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Sista Felicia Caramelized Onion, Blue Cheese & Goat Cheese and Pear Flatbread Pizza- Recipe Coming Soon
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Pick Those Tomatoes Before The Storm and Make Sista Felicia’s Sun Dried Tomato Recipe
There are tons of tomatoes ripe on the vine what will undoubtedly fall off when the storm hits. So if you had an event planned for today which was cancelled or if you’re looking for something to do, go pick some tomatoes and make some delish Sun-Dried Tomatas!
Sista Felicia recipe
This time of year I find myself daydreaming of my childhood! I remember Sunday mornings, while the grownups in our family had coffee and Italian pastry with my grandparents, my brother, cousins and I would play outside in my grandparents’’ yard. Every summer while playing I watch my grandparents’ garden grow. I always knew that school days were approaching, when their tomatoes were ready for picking! Tomato time at my grandparents’ house was a family affair! Canning tomatoes for the winter was a ritual.
Ingredients:
2 pints of vine ripe small tomatoes (use a verity of small tomatoes)
Kosher salt
Fresh ground pepper
Olive oil
Step 1: Rinse and dry tomatoes
Step 2: Cut tomatoes in half
Step 3: place cut tomatoes in a medium bowl 
Step 4: Season tomatoes with 2 teaspoon of Kosher salt
Step 5: Drizzle Olive oil over tomatoes
Step 6 : Gently toss to evenly coat tomatoes with oil
Step 7: Pour tomatoes onto a cookie sheet fit with a cookie rack
Step 8: Using your hands turn each tomato on rack with cut side facing up and season with 1 Tablespoon of Kosher salt
Step 9: Dust tomatoes with freshly ground pepper
Step 10: Place tomatoes in preheated in 200 degree oven for 3-4 hours until tomatoes are dehydrated
Step 11: Pour a ¼ cup of olive oil into each mason jar.
Step 12: Place 1 garlic clove in each jar.
Step 13: Layer sun-dried tomatoes and garlic ¾ of the way to the top of the jar and top with olive oil.
Step 14: Place a lid and ring onto each mason jar and store in refrigerator until ready to use.
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Bread & Butter Pickles Recipe From Sista Felicia
2 ½ lbs. pickling cucumbers
1 lb. white onions sliced very thin
2-3 Tablespoons of Kosher salt
1 ¼ Cups white distilled vinegar
1 Cup apple cider vinegar
2 ¼ Cups white sugar
1 Tablespoon mustard seeds
1 Teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
¾ Teaspoon celery seeds
1 Stick cinnamon
6 Allspice berries
1 Pinch of ground allspice
6 Whole cloves
1 Pinch of ground clove
½ Teaspoon turmeric
Step 1: Clean cucumbers and onions under running water to remove any dirt
Step 2: Slice cleaned cucumbers and onions 1/4 inch thick (discard the ends)
Step 3: Place sliced cucumbers and onions in a large bowl
Step4: Sprinkle Kosher Salt or Pickling Salt over the cucumbers and onions, and toss well distributing the salt evenly (DO NOT use table salt)
Step 5: Cover salted cucumbers and onions with a tea towel
Step 6: Cover tea towel with several cups of ice
Step 7: Place bowl in refrigerator for 3-4 hours
Step 8: Remove bowl from refrigerator (ice should be melted)
Step 9: Remove tea towel
Step 10: Strain mixture in a large colander
Step 11: Rinse cucumbers and onions EXTREMELY well with clean water.
**Repeat rinsing 3-4 times
Step 12: Set rinsed/drained cucumber onion mixture aside
Step 13: Place vinegar, sugar, and spices in a 6 qt. pot and bring to a rolling boil
Step 14: Carefully add Cucumbers and onions to boiling mixture
Step 15: Stir mixture making sure all the cucumber and onions are coated with spiced liquid, and bring to a boil again
Step 16: Quickly remove pan from heat
Step 17: Sterilize canning jars, lids, and rings by placing them in a water bath
Step 18: Boil jars, rings, and lids for 10 minutes
Step 19: Using long tongs carefully remove jars, lids and rings from water bath
Step 18: Place a kitchen towel inside of a cookie sheet and place hot /wet jars, rings and lids on top of towel.
Step 19: Ladle warm bread and butter pickles into sterilized jars leaving a half inch space at top of each jar. Make sure all pickles are completely covered with liquid and there is a ½ inch space at top
*Note: I use my grandmother Felicia’s Canning Cuff to fill my jars. I highly recommend picking one up at a kitchen store. It really makes filling the mason jars super easy and mess free!
Step 20:Place a lid on each jar and fasten with a metal ring
Step 21: Place sealed jars back into water bath and boil for 10 min
Step 22: Using long tongs, carefully remove mason jars from water bath, placing them back on cookie sheet lined with towel, and let them cool.
**While they cool on towel, you should hear little popping noises. Don’t be alarmed that’s a good thing, it a sign that your jars have been properly processed!
Enjoy!
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Sista Felicia Cooked Up Some Killer Tuna Patties
Hopefully we can get her to share her recipe.
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Cape Ann SUP A Huge Hit With GMGers
Sista Felicia, Dee Noble and the kids went day before yesterday and Ed Collard, Donna Ardizzoni and Tim Burton went yesterday and both report back that it is a MUST-DO activity!!!!
Donna writes-
So fun … it was a blast and I actually got up and stayed up.. great
guys as well
Dee Noble Writes-
Just completed our lesson and first paddle. Lainie (10), Bj and Amanda (13), and Flea and Me (old). It was a TOTAL blast. Tyler is awesome. We mastered standing, kneeling, turning, and boat wake. It was great. 5 for 5 had dry hair at the end.
Worth the trip. Very, very fun….
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Coconut Shrimp with Mango Dipping Sauce From Sista Felicia
Coconut shrimp is my daughter Amanda’s all time most favorite appetizer. Truthfully whenever she sees it on a menu, usually listed as an appetizer, she orders them as her meal! I have lost track of how many times she has asked me to prepare them for her at home. After a few attempts, and a little tweaking, I can honestly say, I have mastered Coconut shrimp! This recipe is supper easy to prepare and they are FANTASTIC melt in your mouth Delicious!
Ingredients:
2 dozen large shrimp, deveined with shell removed (optional –keep tail shell on if serving as passed appetizer)
Marinade:
Juice of 1 lime
1 cup coconut milk
¼ cup chopped cilantro
Crunchy Crust:
1 ½ cups Panko breadcrumbs
7 oz. sweetened coconut flakes
Beer Batter:
1 bottle of beer
1 cup flour
Mango dipping sauce:
2 table spoon of Stonewall Kitchen Mango Chutney
* (I’m a huge fan of Stonewall Kitchen products and always have their products in my pantry, although you can use other brands of mango chutney)
1 ½ tablespoon chopped red onion
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
1 garlic clove
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Juice of a ½ lime
2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 ½ fresh mango peeled & chopped
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Step 1: Place shrimp, coconut milk, lime juice and cilantro in a zip lock bag and marinate in refrigerator for 24 hours
Step 2: Sneak into your husband’s beer frig and borrow 1 bottle of beer. Don’t worry he will only be upset for a few minutes. If he is anything like my husband, he will be happily in beer batter heaven with his first bite!
Step 3: In a medium bowl combine beer and flour
Step 4: Using a wire whisk, whisk until you have a batter resembling a pancake consistency
Step 5: Mix Panko and coconut in a pie plate
Step 6: Place all Mango dipping sauce ingredients into a mini chopper and pulse 10 times
Step 7: Transfer to a serving bowl
Step 8: Remove 1 shrimp from marinate bag dip into batter
Step 9: place battered shrimp in panko/coconut mixture pressing shrimp gently into coating
Step 10: Carefully flip shrimp to coat other side
Step 11: Place coconut shrimp onto a waxed paper lined cookie sheet and repeat process with remaining shrimp
Step 12: Chill coconut shrimp in freezer for at least 30 min (or overnight)
Step 13: Heat 1 ½ inches of La Spagnola oil in a med. fry pan over high heat
Step 14: Remove shrimp from refrigerator
Step 15: Test oil temp by placing a few coconut flaks into hot oil, once it sizzles you know you oil is ready.
Step 16: Carefully place 6-8 coconut shrimp into hot oil using long cooking tongs
Step 17: Fry 3-4 min or until golden brown and gently turn over each shrimp continue cooking 3-4 min until golden brown.
Step 18: Remove from oil and cool on wire rack , repeating process until all shrimp are fried
Step 19: Arrange, Golden, Crispy Succulent Beer Batter Coconut Shrimp on a serving platter with Mango dipping sauce.
Step 20: Serve warm, and watch them quickly disappear!
As you can see … a few didn’t make it to the serving platter. I simply couldn’t resist!
Enjoy!
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Basic Chicken Salad From Sista Felicia
Basic Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
2 breast of chicken (skinless & boneless)
1 stalk of celery diced into bite size pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoon mayo
3 cups water
Step 1: Place water, chicken breast, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in medium size sauce pan over high heat cook until chicken is completely cooked through.
Step 2: Remove chicken from pan and let rest in a bowl until cool enough to touch.
Step 3: Slice celery lengthwise 3 times. Stack celery pieces together and chop into bite size pieces
Step 4: Using your hands pull chicken apart into shredded pieces set aside
Step 5: Place the chicken into the bowl of Cuisinart chopper and add diced celery reaming ½ teaspoon salt and pepper.
Step 6: Cover Cuisinart bowl and pulse 2-3 times
Step 7: Open lid and add 2 tablespoon of mayo
Step 8: cover and pulse chop 2-3 times or until chicken salad is the consistency you like
*Note, at this point add more or less Mayo to suit your taste buds! Try adding sliced almonds, sliced seedless grapes, or even try dried cranberries! As you can see my family enjoys a moist but not wet consistency
Step 9: Place Chicken Salad into a air tight plastic container and keep refrigerated until ready to serve
Enjoy!
Last week hot and feeling way too lazy to cook, I decided to head off to the market early in the morning to buy deli sandwich meat and snacks for the beach. Immediately after taking a # at the deli counter, I realized there were 5 people ahead of me and quickly had to think of a plan “B”, knowing my kids wanted to get to the beach by noon! I walked over to the cold chest storing the pre sliced deli meat, to see what my options were and was disappointed to find there was no pre sliced “Buffalo Chicken” ,(the only Deli meat my son will eat). I noticed small containers of prepared chicken, ham and egg salad. I picked up a “Small” container of chicken salad and my finger tip nearly burned completely off. Yikes! The cost of a small 15 oz. container was selling for $6.99. Seriously? Not to be cheap, but one can buy a whole chicken for less than that. Even a rotisserie chicken cooked for half that price. I placed it back on the self along with my laziness to cook, and added a package of 6, fresh chicken breast to my shopping cart. When I arrived home my MTMM kicked in(Multi-Tasking Mother Mode) … unloading groceries, packing up the beach bag, switching loads of laundry, along with prepping dinner, all awhile whipping up a batch of ridiculously easy chicken salad I have made for years. Lunch and dinner for 4 for under $10
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Sista Felicia Iced Tea (with directions this time)
Ice Tea
Ingerdients:
10 cups cold water
3 ½ cups sugar
5 mint leaves (optional)
36 tea bags
10 cups ice
Juice of 1 lemon (optional)
Yields 6 quarts
Perfect for these hot summer days and nights. This Ice Tea is a delicious refreshing beverage, sure to complement any summer time meal.
Step 1:Combine water, sugar and mint in a large pot
Step 2:Place pot over a high heat
Step3: Bring to a rolling boil
Step4: Select a flavor/verity of tea. I like to use tea pods simply to cut down on prep time, avoiding having to remove the paper
Step 5: Collect 36 tea pods or bags with paper tabs removed and set aside
Step6: Carefully remove pot from heat and add 36 tea pods to hot mint infused sugar water
.Step7: Steep tea for 20 minutes.
Step 8: Using your hand or 2 large slotted spoons squeeze pods to extract tea
Step9: Dispose used pods
Step10: Place 10 cups ice into a drink dispenser
Step11: Cut 1 lemon in half
Step12: Squeeze the lemon into the drink dispenser directly over the ice and remove any seeds
Step13: Carefully pour tea into dispenser and stir
Step14: Fill a tall tumbler glass with ice and fill with yummy tea garnish with a sprig of mint or lemon or both!
All photos Felicia and BJ Mohan
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Sista Felicia’s Iced Tea
Iced Tea
Ingredients:
10 cups cold water
3 ½ cups sugar
5 mint leaves (optional)
36 tea bags
10 cups ice
Juice of 1 lemon (optional)
Yields 6 quarts
Perfect for these hot summer days and nights. This Ice Tea is a delicious refreshing beverage, sure to compliment any summer time meal.
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GMG Float To Feature Local Soundtrack For 2011 Horribles Parade- I Want To See All My Homies Shaking Their Tail Feathers!
Sista Felicia continues her assault on the budget and promises and over-the-top float this year! It better be, she keeps coming back to me to hit up the wallet.
Title Sponsor Peter Van Ness Writes-
You asked for it. You got it. Music. The best independent music north of Boston will be blasting from the GMG Float on July 3 thanks to Will Hunt (Celebrate Gloucester sound man, who is donating the PA) and all the extraordinary musicians who live here.
We’ve put together the Ultimate Gloucester Area Playlist with music from 2 dozen local artists on gimmesound.com. ALL THE MUSIC IS LOCAL, INDEPENDENT MUSIC! Best if all, IT’S EXCELLENT MUSIC. Rock, pop, blues, soul, indie, jazz, country, celtic, ska, folk, reggae, americana, and more!
What better way to celebrate our independence than with independent music from Gloucester, which is becoming known to have one of the most vibrant music scenes in the US — Austin of the Northeast!
You wanted music, Joey, and you got it.
Here’s a list of some of the local musicians who you’ll hear from the GMG float (alphabetical by First Name — expect a few surprises too):
Allen Estes, Bandit Kings, Bingo Fridays, Chelsea Berry, Dan King, Earl & Arch, Erinn Brown, Everybody’s Neil, Fly Amero, Gary Shane, Henri Smith, Hoodoo Revelator, Inge Berge, Karen Ristuben, Lisa Landy, Michael O’Leary, Mile 21, Pete Lindberg, Runaround Sound, Satch Kerans, Tod Ellyson, Tony Hilliard, Will Hunt, Willie Alexander
Much Thanks To All Of Our Friends and Sponsors Including-
Help building from Bro-In Law Barry, Sista Felicia, Ed Collard, Jeremy Frost Construction and the kids. Paulie Walnuts will be printing up the limited run t-Shirts and Greg Harris’ Briarwood Landscaping is providing us with the trailer. Frank and Joey Ciolino are doing the truck detailing. will Hunt is donating the PA system.
Of Course it wouldn’t be possible without sponsorship from these fantastic community minded businesses-
gimmesound.com — local live music listings. Find every live music show in Gloucester and Cape Ann — listen to music on-line & download — all for free.
The Lone Gull is a family owned coffeehouse located on Main Street in historic downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts. Our ideal location makes us a great place to stop for a drink or a bite to eat, to chat with friends, or to have a business meeting. We offer free wi-fi to our customers, extremely comfortable couches and chairs, and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.
Ed Collard House Doctors Handyman Services
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Sista Felicia Is Planning Our Assault On 2011 Horribles Parade Immortality with A Little Help From our Friends!
She was absolutely demolishing my wallet but thanks to the Lone Gull, GimmeSound.com and Ed Collard who have stepped up with sponsorship monies the sting is gone! We have pledges to help build from Bro-In Law Barry, Sista Felicia, Ed Collard, Jeremy Frost Construction and the kids. Paulie Walnuts will be printing up the limited run t-Shirts and Greg Harris’ Briarwood Landscaping is providing us with the trailer. I hope to see you all on the parade route or in the parking lot tailgating!
Make sure when you see the GMG Float you give a WOOT! WOOT!
Homie Is Rolling Baby!!!!!
(and he’s bringing some friends along for the ride!)
Please patronize these GMG Approved Community Minded Businesses
Lone Gull Coffeehouse
gimmesound.com — local live music listings. Find every live music show in Gloucester and Cape Ann — listen to music on-line & download — all for free.
The Lone Gull is a family owned coffeehouse located on Main Street in historic downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts. Our ideal location makes us a great place to stop for a drink or a bite to eat, to chat with friends, or to have a business meeting. We offer free wi-fi to our customers, extremely comfortable couches and chairs, and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.
Ed Collard House Doctors Handyman Services
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Sista Felicia is Looking For A Flatbed We Can Tow For The GMG Horribles Parade Float
Anyone out there want to be a part of the team and have a blast?
Let us know.
Here is our First Place float from last year and this year she wants to go bigger and better!
We had a 4 inch pipe shooting seagull poop out of homie’s butt!
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Sista Felicia Does Moms Zucchini Side Dish At The Gloucester Daily Times Taste Of The Times
Check It Out At The Gloucester Daily Times Website By Clicking here
The summer vegetables will be coming soon and this simple version of preparing zucchini is another recipe from Felicia Mohan’s home style Italian kitchen. When zucchini becomes plentiful you need many different ways to prepare it that are simple and of course tastes good.
This particular recipe is one of the ways her mother used to prepare zucchini and that is where it got its’ name. The main ingredients that give this side dish its flavor are the basil, the chicken broth and the juice of a fresh lemon. Felicia insists that the lemon juice be fresh in order to achieve the full flavor.
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Easter Bunny Cookies With Sista Felicia at The Gloucester Daily Times Taste of The Times
From The GDT:
Felicia Mohan grew up waiting for Easter so she could eat these cookies her grandmother made. After her grandmother retired in Florida and was no longer around for Easter, her Aunt assumed the responsibility and now she has herself. The secret is to use this Italian pastry dough recipe, decorate your own Easter eggs with your kids, make a simple frosting using fresh lemon, and top with brightly colored sprinkles.
Get the recipe here
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Making Italian Donuts With Sista Felicia and Nephew BJ At The Gloucester Daily Times Website
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.
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Sista Felicia Talks About Free Easter Basket Project at The Home and Business Expo
Sista Felicia will be there along with many of your favorite GMG contributors at The GMG booth. Felicia will be giving an Easter Basket demonstration on how to pot and grow grass in your Easter Basket. Baskets, soil and grass seed will be provided while supplies last so get there right at 12 so you can make sure you get one. We will also have free GMG Stickas to pass out.
Cape Ann Home & Business Exposition
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 27 2011, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Gloucester High School Field House
32 Leslie O. Johnson Road, Gloucester, MA 01930
Click here for discounted admission coupon
Sponsored by:
Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
978-283-1601, tim@capeannchamber.com
Home Sponsors Exhibitors Speakers Schedule Registration Form Directions
Click here for discounted admission coupon
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Cooking Fried Whiting With Sista Felicia Video at The Taste of The Times
Click here to view the video at the Gloucester Times Website
Deb Clarke just asked me how Felicia seasons her fried whiting. I answered her on Twitter but not sure if she ever got it. In any case here you can see exactly how it is done. Fried Whiting is my very favorite fish to eat. I could sit down with a pile of salted fried whiting and a couple of cold beers and have an incredible feast. The pure white flesh of the whiting is the tastiest fish ever. You eat it like corn on the cob and the meat falls away from the bone easily. In my opinion the most underutilized species we have today. It also make an incredible soup.
Here are some pictures from a couple of weeks ago at Felicia’s house-
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St Joseph’s Feast At Sista Felicia’s
Zeppole Ready For The Ricotta
Sfinciuni
Grace Frying Up the Haddock
Breaded Red Peppers
Michelle Ladles on Some St Joseph’s Pasta
Mangia!
Good Morning Gloucester 