GloucesterCast With Guests Sista Felicia, BJ Mohan and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/29/14

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GloucesterCast With Guests Sista Felicia, BJ Mohan and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/29/14

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Topics Include: Art McCann- Local Hero, Veterans, Not Repainting Home of The Fighting Fishermen, The Petition,  JOHN A “GUS” FOOTE, BOB WHYNOTT, DAVID H,. WATSON, LEE KENNEDY,  MIKE McLEOD, RICK NOONAN, Article in the Gloucester Daily Times, Ann Kennedy’s Questions About The Blog Today vs the Blog a Couple Years Ago, Rants, Taking Things Literally, Frank Ciolino, An Intern, The Dilution of The Blog For The Broader Good, Striving For The Happy Medium, The Impossible Job Of Pleasing Everyone, Nichole Schrafft, How Can we Improve?, Felicia’s New Espresso Maker, BJ’s Online Tools You Should Know About- Google Drive, Google Drive vs Dropbox, Sista Felicia’s Chifeletti Cookies, Ethnic Grocery Stores Today, Filling Boat Orders At Pat’s Center Grocery,  Gelato

Local Hero Saving Us From Politically Correct Nutjobs- Art McCann

 

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Peek at Felicia’s Cook Book Photo Shoot

Felicia Ciaramitaro Amanda Mohan ©Kim Smith 2013

I sampled the apple cake over the weekend, just one of hundreds of dishes Felicia prepared for two intense days of non-stop shooting in preparation for her forthcoming cookbook. Oh my, is it worth the cost of the cookbook for this recipe alone!!!

BJ Mohan ©Kim Smith 2013. copyBJ, like his dad Barry, is alway lending a helping hand.

Felicia Ciaramitaro Amanda Mohan -1 ©Kim Smith 2013.Like Mother, Like Daughter

More St. Joseph Day Preparation Photos with Sista Felicia and Family

Thank you Felicia and Family for sharing your blessed and beautiful St. Joseph Day celebration. Thank you Sefatia for your stellar explanations of the traditions during filming this past weekend. Thank you Orlando Family for welcoming me to your home last year to share your beautiful novenas, which has helped enormously in developing the St. Joseph Day film project.  Thank you Grace and Giambanco Sisters and Family for providing the first of many interviews to come. And my deepest thanks to all the Gloucester Families who are opening their hearts and homes this coming week during filming.

Sista Felicia making pasta © Kim Smith 2013

Sista Felicia’s pasta is the lightest, tenderest, sweetest melt-in-your mouth “bista” you can possibly imagine.

Barry Mohan Sista Felicia making pasta © Kim Smith 2013

Everyone lends a hand in the making, including teens Amanda, BJ, and Sabrina, and with Felicia’s husband Barry, Grandma Pat, Aunt Gina, nieces, cousins, great aunts, and friends. That’s really the best part–everyone working together to keep the traditions alive by creating a beautiful and memorable event for loved ones.

Pat Ciaramitaro Sista Felicia making pasta © Kim Smith 2013 Over thirty pounds of semolina flour was purchased for the pasta. Every slender slice was gone by the end of the day, either eaten or given away to all who came to the Ciaramitaro-Mohan St. Joseph Day Feast.

Amanda Mohan Sista Felicia making pasta © Kim Smith 2013BJ Mohan Sabrina Sista Felicia making pasta © Kim Smith 2013Sabrina and BJ Mohan Sista Felicia making pasta 2 © Kim Smith 2013Pat Mom and Sista Felicia making pasta © Kim Smith 2013St. Joseph Day Feast Preparations

Making Italian Donuts With Sista Felicia and Nephew BJ At The Gloucester Daily Times Website

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From the Gloucester Daily Times Taste of The Times-

These are considered a special treat by Felicia Ciaramitaro Mohan’s family, especially her son BJ, who helps make this recipe. Every Sunday, especially on religious holidays such as Easter Sunday, Grandfather Joe would make these special donuts “for us (seven Grandchildren) on Sunday mornings. This is one of many treats he and my grandmother Felicia would make for Sunday coffee time after Sunday Mass.”
The special ingredient in these homemade donuts is ricotta cheese. It is mixed into the batter and makes for a very moist and tasty round donut, which is rolled into powdered sugar right after frying them in oil.
“My Grandfather passed away when I was in high school. When my twins were born many years later, I remember counting the months till they could have table food so I could make them to enjoy on Sunday mornings and Holiday mornings just as I did growing up.”
“My kids enjoy them just as much as my cousins bother & I did. My daughter Amanda knows how to make the batter, BJ is a professional donut powdered and my husband is defiantly the best at eating them! With our busy schedules traveling with our daughter Amanda for tennis, Sunday mornings as a family are tough to fit in. In spite of this, everyone knows, including my nieces Eloise & Madeline, that when TeTe, Uncle Barry, BJ & Amanda are home on a Sunday donuts are being made while the sauce and meatballs are cooking for our family dinner!”
You may want to try them for a special day such as Easter or at any time you want to make a special treat.

Nephew BJ Mohan Takes Some Pictures of The Easter Basket Planting At The Home And Business Expo

Tons of Pictures and Video from the Home and Business Expo to Come.  Much thanks to Nephew BJ and his pal Gabe who relentlessly promoted the blog we all love at the show!

Braves Pitcher BJ Mohan screams after striking out the last Athletics batter during their 2-1 win in the Gloucester Little League Majors B World Series game.

Gloucester: Braves pitcher BJ Mohan screams after striking out the last Athletics batter during their 2-1 win in the Gloucester Little League Majors B World Series game. Photo by Kate Glass/Gloucester Daily Times Thursday, July 23, 2009

Gloucester: Sal Costanzo reaches for the ball as Sam Kirk steals second base during the Gloucester Little League Majors B World Series game between the Athletics and Braves. The Braves won 2-1. Photo by Kate Glass/Gloucester Daily Times Thursday, July 23, 2009.

Steven Tetoni steals second base as Sal Costanzo, left, and Eric Chalmers, right, get the ball late during the Gloucester Little League Majors B World Series game between the Athletics and Braves. The Braves won 2-1. Photo by Kate Glass/Gloucester Daily Times Thursday, July 23, 2009.