Peppers And Pop And Grandpa by Margaret Ullrich

Last week I wrote about how things link together when you're 'of a certain age'.

A word leads to a memory which leads to another word, and then another memory...

Well, guess what? 

It's happened again.





Yesterday I posted Carmela's recipe for Stuffed Hot Cherry Peppers.

Hope you don't make them if you have a delicate stomach.

Well, you've been warned.

Back to the links...   

The

Carmela Soprano's Stuffed Hot Cherry Peppers

This is another do-in-advance, easy recipe for the holidays.

Or a little something to jazz up a large family dinner.

Or a busy Christmas/New Year get together.





In the Small Events for Men Only chapter of Carmela's Entertaining with the Sopranos, there's a recipe for Stuffed Hot Cherry Peppers.

You just have to pick up a jar of hot peppers, anchovies and capers.

Easy, but a little

Anna Sultana's Bebbux bl-Arjoli / Snails with Arjoli Sauce, Maltese Style

Here in Manitoba this is another holiday weekend.

This Monday is called "Civic Holiday".

I'm not kidding.

Or complaining.

Summers are short here and we can always use another long weekend.





Malta has quite a few festas and holidays on its calendar.

It's an awfully good idea.

And it's traditional.

No way would a parish give up the chance to celebrate its patron saint.

And the tourists

Bread And Pop by Margaret Ullrich

One of the funny things about being over 60 is how things link together.A word leads to a memory which leads to another word, and then another memory.And so it goes.... like making a 1000 piece puzzle in the brain.
After 60, one has quite a pile of words and memories to link together.

We've been having a heat wave and I posted some easy-on-the-chef recipes.Yesterday I wrote about Carmela's

Carmela Soprano's Grilled Bruschetta / Grilled Garlic Bread

Some people are too damn picky.

These people are usually the ones who don't have to cook dinner.

They usually say a meal isn't a meal unless there's something hot.



And they don't just mean the cook.



Alright, humor them.

Yesterday I gave some suggestions for cheese and fruit combinations.

Yes, those were just suggestions.

If you prefer cheddar, I ain't gonna argue.





In the Adult

Anna Sultana's Fruit & Cheese Combinations

My Lord, it's been hot here in the prairies.

A lousy, muggy hot.

A lousy, muggy, too-hot-to-cook hot.



So, don't.



Okay, I know they still want to eat.

But, to be honest, not a heavy meal.

Just something light.



What could be better than fruit and cheese?

Throw in some nice bread - and maybe some cold cuts - and you've hit the 

major 4 food groups.

Then again cheese is a protein as

E. T. Is Home by Margaret Ullrich

Last week I wrote about being an immigrant kid.
Trust me, it's a lot easier being an immigrant adult.
As a child, you really have no say in where you live.Or in how your new country regards you.Or in how your native-born classmates treat you.Or in what paperwork your parents fill out for you.
Combine the confusion over who you are with the usual crap that happens as you pass from infancy through

Anna Sultana's Vittorin - Jam Pie, Maltese Style (Traditional for the Feast of Il-Vittorja)

Okay... the worst of Carmela's Entertaining with the Sopranos is over.

Good luck trying to find a Pizzelle iron.





Since the Pizzelle was a holiday cookie, I thought I'd look up a Maltese holiday treat.





Vittorin is traditionally made for the feast of Il-Vittorja.

No idea who he - or she - is.

Malta has a lot of festas for parish patron saints.

Some are just local favorites.

Some

Carmela Soprano's Pizzelle - Italian Lace Cookies / Waffle Recipe

I should call this post Pizzelle, more or less.



I've been dreading this recipe.

The recipe isn't hard.

It doesn't have any exotic ingredients.

Well, except for one item.



If you don't have a Pizzelle iron, you'll understand.  

That's right, a Pizzelle iron.





In the Holidays chapter of Carmela's Entertaining with the Sopranos, there's a recipe for Pizzelle, also called lace cookies.

E. T. Call Home by Margaret Ullrich

Last weekend we got a double dose of patriotism.July 1 - Canada Day.Followed by THE FOURTH of July.  It needs no other name.
We had a relaxed weekend.On the first there were fireworks a couple of blocks from our house.Our local representative put on the show at a school and sold pizza.On THE FOURTH we watched A Capitol Fourth on PBS.Fireworks up the wazoo.Gotta love tax dollars - either Canadian

Carmela Soprano's Green Beans in Tomato Sauce

Green beans are like eggplants.

You can't eat just one.

And there isn't just one way to cook them.



Last week I posted Ma's Green Bean Salad recipe.

But Carmela's Red, White and Green Salad was perfect for the holiday weekend.

Well, I thought it was.



In the Come to My Home chapter of Carmela's Entertaining with the Sopranos, 

there's a recipe for Green Beans in Tomato Sauce.



I

Anna Sultana's Dandelion Salad, Maltese Style

Summer is really here.

Last month it was a treat to do yard work.

I mean, we'd been stuck indoors for quite a few months.

So it was fun to be out in the fresh air, digging, planting, mowing.

Yessiree.... in the garden from dawn to dusk.





Well, it's too damn hot for that kind of nonsense now.

And our yards are beginning to show that we've lost interest.



The dandelions are back.



Now

Carmela Soprano's Red, White and Green Salad

No kidding.

This is a real recipe.

I didn't make it up for the Fourth of July.



Well, these are the colors of the Italian flag.

What could they use for the American flag.... blueberries?



Maybe not.





In the Graduation Parties chapter of Carmela's Entertaining with the Sopranos, there's a recipe for a Red, White and Green Salad.  

It's a nice, simple recipe.

Perfect for a holiday

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

Celebrate Canada Day with William Shatner / Captain Kirk!!

Who can do it better?

Anna Sultana's Green Bean Salad Dressing, Maltese Style

A little while ago I wrote about how Pop kept us fed while he was out of work.

We really depended on his garden.

Especially the green beans he grew.

And grew.



Here's one of Ma's green bean recipes.

Of course it has the Maltese touch.

Garlic.

Good for what ails you.





                        Green Bean Salad



Wash and remove tips of

1 pound fresh green beans

Cook in salted water