Anna Sultana's Pigeon Stew - Chicken Stew, Maltese Style

On Saturday I posted, with some variations, Carmela Soprano's Poached Chicken with Pesto.  

No big deal.

Well, does everything have to be a production?



I've been trying to pair up Carmela's and Ma's recipes.

This is another easy one.

This also calls for poultry.

This also calls for some variations.





If you saw the movie Mary Poppins you probably remember the scene where she's singing

Sam Katz & the Crazy - Being 60 (week 42 - by Margaret Ullrich)

Last Sunday A and a few friends continued the purging of B.



When neighbors saw the grey Honda instead of the truck, or the white car, or the 

U Haul, they figured B was totally gone.



During the evenings, Christmas lights were turned on, as a welcome home.

People began parking in the bay again.

Life was returning to its usual hum drum self.

It was good.



A and friends returned during

Carmela Soprano's Poached Chicken with Homemade Pesto Sauce

Last week I prepared Carmela Soprano's Pizza Di Scarola, which, I admit, was a bit of work.



So, this week I thought I'd do something simple.

This is so simple, I don't know how she had the nerve to include it in the book.

Maybe she was tired from making Pizza Di Scarola, too.

Oh, well, winter is dragging on, so we all can use a break.





Okay... in the Fit for a Bride chapter of

Anna Sultana's Torta tal-Lampuki - Fish and Vegetable Pie, Maltese Style

On Saturday I posted Carmela Soprano's Pizza Di Scarola.

Hope the kids didn't get excited and expect something like a take-out pizza.

Sorry.

Just tell them it's a learning experience.



If the kids got to this post first, they're probably going to be expecting something like a cake from a fancy bakery.

Again, sorry.



Just a reminder, pizza is Italian for pie.

Torta is Maltese for pie.

Cul de Sac Crazy VI - Being 60 (week 42 - by Margaret Ullrich)

Last Sunday Paul and I wondered if B would ever leave.
A's white car was still parked in the back. No sign of A.No sign of B.
That Monday we celebrated a subdued St. Valentine's Day.

At 4:00 am, on Tuesday morning, we woke to the sound of a car's engine being revved.B was back to his old habit of idling his engine.No one else was up at that hour.Really, our neighbors keep pretty regular

Carmela Soprano's Pizza Di Scarola - (escarole or romaine or spinach bread)

On January 15 I posted the recipe for Carmela Soprano's Mostaciolli, some very nice chocolate cookies with rum frosting.





Yes, I know that's a long time to go without a Soprano recipe.

I'm sorry.

But, I hope you've enjoyed the other recipes, or at least found them useful.

I mean, there isn't an old Italian recipe that uses up some of the stuff we bought for the holidays.

Stuff like Ritz

Cul de Sac Crazy V - Being 60 (week 41 - by Margaret Ullrich)

Timing is everything.  
Last Sunday Paul and I were enjoying the prospect of a life without B. Windows open during summer nights. Gardening without the fear of B wanting to talk. Usually about some hare-brained scheme that would 'fly under the radar'.  Hanging laundry without the fear of B wanting to talk. Sitting in our yard without the fear of B wanting to talk.  
We weren't alone in picturing

Lindy's Cheesecake with Red Cherry Glaze, New York Style Cheesecake - Margaret Ullrich

Valentine's Day is coming up.  

Last year, around this time, I talked about Carmela's New Jersey Cheesecake.



Oy... 

That led to the Great Cheesecake Battle.

I know better now.

Never dis anybody's cheesecake.





But, in every genre, there is an icon.

In horror, there's Stephen King.

In cheesecake, there's Lindy's.



I know, nothing can compare with the Co-Op Refrigerator Cheesecake.

Cul de Sac Crazy IV - Being 60 (week 40 - by Margaret Ullrich)

Alrighty... on January 30 at 5:00 pm we last saw that neighbor B's buddy had wedged his car perpendicularly between A's white car and B's green truck in the cul de sac, while B was shoveling snow onto the little circle in the middle of the cul.
Both cars' hoods were up.The friend was trying to boost some life into A's white car.After sitting there for three months, it was going to take a while.No

Anna Sultana's Fenek fil forn (Roasted Rabbit or Chicken, Maltese Style)

A few folks still think I overdid the holidays with Carmela's Entertaining with The Sopranos booze recipes and want more recipes from Ma.



No problem.





A staple when I was growing up was rabbit.  

Pop had a few cages of rabbits in the garage.  

Boy and girl rabbits.

Well, they did the deed.

The rabbits, I mean.

We had lots of rabbit meat.

No questions asked.



Here's a simple recipe