Late dinner tonight…

I love Pierogi…and I really love Polish food! Anyone else like Polish food? I grew up in Connecticut…and the first time that I tried a Pierogi, I was about 14 years old and at my then girlfriend’s Grandmother’s house in New Britain…they were homemade and unbelievable! We had Galumpkies there too…and my Mom always had made those athome also…growing up her best friend as a child was Polish….and her mother taught my Mom how to make them. I have a huge fondness…and appetite…lol for Polish food!

 These Pierogies I did not make from scratch..they are store bought…but delicious! I hope to try my hand at making some from scratch soon!If you have any family recipe’s please share along with your ideas and thoughts in the comment section below!

Thank You!

Love,

Joe

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Pollo con Olive e Pignoli (Chicken w/ Olives & toasted pine nuts) I love this dish…and there are many wonderful variations depending on what you have in the kitchen and your mood…I will have the recipe in my soon to be published cookbook!:)

 Have a great night everyone!:)

Love,

Joe

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Buona Festa di San Giuseppe! (Happy Saint Joseph’s Day!) Buon Onomastico a Me!:) What an awesome way to start off the week! My name day! Just got my first zeppole of the day!;) I love my family! Keep them coming! I can’t wait to eat and then have all the pastries and zeppole!:) When I was a kid and all through my years my family always made it a point to have an awesome feast and if that could not happen or I was away from home…I always received zeppole from them…

Zeppole..or sfinge as some people say are Italian pastries…a type of cream puff…or fried dough…there are many different types, styles and recipes depending on where in Italy you come from…they are all delicious and they are one of the traditions of St Joesph’s Day….

I am Italian..on both sides of my family…and Catholic…and Joseph(Giuseppe) is my name, my father’s name and also my grandfather’s name..we are all Giuseppe’s!:)lol So this little holiday..which is often overlooked here in the US  means a lot to me and always brings back great memories… I miss my Dad and Nonno very much…

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Here’s a cool page with tons of recipes and info on zeppole for those of you that have asked me about them!!:) Anyone else here on Squidoo.com? Just signed up there…seems awesome so far! Thank you all for the St Joseph Day wishes!!!:) http://www.squidoo.com/Zeppoli

And here’s more info:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppole 

Thank you all so much for the love, friendship and support!:)

Love,

Joe

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Everyone loves a sandwich….and to me, there’s nothing better than a grilled sandwich…

In Italian a sandwich is called a panino…plural…Panini…

Let’s see…what’s in it…a panino is whatever you want it to be. Whenever you make one there’s a part of you in it…and it’s always a little different depending on what I have around the house at the time.

This one I made is…Italian bread(a whole loaf cut lengthwise and slightly hollowed out), some lunchmeat…ham…cappicola, mortadella, turkey, some stuffed roasted red peppers I had left over, cheese, lettuce, olive oil, spices…salt, pepper, a pinch of oregano, pinch of garlic powder, a pinch of onion powder, fresh parsley…grilled up toasty brown in real butter and olive oil in a cast iron grill pan…with another one on top to squash it!:)

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Mangia bene!!!

Love,

Joe

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_(sandwich)

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Posted this earlier this week…so I thought I’d do a blog post too…was having some afternoon espresso and had a craving….so….a few hours later…One of my all time favorite Italian pastries….Pasticiotti!!:)

Many people have been asking…and thank you all so much for being so kind and supportive of my food posts!:)…yes…I will be working on a cook book or at least maybe a downloadable e-cook book this year!!:) Started putting it together…if you have any advice or ideas  and/or have experience with this kind of thing…or how to get it out there…your thoughts would be greatly appreciated…please contact me and let me know!!:)

Thank you,

Love, Joe

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