That line was uttered by my mother and accompanied by her slowly making the sign of the cross, in a most dramatic fashion, as she often did when she heard something she thought utterly preposterous. I replied, “I didn’t say I didn’t like your potato salad, ma, rather I said I didn’t like any potato salad.”
“But, the [...]
Archive for October 18th, 2007
“You don’t like my potato salad….?”
Posted in Mom, Our family, Recipes, tagged mayonnaise, moms, salad on October 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I dreamed a dream kitchen
Posted in Home and Kitchen, tagged dreams, kitchens, pizza on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At night, when I turn off the lights and head upstairs, I take a last glance at the kitchen that I fantasized about for 18 months while this home was being designed and built. At 440 square feet, it is my temple to gastronomy. A six foot by 11 foot island topped by gleaming black walnut the [...]
Pizza Passion
Posted in Early memories, Home and Kitchen, tagged dc, mugnaini, pizza on October 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It all started with lunch. Ten or so years ago. Picture it, Dupont Circle, Washington DC….Pizzeria Paradiso. A wood fired pizza oven blazed in the background while we awaited its tasty contents. I was mesmerized. Upon our return to NYC, I obsessed over Google research about wood fired ovens for home use. It turns out that there is [...]
