Happy Easter to all my friends who celebrate this day.. it was off to-- no not to the beach for the Sunrise this early morning as per my daily usual but to Church for a 6am Easter Sunday Mass at our local Parish.. all the early risers were there before the crowded late morning services for those who 'sleep in'...
back home after church for a taste treat.. already started with the I-Tal-Yun feast... in keeping with our I-tal-Yun family traditions Pat made 'Pizza Rustica' for Easter... been eating it since I was a lil' dood back in Coney Island, Brooklyn when my Grandmother used to make it.. later on for Easter Sunday Dinner it'll be Ravioli's with homemade 'gravy'--Brooklyn-style--okay okay 'tomato sauce' for the uninitiated---with the goodies...
it sure brings back some great old memories from back then celebrating with family and great friends especially on this Easter Sunday
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| homemade 'Pizza rustica' |
and now it's 2pm.. so where are the Ravioli's... right where they should be on this Easter Sunday... an I-Tal-Yun Brooklyn tradition dinner on Sunday at 2pm... so mangia .. I chose Ravioli's over the super traditional Lasagna because they are my favorite... Pat put together her homemade from scratch Ravioil's-- NOT the store bought ones.. hot and sweet sausage... pork .. and her 'gravy' .. it was Extra-Sharp Provolone Cheese from where else-- Palermo, Italia-- it is so cheap to buy there-- unheard of --that we brought back with us on a recent Europe Cruise... Greek Olives too from where else Athens-- another 'bring back' in sealed cryovac ... and there was the lettuce from the salad-- from where else WalMart... hahahahaha..:)
to top it off.. just gotta have the Ruffino Chianti.. having just had some expensive wines that were given to us on this last cruise I always go back to my Ruffino Chianti-- why??.. because I like it.. my good friend Patrick who is no longer with us always used to say on the 'GG Forum'.. ''expensive wines are a myth-- just trying to impress others''.. he had his own International Wine Tasting Bizness.. what an Easter Sunday dinner... fantastic.. the dessert is later.. have to chill out for a while
Easter Sunday April 14, 1968---a few memories-old pics in front of my Grandmother's house on E 23rd St Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.. 2 months to the day after I returned from RVN.. maybe a few of you on here might remember that old house-- I know you had been there back then .. GREAT MEMORIES ... I know I know it's the 'tie' ---yikes .. and for the 'wisenheimers' out there.. back then I was a 31" waist-- 31" pant's length.. these days all I can say is I am still a 31" pant's length... hahahahaha !!!
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| moi |
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| moi and my younger brother Bob |
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| my brother and my Aunt Marie |
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| 1968 Plymouth RoadRunner parked at my Grandmother's house |
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