Going to the S&S deli for brunch was one of my favorite pre Rose and Iris, fall/winter, Sunday morning activities. I ALWAYS order their Eggs Benedict, hot coffee, fresh orange juice and a newspaper…aaaahhhh those were the days! We haven’t tried taking the girls to the S&S for brunch. Something about the thought of having to […]
Fresh Pasta and My Chitarra
I was not planning a post on making homemade macaroni because it is boring and unoriginal. I couldn’t resist after using my chitarra macaroni cutter last night. A chitarra (pronounced key-tahr-rah and translated to mean guitar) is a wooden box, with wire guitar like strings, which are secured from end to end. It is believed that […]
Fritters and Farmer’s Market’s
My grandparent’s grew up during the Depression, in a small coal mining town, Republic, PA. My grandfather was a coal miner. He was Sicilian and an amazing cook. He could make the most delicious soup with just a ham hock, cabbage and beans. He never used stock, just plain old tap water. My grandmother would […]
The Making of My Reuben-Journey of a Beef Brisket
Well, today was the day. The beef brisket, which has been curing in my fridge, was ready to be made into homemade pastrami. I opened the zip lock bag and the sweet smell of the brining liquids filled the kitchen. So far so good. I started to drool. I have been telling everyone about my […]
Hot Pastrami Sandwich On My Mind
I have a picture of a Pastrami sandwich covered in sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese burned into my brain. I am dying for one! I could just run to a local deli and order one, but after ingesting the grease laden, overly salted, and on stale bread sandwich, my stomach will be calling for Pepto […]
Ginger Snaps with a Twist (of lemon!)
Many years back a friend of a friend came to work for us at Cremaldi’s. Her name was Amanda. She was from Tennessee. She was always saying something to make me laugh. At the time we also had a Chinese woman named Yu working with us in the kitchen. She was in the US with […]
Sweet Potato Salad
Sweet Potato Salad is such a great summer side dish or buffet salad. Not to mention how outrageously yummy this recipe is! I am pairing it with a couple of big fat steaks tonight! It tastes better as it sits, so if you need to make a potluck dish ahead of time this salad is […]
Sweet Potatoes and Poblano Peppers
Coming Soon the Best Sweet Potato Salad Recipe!
Finding Fondant!
So, there I am with 48 Petite Fours and no fondant icing. My supplier of fondant powder went out of business. I left the corn syrup out of my homemade fondant and had to throw it away and it was definitely too late to mail order. I quickly searched the Internet praying to find a […]
My Dad’s Birthday
First I want to wish my dad, Cosmo, a very happy birthday today! That being said, let me just tell you that today is already becoming a challenge and I am not even through my first cup of coffee! Besides the fact that it is another rainy day, the girls went to bed late and […]
Genevieve Cremaldi 