arrange cheese, ham, and pineapple slices on unbuttered side of one bread slice; top with second bread slice (buttered side facing up); grill on preheated Panini Press 2-3 minutes until sweet bread is toasted and cheese is melted; serve immediately
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Hawaiian Pizza With Smoked Gouda Barbecue Bechamel Sauce
Are you looking for a way to serve your ham leftover from Easter Dinner?
Surprise the kids this week with this tasty Hawaiian Pizza. BJ and William said “the smoky cheese, salty ham and sweet pineapple is perfectly paired with the full-bodied flavors of barbecue” and loved” the stuff” on the bottom…LOL… “That Stuff” would be the Smoked Gouda Barbecue Béchamel Sauce!
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Are you looking For A Yummy Way To Use Up Your Left Over Ham From Easter Dinner?
One of the best parts of holiday feasts are the leftovers! For those who love turkey, the hot and cold turkey sandwiches stuffed with various combinations of leftover Thanksgiving Dinner fixings are enjoyed just as much as the feast meal itself. In Sicilian and Italian homes the back to back Christmas Eve Feast of “The Seven Fishes” and the Christmas Day Feast leftovers yield plenty of ingredients to whip up dozens of quick after holiday meals each year. But I have to admit I especially Love the traditional Easter feast leftover foods, like, cheese, eggs, lamb, ham, and fresh vegetables. They can be turned into delicious quick and easy breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes that can be enjoyed throughout this school vacation week. Over the next few days I will be post some of my favorite Easter leftover recipe creations developed over the years, that my friends and family look forward to each year!
Todays Recipe “Pasta with Peas, Ham & Cipollini Onions” is one of my daughter Amanda’s most favorite pasta dishes! For recipe details and photos click see more Continue reading “Are you looking For A Yummy Way To Use Up Your Left Over Ham From Easter Dinner?”
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Happy Peter Scola Making Sicilian “Cannateddi” Easter Egg Cookies!
This weeks GMG Cook is Happy Peter Scola!
Peters mother Grace Moceri-Scola captured this priceless moment in time for her parents living in Florida. I’m sure this video of “Happy Peter” enjoying every minute of this years annual Sicilian Easter baking tradition will make Grandparent’s Carlo and Mary Ann Moceri feeling “Happy Too!”
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Buona Pasqua!
Happy Easter from Sita’s Kitchen to your …Hope everyone is having a wonderful Day!
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Live From Audrey’s Flower Shop
Audrey’s Is selling Marshmallow Peeps Easter Arrangements!
Still have some peep arrangements left. These cute little centerpieces are only $40. Stop by 38 Road Ave., Gloucester or call 978-283-2171! Happy Easter. Flowers are a great way to brighten someone’s day!!!
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving…GMG Cooks
GMG Cooks have been busy making dozens of Sicilian ” Cannatedi”, Easter Egg Bunny and Basket Cookies, for family and friends this week!
Kathryn Piraino Godick Writes ~ Finished product!!!
Sista Felicia ~ Kathryn I love the green coconut grass embellishment! Great idea!
Maryjane Sanfilippo Carollo Writes ~ Not bad for my first time!
Sista Felicia ~ I Love your Easter Basket Cookies. They look great, and I know they taste delicious!
Brenda Grace Laino Writes ~ I did all day yesterday
Sista Felicia ~ Nice job keeping up family tradition. Your Easter cookies look beautiful!
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Traditional Easter Egg Bunny Cookies Officially Ready for Delivery!
After a two day baking event, the “Bunny Cookies” are officially ready for our family and friends. Now onto cooking and setting tables!
BJ teaching Michelle how to make the perfect Bunny Cookie. Your never to old to make Bunny Cookies!
Karlee Lorden stopped by last week to make Bunny Cookies for the first time … I think she will be back next year!
Send us your Easter Bunny Egg Cookie Photos …We would love to share them on GMG’s Sista’s Dish!
Good Morning Gloucester 