2988 christmas struffoli mario batali Recipes

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

christmas pudding, brandy, melted dark cooking chocolate, melted white chocolate

extra virgin olive oil, onions, chopped, chopped celery, garlic cloves, chopped, ground veal, ground pork, pancetta or 4 oz bacon, finely chopped, whole tomatoes , in juice, reduced-sodium chicken broth, whole milk, chopped fresh thyme or 2 1/2 tsp dried thyme, fettuccine, freshly grated parmesan cheese

chicken drumsticks, extra virgin olive oil, shrimp, enough for about 5 per person, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, pureed ripe tomato, kosher salt , to taste, saffron thread, sweet pimientos (spanish smoked paprika), chicken stock, bomba or other short-grain rice, manila clams , scrubbed, fresh peas, asparagus spears , stalks cut on the diagonal into 1/4-inch thick slices, sausage

lamb shanks, kosher salt, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, spanish onions, chopped, carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces, leeks, dry white wine, tomato sauce, chicken stock, brown, red grapes , concord grapes, halved and seeded

water, chickpea flour, zucchini (grated , or 2 large zucchini), olive oil (for deep frying), lemon (cut into wedges), salt

flour, eggs , plus 1 egg yolk, lemon , zested and juiced, plus 1 , zested, orange , zested, salt, limoncello, canola or peanut oil, for frying, honey, powdered sugar , for dusting

flour, eggs , plus 1 egg yolk, lemon , zested and juiced, plus 1 , zested, orange , zested, salt, limoncello, canola or peanut oil, for frying, honey, powdered sugar , for dusting

christmas lima beans , soaked overnight in 6 cups water, red onion, thinly sliced, mint, leaves only, extra virgin olive oil plus 1/2 cup, red jalapenos or serrano chilis, seeded and roughly chopped, hot pepper flakes, capers, fresh anchovies (or sardines), red wine vinegar, head frisee lettuce, washed and spun dry

extra-virgin olive oil, pork ribs, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chicken thighs, sweet italian sausage, pork braciole , recipe follows, meatballs , recipe follows, red wine, tomato sauce , recipe follows, pork shoulder, pounded thinly to yield 6 by 8-inch long slices, grated orange zest, grated pecorino, chopped flat leaf parsley, salt and pepper, special equipment : butcher s twine or heavy duty kitchen string, day old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, milk, ground veal, ground pork, eggs, beaten, flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped fresh thyme, or 1 tbsp dried, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed through a food mill or by hand, salt and freshly ground black pepper, please note : do not use this recipe to complete the neapolitan lasagne. use instead the recipes from molto mario: neapolitan meat sauce: ragu napoletano, neapolitan meatballs: polpette alla napoletana

day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, milk, ground veal, ground pork, eggs, beaten, flat leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, tomato sauce , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped fresh thyme, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand, salt and freshly ground black pepper, please note : do not use this recipe to complete the neapolitan lasagne. use instead the recipe from molto mario 2000: neapolitan meatballs: polpette alla napolitana

christmas plum pudding, milk, double cream, vanilla ice cream, brandy

christmas honey fruit drops, mixed chopped candied fruits and peels , chopped candied cherries, raisins, and chopped pecans, bourbon, brown sugar, honey, butter or margarine, eggs, all purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking powder, dairy sour cream, combine fruits , nuts, and bourbon. cover, let stand several hours. in mixer bowl cream sugar, honey, and butter or margarine. beat in eggs. mix dry ingredients. add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. stir fruit mixture into creamed mixture. drop by tsp onto greased cookie sheet. bake in 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. cool on wire rack. frost, if desired. makes about 5 dozen cookies.

fresh broccoli, with leaves , or broccoli rabe, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, sliced in half, salted anchovies, cleaned, filleted and roughly chopped

halibut fillets (each 1 inch thick ), salt, fresh ground black pepper, capers, rinsed (preferably packed in salt), lemons, thinly sliced, loosely packed fresh flat leaf parsley, extra virgin olive oil, loosely packed fresh flat leaf parsley

balsamic vinegar, fresh rosemary needles, fresh, garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, flank steaks, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, arugula, loosely packed, sea salt, aged balsamic vinegar (balsamico condimento), extra virgin olive oil , finishing-quality, porcini mushrooms, shallot, minced, lemon (juice and zest), champagne vinegar, kosher salt (plus more to taste), extra-virgin olive oil, fresh ground black pepper (plus more to taste)

red wine vinegar, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano, crumbled, ground cumin, dry mustard, hot red pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, grated orange , juice and zest of, japanese eggplants or 2 small italian eggplants, red bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, baby zucchini , with zucchini flowers or 4 small zucchini, red onions, scallions, spears pencil asparagus, kosher salt, fresh basil leaves , cut into chiffonade (thin slivers)

ears corn, shucked, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, parmigiano-reggiano cheese (freshly grated ), fresh mint, chopped, hot red pepper flakes