by Deborah Perugi | Jun 5, 2021 | Dolci
A couple years ago, RIch, Deb, Eva and Will took a train tour of Italy, including Rome where our three second cousins reside. Marguerita invited us for dinner one night along with Michele and Franco and various daughters! M was busy in the kitchen after dinner and came out with an amazing dessert. This is it. I found it in a cast off cook book (“Homestyle Italian Cooking, by Lori Carangelo”) given to me by a friend. I was looking through and immediately recognized the dish. This recipe does not require gelatin, which I thought was in M’s recipe. I dare you to try it!!
by Deborah Perugi | Mar 16, 2021 | Appetizer, Recipes, Vegetables
by Deborah Perugi | Mar 16, 2021 | Groceries
Perhaps some of us accompanied our grandmother or parent into this store in NY. It closed for good April 2, 1999. I used to reliably order by mail cotecchino sausage there. The link in the footer still takes you to their facebook page.
by Deborah Perugi | Aug 3, 2018 | Certificates, Family Tree, Lea Battani, Photographs
Pam and Nancy were contacted by cousin Norma who sent Pam this large photo of grandma Lea with her family. Below that are other documents including a marriage certificate and a 1930 census. See full census for 1920 and 1930 on the Document Page. There was no census in 1940 due to the war.
by Deborah Perugi | Jul 16, 2017 | Main Dish, Vegetables
This Zucchini Torte is a variation of the original recipe due to the lack of some ingredients. It is still easy to make and delicious. I had day old garlic bread and used that cut up instead of the bread crumbs. I skipped the additional garlic. I had some homemade tomato sauce so I used that instead of the tomatoes. I was all out of boxed Pomi tomatoes and did not have carrots. So here is the result. It only took 45 minutes in the oven.
by Deborah Perugi | Dec 29, 2016 | Christmas, Main Dish, Soup
For Christmas this year, Pam Marraccini made a Lasagna Bolognese for her family and Nancy and Ed’s families made the traditional Cappelletti Soup. Deb made Polenta Verde this week, Minestrone soup for Christmas Eve and Ricotta Christmas Cookies, Eva’s favorite! Cookie pics and recipe to come!
by Deborah Perugi | Dec 29, 2016 | Christmas & New Year's, Dolci
Make bread pudding of course!
ITALIAN BREAD PUDDING From The Boston Globe
2/3 C light raisins
6-8 slices Panettone
2 C milk
3/4 C sugar
1 C heavy cream
1/4 C rum
1/4 C Marsala
3 large eggs
2 T grated orange peel
1/2 t cinnamon
Confectioner’s sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Butter 12 x 9″ glass baking dish
Sprinkle half the raisins on the bottom
Make layer of half the bread slices over raisins
Sprinkle with remaining raisins and add the second layer of bread.
Combine milk and sugar in medium saucepan and simmer until the sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat and stir in cream, rum and Marsala.
Beat eggs with cinnamon and orange peel and stir into milk mixture.
Slowly pour liquid over bread slices, pressing them down. Let stand 10 minutes.
Place dish in large roasting pan and fill it 1 inch, being careful to not come too close to bread dish.
(Moving the pan out of the oven may splash into bread pudding!)
Bake 30 minutes or until knife comes out clean 2 inches from edge and top is golden.
Just before serving sprinkle with Confectioner’s sugar. Serve warm or chilled. Yields 12 servings.
by Deborah Perugi | Dec 29, 2016 | Araldo Perugi
Nancy Krug and Ed Slate and families went to New York City last week. This is Nancy’s report.
“The carvings were on the outside of the church over the doors. They were not made of marble and may have been granite. The color looked like sandstone.
The church and location are: The Church of Our Savior, Corner of Park Ave and 38th Streets”
by Deborah Perugi | Apr 29, 2016 | Groceries
I recently watched a 20/20 program about how the mafia is diluting olive oil by mixing it with other vegetable oils and selling it as 100%. Recently I read another article where taste testing was done on common olive oils in the super market. One I remember that did not rate well was Pompeii. However, Trader Joe’s Virgin Olive Oil made with Kalamata olives from Spain did well. It costs $8.99.
While Snopes points out that the test, conducted in California, was misquoted, other studies including an investigation that the New York Times published last year say that olive oil they tested wasn’t exactly as advertised.
“Consumers pay higher prices to dip their breads and douse their salads in extra virgin olive oil. However, out of the eleven brands tested, six didn’t pass the lab’s stringent tests to meet the “extra virgin” standard. The lab in Australia performed chemical tests on the oil as well as sensory testing by trained humans to determine the flavor profile.
While they didn’t name which oils failed the tests, here’s a list of brands that they say passed:”
- California Olive Ranch “Extra Virgin Olive Oil”
- Colavita “Extra Virgin Olive Oil”
- Trader Joe’s “ Extra Virgin California Estate Olive Oil”
- Trader Joe’s “100% Italian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil”
- Lucini “Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil”
by Deborah Perugi | Mar 29, 2016 | Dolci
Rich, Deb, Will and Eva Saltus were recently in Italy on an eight day tour of Venice, Florence and Rome. We saw some great sites, history, art and had some amazing Italian meals!
We had dinner at Michele and Cinzia’s home where Cinzia made a delicious and interesting pasta dish with green beans and potatoes! It was awesome! Also, the chocolate cake was great. We also had the best mozzarella ever as part of that meal.
Then the next evening we were invited to Margherita’s for dinner. We had a yummy potato baked dish, Roman Artichokes, balsamic marinated veal and an incredible dessert that she described to me and seen here, mostly eaten. She rolls out Torrone candy into bits and adds cream and gelatin to make into a mold. it is served chilled with chocolate sauce. Recipe coming soon I hope!
