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!
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Love,
Joe
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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 cover page of my website...thought maybe a smiley pic would be cool for a change...what do you all think?
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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!:)
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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...
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
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Love,
Joe
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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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Made Shrimp Scampi...olive oil, white wine, butter, garlic...some nice fresh Italian bread and a glass of wine...tempo per mangiare! Have a great Saturday night everyone!:) 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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I found part one of this vid last week and posted it around... I came across the whole video so I thought I'd do a blog post about it...
Wow...so cool to find this over on Youtube! It brings back such great memories for me!:)
Bad Company were reuniting and did a surprise filming of their VH1 Behind The music at Manny's Music in new York City when I was working there...
I remember it being about closing time...6:00 pm...and Judd Goldrich saying "Hey Joe, you're staying late tonight...hurry up and go get some beer...he wouldn't say why...just that VH1 was coming in for something...which was not unusual for the store at all...so I ran down the corner...and when I got back a crowd had started to form outside the door.
I didn't know what was going on!:)lol Then...In walks Paul Rodgers and the guys...they set up and jammed a few songs right there on the floor of the Guitar Department and did a few interviews!
Those of us that were lucky enough to be working that day and chosen to stay late...had a blast!
We got to hang out and we were singing along the backup vocals to "Shooting Star"! I was in heaven!:)lol
I remember them all being so cool and friendly and approachable...and with all of the high end instruments and gear available to them...they all just reached and grabbed some of the cheapest and inexpensive guitars and amplifiers to use for the filming..it just didn't matter...Danolectro guitars, Peavey practice amps...and I remember thinking that was so awesome at the time..and proved that it doesn't really matter what you're playing..it's the person playing that counts...because they sounded unbelievable!!
I also recall with a smile how they all were interacting with each other...like kids or teenagers...bickering...and laughing and the best of friends.
I got a Danolectro guitar autographed by them all that night! I treasured it...such a prize posession for a fan...but regretfully had to sell it some time later to to survive...I sure wish I hadn't and still owned it today...oh well...that's rock n' roll!lol The memory will last a lifetime...
Any one of my NYC 48th ST friends remember this day on the block!? It was one of the very few times that I was really nervous to meet someone famous and I felt like a little kid!:)lol I was used to this kind of thing working on 48th ST and had many famous clients and walk in customers...but this was just different...and certain people just have that "thing" you know? A certain presence...you just can't explain it...class...sophistication...I felt that way only on a few occasions while working on 48th St...not everyone has it it seems...I met or helped a lot of "Stars" in the biz over the years...it came with the job and no big deal for the most part...but I'll tell you...you know when you're in the presence of greatness...really....it's just a vibe you get....Stevie Wonder, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Ozzy Osbourne, Keith Richards, Les Paul, ACDC, Richie Blackmore, Tony Bennett...and others I can't remember right now....you just know....it makes me wonder...What happened to Real Rock Stars? And for that matter..I feel the same way about our Hollywood movie stars today too!:)
One of my co workers had to ask Paul Rodgers if I could talk to him and get an autograph!! I was definitely star struck...
It was so cool to meet one of my favorite bands, biggest influences, true legends and rock heroes! I think you can catch me in a basball cap at about 4:00 min in....and also a bunch of other places...
Hope you all enjoy my rambling and the video!:)
Love,
Joe
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I am honored to be recently nominated for a Shorty Award in the category of music!:) Thank you so much to the wonderful music promoter Beth Cregger!:)
Please check it out and nominate me/cast your vote when you get a chance...I have recently been to the site voting for many of my friends and fellow social networkers, musicians and music biz peeps and it's very cool and so easy to do...just a quick tweet....
The Shorty Awards are a worldwide effort to engage hundreds of thousands of Twitter users to identify the best people and organizations on social media, culminating in a blockbuster ceremony in New York City.
The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare, and the rest of the social Web....Read more about it here...
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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!!:)
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Love, Joe
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