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this says pulp; i like some pulp
Last night, Alex and I had a dozen (dozen!) people over to watch the first new episode of the Soprano’s in like, three years or something awesome like that, and by awesome I mean if it were your job to show up for work only every couple years, you’d be all over that.
We had gabagoul, soprasetta, capicola, olives, lots of Italian cheeses including one provolone that I swear, permanently fouls the smell of your fingers, if you can imagine anything more repulsive than a room full of people sniffing their fingertips and reacting with disgust. Swearing I wasn’t going to cook “too” much, I made six pizzas, a big salad, batch of biscotti (and you seriously must try this recipe), and some tiramisu-type cream for strawberries. (I made the tart pictured for my father-in-law’s birthday on Saturday.) Julie brought homemade marron glacé which I immediately fell head-over-heels for and may need to have surgically removed from my claws, or my hips, whichever comes first. We also had a lot of wine but I’m pretty sure by now that goes without saying.
It was definitely the best Sunday night in ages, at the top of a week that’s only going to get better because it ends in Paris, in the middle of a month that has amassed greatness by bringing me warmer weather, a promotion, and six new freckles to boot. March is my new BFF. Or will be until she steals my new favorite shoes. (Which are, by the way, back in the closet. For now.)
comments (18)
Everything looks delish! I am so going to try that biscotti recipe.
1 | Hilary | March 13, 2006 05:48 PM
I replaced the anise seed with some orange zest and a splash of Grand Marnier. But, the instructions, baking times, everything is spot on.
2 | deb | March 13, 2006 05:51 PM
Okay, I am salivating over the shoes...what color did you get? Also, putting new shoes in the pile shows how much you love them, it's like a right of passage.
3 | Jen | March 13, 2006 06:18 PM
I would most definitely replace the anise seed with orange zest too. I HATE anything anise. Blech. Thanks for the tip!
4 | Hilary | March 13, 2006 07:22 PM
What a shame! No taste for anise. Guess you have never become "looped" on Ouzo.
5 | SantaDad | March 13, 2006 07:26 PM
Actually, I don't mind anise, and yes, Dad, ouzo was the first thing to warm me up to it. But, it's so wildly unpopular, it's not worth it to making something nine-tenths of a room turns their nose up at. Not when orange is so yummy.
6 | deb | March 13, 2006 07:46 PM
Would it be horrible of me to add mini chocolate chips? Kinda like chocolate chip mondelbrot. I love the orange and chocolate combo...
7 | Hilary | March 13, 2006 07:52 PM
Howw can anything with chocolate be horrible? :-)
8 | SantaDad | March 13, 2006 08:36 PM
You should have seen Alex's crestfallen face when I told him they weren't going to be dipped in chocolate. Like I'd kicked his puppy.
(To be honest, as for the chocolate chips, they're cooked for a long time, twice, so they might not fare that well. Can't hurt to try, though.)
9 | deb | March 13, 2006 09:00 PM
how can you discuss orange, anise and yes even chocolate when there is paris... right there, within reach. are you prepping? packing? thinking of what to pack? is there an itinerary? restaurant reservations? (there must be those, yes?) so excited for you. and so extremely envious.
10 | eileen | March 14, 2006 02:46 PM
Ok, in my family, we pronounce capicola "gabagoul". Are they one in the same for you also, or am I missing out on an entirely different yummy food?
11 | Maria | March 14, 2006 03:31 PM
There's a Sicilian in the house! :-)
12 | SantaDad | March 14, 2006 05:08 PM
What an Italian feast?
By the way, anyone get shot in your bathroom while "The Sopranos" was on? (I know you would hate that, since Alex worked so hard on scrubbing the bathtub so clean).
13 | Neil | March 15, 2006 12:51 PM
Deb When are you leaving? You and Anne (From Tiny Kingdom) are going to be gone around the same time. I am going to be a lonely girl!!
14 | Hillary | March 16, 2006 08:08 AM
Tonight, tonight.
And I even have that song from West Side Story going through my head, good grief, you know, to me and the neighbors that heard me singing it in the shower this morning.
15 | deb | March 16, 2006 10:22 AM
I, too, am curious about the gabagoul/capicola.
16 | Nicole | March 20, 2006 09:22 AM
hey, i am wondering about gabagoul
where can i get some
it sounds great from what i hear
17 | Cris | April 20, 2006 04:47 PM
Gabagoul IS cappicola, as posted by Maria, that is how you pronounce it.
18 | Gabriela Goffredo | May 8, 2006 06:37 PM