Tuesday, February 15, 2011
We’re kind of hooked on figs around here. As kids, we were the sort that ran around the backyard with freshly picked figs in our fists. The months of August and September were overwhelmed by mountains of figs from our garden. We’d give ourselves stomach aches from eating too many, but we just couldn’t […]
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Something I did in 2010! Summer Pierre, one of my Perigee authors, is the most inspiring artist I’ve ever met. She’s an amazing writer, visual artist, and musician. I’m sure most of us would be thrilled to have just one of those qualities. She also happened to have given birth to her son in the […]
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Monday, January 31, 2011
This is my 50th post here on Pomato Revival, so I’m celebrating with something fancy! It’s a holiday of sorts, and in our family, holidays don’t begin until there are fresh ravioli in the house. We’ve never been crazy enough to make them ourselves, mind you. The tradition goes that my grandparents make a pilgrimage […]
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Some of my most potent childhood memories took place around a table. And I’m not even talking about eating. We’d often linger in our seats long after the meal was done, nibbling at fruit, cracking nuts, refilling glasses for wine and peaches. It’s when everyone’s personality truly surfaced, and we’d click into our familial roles: […]
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Every few months, my mom and I spiral into a heated debate about living in Brooklyn. It starts with the most well-intentioned comment, and without trying, we’ll quickly elevate each others’ blood pressure over our most irreconcilable difference: Brooklyn neighborhoods. Her argument is this: If Joe and I lived further out in Brooklyn (i.e., Bensonhurst, […]
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Living in New York can quickly turn one into a bagel snob, and with good reason. It’s impossible to go back to the dense, mushy disappointments found in supermarket sleeves or Dunkin’ Donuts once you’ve experienced the wonder of H&H or La Bagel Delight. And until last week, I was among the many who refused […]
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Writing this blog has turned me into one of those people who talks about food all the time. And I never even meant for it to be a food blog! But that’s ok–nothing brings family together like food, traditional meals, and the stories behind them. In fact, when Joe and I get together with my […]
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Friday, December 31, 2010
It’s the last day of the year, and with that, my final installment in the Italian Dessert Challenge. Your suggestions have been outstanding—I’ve stretched my baking brain to new limits and it’s only getting better from here. I think it’s fitting to end the year on shortbread cookies (thanks for the suggestion, Amanda!). Because in […]
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Happy snowed-in holidays! I’m house-bound at my in-laws’ enjoying the bliss of having nothing to do for a few rare days. I hope everyone’s having a grand week! Our Christmas Eve consisted of the customary seven-fish dinner, complete with shrimp, calamari, baccala, clams, lobster, scallops, and octopus salad. Rice balls and a few other goodies […]
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Monday, December 20, 2010
I really have to thank you guys for the Italian dessert suggestions. You’re helping me master things I love that I never thought I’d have the wherewithal to make. Exhibit 1: Gelato. Exhibit 2: My friend Daniel Sheehan‘s request for, and I quote, “that Italian cookie with a center like caramel and rice crispies with […]
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Dad’s Sour Cream Cake
The Feast of Eleven Joes–Saint Joseph’s Day Zeppole (Sfinge di San Giuseppe)
Biscuits with Strangers
Reinvented Hostess Cupcakes, for the Boy Who Eats Gas Station Pie
A Salted Caramel Chocolate Gelato Emergency
