My View of Life on the Dock
Yikes this cold weather is making my backyard birds really hungry! I hope the small cup I just refilled can hold them over for a few more hours until I can make and hang a new Bird Feeder!
Hold on my feather friends more food is in the making in Sista’s Kitchen!
Mini Almond Thin Dessert Sandwiches with Chocolate Chevre Cheese and Balsamic Strawberries
Are you looking for a decadent Valentine dessert that requires no baking? After sampling a piece of SouthCoast Farms’ Creamy Chocolate Chevre Cheese at The Cave on Main Street here in Gloucester, my mind exploded with recipe ideas! This recipe was specially concocted for Valentines Day! More recipes containing this amazing cheese will be posted in the future. For details about this recipe …Click see more for details Continue reading “Mini Almond Thin Dessert Sandwiches with Chocolate Chevre Cheese and Balsamic Strawberries”
My Son BJ has a heart of gold and is always the first to share whatever he has with those around him, but when it comes to my homemade Fried Ricotta Cheese Filled raviolis’…Watch Out! For recipe details click see more Continue reading “Fried Ravioli with Sunday Pasta Sauce”
Are you looking for the perfect main course, or side dish to serve to your Valentine this week? Get closer to their heart with the delicious roasted flavors packed into this simple soup! For Recipe and Photos, click see more Continue reading “Roasted Tomato Soup”
… this share is for all who know the story behind why I hosted my First St. Joseph Altar last year… yesterday while driving to my Cousin Amy’s baby shower my mother Pat, Aunt Gina Ciaramitaro and I set a schedule for this years St. Joseph’s Day preparations, activities and Feast. Opening your home and hosting a feast for a small army takes precise orchestration and teamwork. While at the bridal shower I announced the dates to my family members, so they could block off their calendars. Today I began sending private text messages to others between preparing Sunday Dinner. While I was preparing twice baked potatoes, I was texting my life long friend Michele Tocco the dates while the potatoes cooled for a moment. At the same time I began humming to myself The St. Joseph Rosary in Sicilian. I picked the first potato to cut, and reached for my camera to snap a shot for a future recipe post, an action I do dozens of times throughout my days cooking. I snap a shot depicting the cut, then let the potato fall open in my hand to snap a second shot of the potato halved. To my surprise 2 identical cross shapes appeared on each half…. I could feel a warmth around me. My eyes filled with tears as I looked up towards the heavens and said out-loud…” So I guess your all happy with the dates we selected for our Families St. Joseph Festivities this year❤️
I like to think of happenings like this to be little gifts from my guardian angels above. Thank You Grandpa & Grandma with the Wharf, Nono & Nona with the Store, Uncle Mick & Auntie FeFe Militello and Uncle Charlie<3
Learn how to easily create my “Kiss My Butt Valentine Cookies” by following Step-By-Step decorating tips, click see more Continue reading “Happy Valentines Day Testosterone, Love Estrogen”
It’s always a treat to enjoy a yummy meal cooked by someone else…. especially when it’s prepared by chefs Eric & Jeremy at Passports! from Xfinity Mobile App
This morning while doing my weekly Saturday morning shop at Sclafani Bakery to pick up a fresh Italian bread, Cartoccioo~ Ricotta Filled Italian Donut, and Italian specialty items.
Click see more to have a peek at what owner Gus unveiled ….
Continue reading “Breaking St. Joseph News From Sclafani Bakery”
Yes I’m always on the hunt for a new kitchen gadget that can help make my job in the kitchen a little easier. Thousands are sold every year, and I’m sure hundreds have experienced buying a dud that eventually ends up in the back of a kitchen draw or cabinet. I find it extremely exciting when I find gadgets that actually works, making a culinary task a breeze. Several years ago I purchased a tool that not only saves me time but makes my food look as if it were prepped in a commercial kitchen.
Have you ever wanted this professional look at home ?
With this tool you can … Continue reading “Sista’s Favorite Kitchen Gadget Of The Week”
Take a look at all the visitors we had today… The kids will love it!
Continue reading “Birds Weathering the Storm Well in Sista’s Backyard”
Lone Gull Coffee House Is open for business. Owner Maryellen reported they have had a steady stream of patrons all morning! They will close at 2 pm today… hurry down before they close and fuel up with their famous coffee or try something new like a “Sista Felicia Tea”~ Earl Grey infused with vanilla & coconut topped with steamed milk!
Patrick @LobsterGuyPat Tweeted ~ @ Sista Felicia I need a good lobster recipe…
Hey Patrick… this ones for you! Continue reading “Lobster Rangoon”
This Weeks GMG Cook is Dee Noble. AKA my BFF & the wife of Steve Noble from Noble Electric. Last week Dee and I happened to be shopping at Market Basket at the same time. She asked me to give her a quick easy one dish dinner suggestion that she could prep while the kids were in school without any hesitation I immediately recommended Pasta Bolognese dinner. It’s hearty meat sauce can be prepared ahead and quickly warmed while the pasta boils, making it a perfect meal for mothers like Dee who’s afterschool hours are spent driving and picking up kids from their afternoon activities, while worrying about how their going to pull off getting dinner on the table at a reasonable hour. Dee followed my Pasta Bolognese recipe featured on page 216 of my Cookbook “Gifts Of Gold In A Sicilian Kitchen With Sista Felicia, Harvest”
Dee Noble Writes~ Ha!!!! Felicia Ciaramitaro Mohan WHO????? You would be so proud of me. I even used a KNIFE to coarsely chop my onions. Instead of my usual scissor action….
There was one very special hilarious moment during a Christmas Eve open house at my home that Dee and I became BFF’s…click see more for a peek of that moment … Continue reading “The Gift That Keeps On Giving…”
A few weeks ago while shopping the clearance section at our local Marshalls I spotted a marked down ravioli press, a kitchen gadget I have always wanted to try. I tossed it in my drawer of cutters and kinda forgot about it until being inspired to make homemade pasta during my trip to Boston’s North End yesterday. For years I have cut and pressed ravioli by hand just like my Grandmother Felicia did. I am beyond thrilled to have stumbled across this ravioli press. I am even more thrilled by how incredibly easy it was to use and how well it cut and sealed each raviolis edge, at the same time. I give this gadget a double thumbs ups and I know my grandmother Felicia would have too!
Yesterday after returning home from Boston I headed straight to the kitchen to find that ravioli press and whipped up 74 ricotta filled ravioli for todays Pre-Game Sunday Dinner
Today we enjoyed the fruits of my yesterdays labor, and according to my husband son BJ and princess Coconut…they were “the best I have ever made!”
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Get Your Game on tomorrow with 3 tasty recipes
Chipotle Pulled Chicken Tostada with Homemade Salsa and Guacamole …click see more for all 3 recipes! Continue reading “Chipotle Pulled Chicken Tostada with Homemade Salsa and Guacamole”
Only four key ingredients needed to make a winning touchdown recipe… Continue reading “Four Cheese Super Bowl Potato Skins”
Recipes coming …soon!
Are you looking for a new recipe for Super Bowl Sunday?
The men in the family can never seem to get enough buffalo flavoring on game days. Buffalo flavored chicken wings, drumsticks, tenders, dip, pretzels and potato chips served mild to hot are always a crowd pleaser. Although our beloved Patriots will not be a part of this years Super Bowl game, the viewing parties will go on as planned. This Sunday I’m changing up our usual football appetizer menu with a recipe twist on the widely popular combination of Buffalo chicken and Blue Cheese flavors everyone in the family seems to adore. My daughter Amanda and I developed this recipe last month after a shopping trip to The Cave Cheese shop on Main Street to find some new cheeses to get creative with in the kitchen. Laura, owner and cheese expert offered us a sample of a St Agur Blue cheese. The bright blue veining running through it’s creamy white cheese looked amazing and tasted incredible delicious. That same day Amanda and I concocted 3 recipes using cheeses we sampled with Laura at The Cave. This recipe is one of them and it now holds a spot on my son BJ’s top 5 game day appetizer food list. Continue reading “Super Bowl Appetizer… Sista’s Twist on Buffalo Chicken”
No better time of year to post a garlic recipe then the present. We are well into flu and cold season and researchers are report that the antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties that are found in garlic all can be beneficial in preventing and treating colds. So I thought I share one recipe with three serving options to help us creatively get more garlic into our daily diet!
Creamy Roasted Garlic Spread Continue reading “Creamy Roasted Garlic Spread with 3 Serving Suggestions”
Good Morning Gloucester 