Toasting Sista Felicia’s Gifts of Gold Kickstarter Success!
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Just Six Hours Left To Order Your Sista Felicia Cookbook Through Kickstarter! Also Marth Stewart’s Executive Food Director Lucinda Scala Quinn Back’s Sista Felicia’s Project!
If you haven’t ordered your Sista Felicia Cookbook through Kickstarter or got your tickets to the Gala Book Launch Party At Cruiseport There’s Just Hours Left To Do So!
Here’s the Link- http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95596299/sista-felicias-sicilian-cookbook?ref=category
Also Check out Martha Stewart’s Executive Food Director Lucinda Scala Quinn who gave Sista Felicia her seal of approval –
August 8, 2013
Kickstarter Projects We’re Loving Right Now
Posted by Lucinda Scala Quinn
Hi Everyone,
I love hearing people’s stories of why food and cooking is important to them- whether it’s how they’re putting it on their own table, getting out there with a message to make the food system better, or teaching someone else your best recipes and tips.
When I began my publishing career, there wasn’t any crowd-sourcing help or a way to get the message out to tons of people to fund books. Truth be told, I self-published my first book before it was picked up and published years later! Luckily, there are a ton of different ways to get the message out today, and I’ve found these two Kickstarter campaigns that I wanted to spread to all of you Mad Hungry-ers.
Sista Felicia’s Sicilian Cookbook
As a fellow Italian and for those of you that have watched my show, some of my best food memories are of cooking from my family’s Italian heritage. Those recipes are filled with warmth, comfort, history and flavor. Felicia is on an ambitious mission to share her family’s recipes and traditions through a series of 4 cookbooks that will embody her “commitment to ensure the past is not lost but is forever saved for future generations”. Felicia has just a little more to go on her goal and has 10 days left.
Take a minute to watch their videos, read their blogs and Facebook pages, and if you feel empowered by Felicia, please donate!
Best,
LSQ
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Todd Tanger and Aurelia Nelson from 104.9 Represent! With Sista Felicia
Listen to Sister Felicia’s Interview With Aurelia This Sunday at 9:00AM!
Click here to listen on the 104.9 website
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Sista Felicia and Peter Van Ness on Aurelia Nelson’s Curtain Up Sunday 9am 104.9 FM
Well … Aurelia Nelson found a clever way to host Sista Felicia on her North Shore104.9 radio show Curtain Up that features guests in music and theatre. But it wasn’t much of a stretch. Anyone who’s ever seen Felicia in the kitchen knows that she puts on a great show. She’s got star quality!
So get up early enough tomorrow (Sunday) to catch Aurelia Nelson interview Sista Felicia about her new cookbook at 9am and you’ll also get to hear Peter talk about how our Fall concert series is reviving The Larcom Theatre in Beverly.
In the meantime, you can bop down to the Waterfront Festival and check out Sista Felicia’s tent.
Watching her put the sides on is a good show in and of itself.
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Sista Felicia Publically Thanks her Kickstarter Backers…
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you all for supporting my Kickstarter project. Because of your support, my first cookbook, Gifts of Gold In a Sicilian Kitchen with Sista Felicia Harvest will be available very soon. I truly appreciate your generosity and hope my recipes bring your family, friends and loved ones in to your kitchens to enjoy my Gifts of Gold. Hope to meet and celebrate with each of you at the Red Carpet Cookbook Gala at the Cruiseport Gloucester August 28, 2013Tickets are on sale now…3 days remaining to support Sista Felicia’s Kickstarter project, reserve your copies and Red Carpet Gala Tickets here
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95596299/sista-felicias-sicilian-cookbook
Donna Favazza, Virginia Smith,Catherine Orlando, Meg Sussman, David Kyrouz, Betty Mitchell, Michelle Philpott, Sonia Leigh Burdick, Grace & Tom Lattof, Karen Muniz, Pamela A. Orlando, Amanda, Sue Almeida, Alison Ciaramitaro, Betsy Smith, Bobbi Erwin, susan hunter, Zinnia, Joanne Frontiero, joan waterhousse, Shannon McPhee, Vickie & Peter Van Ness, Jan Bordinaro, Sandra Conley, Gregory Boccuti, Joe Morrissey, Christopher R. Daddato, lou, Christopher R. Daddato, julie cooper, Kevin Henry, kelly oconnor, Annette Ciaramitaro, Paula J Bertolino, Lucinda Seigel, joe orlando, DigitalWhitewater, Meredith Canaway, carl zerbo, Aaron Bourke, Nicole Duckworth, Josephine R. Curcuru, Michael Puscar, Carol McMahon, James Balestraci, bonnie mitchell, cathy, jane c nicholson, Leela Aniela Giannasi, agatha Valenti, J. Joyce Curcuru, Kathryn Goodick, Jerry Greely, Susan canning, Patricia Ciaramitaro, David Dorr, Richard D. Roderick, Norma E. Kitfield, Ann Marie Nehme, Melissa Joy Teixeira, Alicia Cox, Marcia DeFelice, Nancy Fi., Frank Ciolino, Joseph Warren, aurelia nelson, Meredith Manos, Deb McNeil, Catherine Webber, Ed and Jean Sawicki, Catherine Gunn, Margaret Lee, Alice Gardner, David Leveille, AnnMarie, Grace Pallazola, Elisa Mullen, David Pankiewicz, John W. Saputo,Grace Pallazola, Charleen Ellis McCarthy, JoeAnn Hart, Andy Doyle, joan kimberley, Winifred Diedrich, Sini Estlander, Jennifer Ciaramitaro, Todd DuPriest, Diana, Marie Shurina, Karen Burris, Kim Arntsen, Pam murray, Cindy Bass, Concetta Orlando, Marguerite Ryan, Janet L Johnson, Christopher Gray, Stephen Dubin, Suzanne Lafata,, Sharon Collins, Kerrie Donahue, Shelly Lane, Kim Arntsen, Joseph Marcantonio, Tanya Frost, Camellia El Antably, Kathleen Scalli Johnson, Virginia R. McKinnon, Karen McNally, Ruthie, Jeffrey Legendre, Valerie Marino, Gene McCartney, Linda McGuinness, Peter Greico, Nikki kaloust, Matt Parisi, Joanne Main Souza, kelly oconnor, Cosimo Marcantonio, Linda Devoe, Gary Hasselschwert, Marsha Mohan, Laura Thomas, Phyllis-Ann Morrissey, Alicia Pensarosa, Nancy Silva, Patricia M Howard, Rachel Kahan, Natalie Sweet, Karen Waystack, Robert Suizu, Joseph C Saia Jr, Carol Miller, Shirley Kahan, Nina Calomo Ciccariello, Maria Randazza, david a rosania, Debbie muniz, Gwen Stantial, Marcia Curcuru, Carolyn Souers, Angela Finnerty, Raina Morgan, Suzanne Roberts, Susan Slark, Carolyn Curcuru, Skip Montello, Bartosz Kiera, Sarah Wilkinson, Debbie Mahoney, Jeanne F. Smith, lucille militello, carl zerbo, Garth Greimann, Rosamond Smith, Nancy Hogan, Tim Mascara, Joyce Reardon, GERALDLINE GAIPO, Stori Cadigan, Rebecca, Jean Petruzzelli Lochiatto, Amy Orlando, Ann Kennedy, Marty Morgan, lucille militello, Nancy Sperry, Robert Ryan, Kay Ellis, Angela OConnor, Jean MacLachlan, Kathryn Connors Flaherty, Susanne Guyer, Grace & Tom Lattof, Jeanne Gavin, jean coffey, Martha Coleman, Lauren Day, Gail Guittarr, Beth Costanzo, Deanna M Ouderkerken, Mary Beth Stanton, Steve Alley, Linda Berard, Barbara Lane, Lowell Peabody, Anthony Valente, Bridgette Mathews, Cathy Hebert, Grace Ciaramitaro, Eleanor Curcuru, Paulf, Sharon St Clair, Corinne M. Hallett, Ella Lewis, Dianne Eason, patricia mastrorio, cath, Deborah Hysmith, Jonas Atterbring, joseph ciaramitaro, chuck cook, Grace Giambanco Numerosi, Bartosz Kiera, Liam King, SeanOo, Ed and Jody Dove, Deborah McComiskey, Mara Destino, Patricia Papows, Mara Destino, JENNIFER CULLEN, Angela Ciaramitaro, Melissa Abbott, Michele Tocco, Martha Geraghty, Patricia Ciaramitaro, Ed Collard, Gina Parisi Wingerter, Felicia Trupiano, Carol McMahon, Mary Pat Smilikis, Kim Smith, Karen Teague, Paul Morrison, Donna Ardizzoni, Kathy Low, joseph ciaramitaro
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Chickity Check It! Sista Felicia Featured In Gail McCarthy GDT Article-
August 14, 2013
‘Sista Felicia’s’ Sicilian cooking
Gloucester-rooted book is now a series
By Gail McCarthyStaff Writer
Felicia (Ciaramitaro) Mohan grew up in a family surrounded by simmering pots of pasta and bubbling brews of tomato sauce, all created by mothers and grandmothers who never used a recipe.
Their style of cooking, straight from their memory, included a pinch of that ingredient, or a handful of another, and so on.
But two generations later, out of fear of losing these heirloom recipes forever, Mohan — at the urging of her husband Barry — set out to make a cookbook of sorts for her twins, Amanda and BJ. From that seed sprouted her effort to make such a book. But she never imagined that the original scope of the work would grow exponentially.
For the entire article at The Gloucester Daily Times website click here
To order your copy of her cookbook and/or get an invite to her Gala Book Launch at Cruiseport click here
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FUNDED!
#BOOM!
Sista Felicia Update!!!!
Well it’s official- The Kickstarter Campaign was a success! Tipped the Goal yesterday afternoon thanks to all of Felicia’s supporters, family and friends. Can’t say enough how proud I am of her and her team who worked unbelievably hard to make this a reality.
What a crew!
Excited to report that my Kickstarter project is currently 94% funded with 9 days remaining to reach my goal and see my dream become a reality! Please continue to help me spread the word and share my Kickstarter link with your family friends and coworkers.
You can pre-order your copy of Gifts of Gold: In a Sicilian Kitchen with Sista Felicia: Harvest at
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95596299/sista-felicias-sicilian-cookbook
Although Gifts of Gold is completed and at the printer, my Creative Director James Eves III, owner and Master in his field at Cape Ann Giclee, and I have been busy planning The Red Carpet Cookbook Launch Gala Event to be held on August 28, 2013 from 7:30 to 11:00 pm at Cruiseport Gloucester. James has been designing the beautiful Sista Felicia logo-embellished tote bag that is included in some of the Kickstarter Pledge Packages. He has an unparalleled eye for detail in everything he creates. The invitations to the Red Carpet Gala are just as amazing as the evening we have planned.
The Cruiseport Gloucester staff has been wonderful to work with and very helpful in accommodating all the necessary details for this special evening. I am excited to announce Cruiseport will be preparing recipes straight from the pages of Gifts of Gold that evening and will be shaking up my favorite Lemon Drop Cocktail at the bar. Join me, along with my family, friends, Sista Felicia Team, and supporters, for a night of celebratory dancing, food, and fun!
Individual tickets can be purchased through pledging my Sista Felicia Kickstarter Project at this link-
Sista Felicia’s Sicilian Cookbook
$35.00 Kickstarter Pledge~Individual ticket to Red Carpet Cookbook Launch Gala
$95.00 Kickstarter Pledge~Receive 1 personally autographed hardcover first edition copy of Sista Felicia’s Cookbook, 1 laminated 13X14X3 designer tote bag beautifully embellished with Sista Felicia’s logo, 1 Red Carpet Cookbook Launch Gala Invitation, and a public thank you
$125.00 Kickstarter Pledge~Receive 1 personally autographed hardcover first edition copy of Sista Felicia’s Cookbook, 1 laminated 13X14X3 designer tote bag beautifully embellished with Sista Felicia’s logo, 2 Red Carpet Cookbook Launch Gala Invitations, and a public thank you
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR HELPING MAKE MY DREAM A REALITY- I COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOUR HELP
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Did You Get Your Sista Felicia Iced Tea At The Sidewalk Bazaar or Farmers Market Yesterday? Don’t be The Dope That Misses Out! Right In Front Of Sugar Mags Today- Get Some!
From what I understand the blue mason jars were all the rage, people just throwing haymakers trying to get to the front of the line to make sure they got theirs.
And who could blame them? When the sun is blazin there’s nothing you want more than to drink some ice cold special recipe Sista Felicia’s iced tea out of a aqua blue mason jar dripping with condensation from the icy cold goodness inside.
No brainer city right there.
All the cool kids are rockin the blue mason jars. Question is, are you?
Sista Felicia frazzled after sterilizing and prepping all night long for today’s Sidewalk bazaar with help from Beasley, Amandacakes, Mammaw and Uncle Barry.
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Sista Felicia’s Cookbook Just Went over 100 Books Sold
If you would like to reserve your copy click here (guys, think perfect Holiday or Birthday present) you can reserve your copy now and have a back up present ready to go in the inevitable situation when you forget.
Here’s the link-
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/95596299/sista-felicias-sicilian-cookbook?ref=category
Click to check out her video produced by our boy Craig Kimberley-
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In Case You Didn’t Hear Sister Felicia’s Cookbook Kickstarter Project Went Live and Was Selected As A Staff Pick It The Food Category
Click here to check it out and reserve yours
Check out the video and reserve your copy today!!!
Huge help from so many FOB’s that I’m scared to death to try to compile a list for fear of missing someone but I’m sure Felicia will put together a nice thank you soon.
Dinner Dealer Founder Jessica brand writes-
I’ve yet to meet Felicia but I have to tell you that her kickstarter video was so heartwarming. I could listen to her talk for hours. They way she talks about Italians cooking for memory, I know exactly what she means. I only lived and worked in Italy for 6 months, a long time ago, but I experienced first hand what she was talking about. So incredible, I couldn’t resist sending you a note.Buona fortuna!
Jess
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You’ve been Hearing About It For 2 Years- Sista Felicia’s Cookbook Kickstarter is Finally Live!!!!!!
Click here to check it out and reserve yours
Check out the video and reserve your copy today!!!
A unique & colorful cookbook that will bring to life lost recipes & traditions from my Sicilian kitchen to yours. My Gifts of Gold!
Funds raised through Kickstarter will allow me to realize the first step in my dream of publishing a series of four cookbooks that includes recipes and stories I learned growing up in a Sicilian family. When I became a mother of twins, I was compelled to collect the stories and the recipes I felt were being left behind because I wanted my children to be raised with all the same traditions and rich cultural heritage I had experienced.
What started out as a gift for my children quickly evolved into a hardcover 250 plus page restoration of Sicilian culture and foods. Through my cooking videos onGoodMorningGloucester.org and Media Program Network (MPN), a demand has developed for a text copy version of all my recipes so they may be shared with others within my community and beyond.
My first book is ready for print; it is written, is loaded with photographs, and awaits funding. Monies raised will pay for current expenses related to editing, book design and layout, photography, and publication.
With your help, Kickstarter will enable me to bring my passion for all things Sicilian to your kitchen to share with your loved ones. This book embodies my commitment to ensure the past is not lost but is forever saved for future generations.
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Peek at Felicia’s Cook Book Photo Shoot
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, like his dad Barry, is alway lending a helping hand.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
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More Stills from Felicia’s Forthcoming Kickstarter Cookbook Project
Craig and Felicia
Pat and Hannah Kimberley
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Sista Felicia’s Kitchen
Felicia, Craig, Hannah, and Pat
Yesterday afternoon I popped over to Felicia’s to find her and her fantastic team getting ready to launch Felicia’s Kickstarter program for her first cookbook. Craig Kimberley was shooting Felicia’s Kickstarter video and there was a mountain of food styled by Craig and Felicia, with Pat and Hannah providing assistance. Craig has created many cooking shows and he knew exactly how he wanted to film Felicia’s wonderful cooking demonstrations. It was lots of fun watching the two of them working at what they both love to do–Felicia cooking and Craig directing and shooting–and I was so glad to have had my camera with!
Felicia and Craig
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GloucesterCast Podcast With Guest Ed Collard and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 5/19/13
GloucesterCast Podcast With Guest Ed Collard and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped May 19th, 2013
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Topics, Ed Collard, Safe Boating Day, Kim Smith Milkweed Project, Motif No 1 Day, Dog Park Opening, Alicia Cox, Sista Felicia, Crappy Coffee, Glosta Joe’s Coffee, Maxwell House, lone Gull, Pleasant Street , Cape Ann Coffee, Brewing Method, Keurig, Coast Guard Safe Boating Day, CERT, Rockport Merchant’s Group, Sara Kelly, Angela Cook, Kudos For Footbridge Repair Completion, Fans Of the Blog, Cameltoe, Cape Ann Images, Shooting My Universe, My View of life On the Dock,Pink Winged Sticka, Beavis and Butthead, Good Morning Gloucester Mug Ups, Khan Studio , Block Parties, Madfish Grill, Gig Medieros, Carol McKenna, Craig Kimberley’s Dodgeball Movie Gloucester Screening
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Many Thanks to the Positively Most Awesome Community Ever!
The Cape Ann Monarch Milkweed Project was positively a resounding success. Thank you to everyone who ordered and picked up your milkweed plants. Thank you to Joey who turned my small seed of an idea into a fabulous community-wide project and who also very kindly offered Captain Joe and Sons for mug up and pick up. Thank you to Felicia for taking valuable time from writing the world’s-greatest-cookbook-ever and spending the entire morning making and serving coffee and Sicilian gigilani cookies (I know that is totally misspelled) and for helping with the plants and for just being a great friend. Thank you to all my GMG fellow contributors and all the FOBs for coming, and for everyone’s enthusiasm in the project.
And, most importantly, the Monarchs thank you!!!
We have exactly fourteen plants remaining and all fourteen are spoken for. After all the plants are picked up and the money totaled, we will have enough to make a donation to the Rocky Neck Cultural Center. So thank you again. I am very inspired by the success of the program and plan to later in the summer have a Cape Ann Monarch Aster and Goldenrod Program.
Monarch Butterflies at Eastern Point
How to Plant and Care for Your Milkweed Plants
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) has a taproot. Plants with taproots do not like to be disturbed once established so it is best to plant your Common Milkweed seedlings as soon as possible. Common Milkweed is not too fussy about soil and is the milkweed we see growing in fields, roadsides, dunes, and meadows. It can reach up to six-feet in height, but more commonly grows two- to four-feet. Common Milkweed spreads by underground shoots and by seed dispersal.
The Marsh Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) are well-rooted year-old plants and can be planted in the garden now, or within the next month or so. Marsh Milkweed grows best in good garden soil and/or moist areas. Marsh Milkweed is clump forming and does not spread by underground shoots.
Both milkweed species prefer full sun, but will take some slight shade. Plant with the soil line equal to the soil line in the pot. Place a stake nearby so that you do not step on your little milkweed seedling. Water gently. Check frequently on your milkweed plant until it is fully established. Water when dry, but do not over water. Monitor for milkweed aphids. Milkweed aphids are tiny soft-bodied orange insects. If you do see any aphids, gently wash them away with water; no soap or strong pesticides needed!
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GloucesterCast April 22, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Ed Collard
GloucesterCast April 22, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Ed Collard
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Topics Include:
Father Green Leaving
Chamber Restaurant Week
Chamber Golf Tournament
Fear of Wild Animals
Local Restaurant Tips
Craig Kimberley
Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Movie At The Farm Bar and Grille
Don’t Bet Against Sista Felicia
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Video- Traditional Easter Bunny Cookie Making At Sista Felicia’s House
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Traditional Easter Bunny Cookie Making At Sista Felicia’s House
Will the recipe make the cookbook? Only Sista Felicia Knows!
Video Tomorrow!
Here’s a picture from back in at my mom’s place in Naples making them with the Bean back in 2008-
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Happy St. Joseph’s Day!
Viva San Giuseppe!
St. Joseph Trolley Party
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A huge heartfelt thanks to All the Gloucester Families Helping with the San Giuseppe Film Project. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
A special thank you to Sefatia for organizing the trolley, and for being the best most spectacular hostess for the St. Joseph trolley. Traveling from home to home, she knows by heart, and explains in great detail, each of the family’s alar traditions and stories. She also manages to keep the trolley gang together (all 50 or so). Thanks to Sefatia, no one was left behind!
Thanks to Mayor Kirk for sharing in the St. Joseph trolley and festivities. Gloucester is so blessed to have the BEST Mayor ever!
Thanks to CATA and Ed Sallah for donating the trolley. Ed is an amazing driver and was so considerate towards each and every member of our exuberant party.
A special thanks to Felicia and her family and friends. Felicia is the first to say she could not have done it without her dear husband Barry, her mom Pat, son BJ, daughter Amanda, her beautiful aunts and gamatis, and all her friends and family, working alongside her, from sunrise until the well past the midnight hour.
Felicia and Her Best Gamatis ~ Le migliori amiche*
A very special thank you to Joey for inviting me to participate in his family’s St. Joseph festivities last year, which planted the seed for the St. Joseph film project.
Photos of each of the families interviewed coming this week.
* Thanks to Paul Frontiero for the correct spelling of best girlfriends.
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