Number 1 Struffoli Makers

December 20, 2011

Emma and her right hand man RC, and their helpers It is not just a Grandma’s thing. Everyone gets into the act. Emma and RC are not revealing their recipes. They are keeping them for their grandchildren. However, you may be able to determine the recipe from the following images. A picture is worth a [...]

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OUR HOLIDAY DINNER WITH FRIENDS

December 17, 2011

We had our first Holiday Dinner last weekend. It was a lot of fun preparing the food and intermingling with our guests, life long friends, when they arrived. Our guests have dined extremely well on both sides of the Atlantic, and it was our intention to add to their dining experiences. The meal was prepared [...]

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Cocktails for the Holidays and More

December 13, 2011

Have Your Bartending Skills Emerge It is entertainment time, party time and often-cocktail time. We are often asked, “what should I offer my guests when they arrive?” Personally, I’m prepared to offer my guests whatever their favorite drink may be. Quite often it is simply a scotch on the rocks or another hard liquor on [...]

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Cook Great Italian Meals Quickly

December 7, 2011

Appropriate Recipes For The Frazzled Shopper. It is that time of year when cooking time is limited, and our mouths are watering for Italian food. Remember those long days Nonna (Grandma) spent cooking in the kitchen. Forget about it! What! How else do you cook an Italian meal? Simple; to save time in the kitchen, [...]

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Food Wine Cook — Shopping & Cooking Made Easy

November 29, 2011

Save time, cook it quick and easy It is that time of year when we all running around. We may be shopping, visiting friends, meeting associates for a pleasant holiday gathering, whatever. It seems as if there just isn’t enough time in the day to do it all and have a pleasant end to the [...]

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The Great Deer Hunt of “59″HA!

November 25, 2011

But, We Can Cook!   Black Friday and the weekend after Thanksgiving and the following week is all about hunting for those I hunt with and myself. In”59″, we were in an era when the deer were scarce and deer herds were seldom seen, if ever seen. Therefore, the great hunt of “59″, was carefully [...]

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Our Thanksgiving Dinner 2011

November 22, 2011

In addition to a well prepared turkey dinner, we New Yorkers look forward to the annual Macy’s Day Parade. It is a 3- hour event that begins at 9:00 AM. In 1924,Macy’s started the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Employees and professional entertainers marched from 145th Street in Harlem to Macy’s on 34th Street dressed in vibrant [...]

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How to Roast a Turkey 101

November 16, 2011

Cooking One Side at a Time May be Best. In the next week and through the holidays there are going to be a lot of turkeys roasted. Actually, we might say that everyone and their mother-in-law will be roasting turkeys. Some cooks may be roasting a turkey for the first time, and some cooks are [...]

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A Fabulous Meal Staring the Pheasant

November 11, 2011

Great Food from a Straight Shooting Hunt We truly appreciate the fall and the excitement of football, hunting, the first snowfall and the anticipation of the upcoming holidays. Holiday meals with family and friends are always great but I have always gotten great satisfaction from the meals prepared with the game we brought home. One [...]

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Football, Snow and Food

November 2, 2011

Food to Warm the Body and Soul It’s the end of October, the leaves are falling off the trees, and we are in the middle of the football season. The New York Jets and the New York Giants are drawing huge crowds who are enjoying their traditional tailgating parties. Our local high school teams are [...]

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