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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Pierogi!

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 & pine nuts)

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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Happy Saint Joseph's Day means...Zeppole!:)

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 the 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 or from my close friends...


Zeppole...or sfinge as some people say, are Italian pastries...a type of cream puff...or they can also be fried dough...like little italian doughnuts...there are many different types, styles and recipes depending on where in Italy you come from...they are all delicious and along with wearing the color red...
they are one of the traditions of St Joseph's Day...

I am Italian...on both sides of my family...half from Calabria and half from Naples....and I'm also Roman 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 my Nonno very much...

Zeppole di San Giuseppe 3/22/2012...

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About Saint Joseph's Day - the history... http://www.fisheaters.com/customslent5.html
Also....The Wikepedia page





Anyone else on Squidoo.com? I just signed up there...seems awesome so far!
Here's a cool page with tons of recipes and info on zeppole for those of you that have asked me about them!!:)
http://www.squidoo.com/Zeppoli

Here's Pinterest's search page with tons of different types and recipes of Zeppole!!
http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=zeppole

And Pinterest boards dedicated to Zeppole...
http://pinterest.com/search/boards/?q=zeppole


Zeppole di San Giuseppe Photo Update....3/19/2013....

Boy am I glad I'm Italian...& my name is Joseph(Giuseppe)!:) LOL Alla Famiglia!!

The Zeppole have arrived!! Buona Festa di San Giuseppe!

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Zeppole di San Giuseppe 3/19/2014...

Making some espresso...and then Zeppole Time! :)
Hope you all had an awesome day! Buona Festa di San Giuseppe! 
Happy Saint Joseph's Day! 
And hope all my friends & family in Italy had a very Happy Father's Day! 
Love, 
Joe
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Zeppole di San Giuseppe 3/19/2015...
Beautiful italian pastries...zeppole & a pasticiotti ;) From the best Italian Bakery on the planet...Mozzicato's.....


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Here is some more info about Zeppole: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppole

Please also visit my friend Claudia's awesome blog, What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine for this great post about the many different types & recipes of Zeppole....

http://pegasuslegend-whatscookin.blogspot.com/2013/03/zeppole-celebration-recipe-rewind.html


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Thank you all so very much for your St Joseph Day wishes!!! :) ♥
And thank you all so much for reading and for the love, friendship and awesome support!:)
Love,
Joe


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Never Give Up!

I have this huge magnet on  my refrigerator for  a long time...it is a quote by Winston Churchill. I thought that I would look it up online...and  found it!:) To me...it is very simple...yet very effective and perfectly put and has always been a part of who I  am and what I believe in for  as long as  I  can remember...

So...I  Hope you all had a beautiful day and are having a nice night!:) Love, Joe

Oh...and remember...

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Thought I'd post and share one of the photos that I found of a Japanese magazine photoshoot...More on the way soon!:)  I recently made this pic the new cover page of my website...thought maybe a smiley pic would be cool for a change...what do you all think?
 
Thank you all so much for the love, friendship and support!:)
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